Karl Robertson is the drummer for Australian

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group

Thirsty Merc Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band, formed in 2002 by Rai Thistlethwayte, Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matthew Baker (guitar). In 2004, Baker was replaced by Sean Carey, who was, in turn, replaced by Matt Smit ...

. As a founding member from 2002, he has performed on all their releases from ''

First Work ''First Work'' is the debut EP release by Australia rock band Thirsty Merc released in 2003, which appeared on the ARIA Charts top 100. It features early versions of songs that the band re-recorded for their studio album ''Thirsty Merc''. ...

'' in September 2003 to the single " The Whole World Reminds Me of You" in December 2008.Spencer et al, (2007
THIRSTY MERC
entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

Biography

Karl Robertson as

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formed the band Drown in 1996 in

Dubbo Dubbo (; ) is a city in the Orana (New South Wales), Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021. The city is located at the intersection of the ...

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with Matthew Baker on guitar, Peter Jamieson on vocals, and

Phil Stack Phillip Barry Stack (born 1977) is an Australian jazz and rock musician. He is the founding bass guitarist of the pop rock band Thirsty Merc since 2002, the regular double bassist for jazz musician James Morrison and leader of the ensemble ca ...

on bass guitar.Spencer et al, (2007
DROWN
entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. By 1998 Baker, Jamieson and Stack had split to form Twenty Two in Dubbo and then moved to Sydney. Between 1998 and 2002 Karl attended Newcastle University and formed a band called Fungus with Andrew Murdoch on bass, vocals and keyboard and David Stanke on guitar and vocals. Fungus recorded an album called Eddy as I'll rever be on Davids brothers macintosh laptop. The album includes covers and original tracks by David called "Fast Train" and "My Destiny".Spencer et al, (2007
TWENTY TWO
entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. In 2002, Baker and Stack had returned to Dubbo and with Robertson they were joined by

Rai Thistlethwayte Rai Thistlethwayte (born 21 April 1980) is an Australian rock, pop and jazz musician and songwriter. Thistlethwayte is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and vocalist. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter in the Aust ...

on vocals and guitar to form Thirsty which was soon renamed

and moved to Sydney from 2003. Karl Robertson also has a brother called David Robertson currently attending Newcastle University. "DJ" as he is known to his friends plays the piano and guitar. David is known for his hit band 'Shibuya' with the single 'Your Song', written and performed by Dave. Karl often attributes his passion for music to his younger brother DJ, despite being older.

References

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White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd
in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. ;Specific Living people Australian rock drummers Australian male drummers Musicians from New South Wales Year of birth missing (living people) Thirsty Merc members {{drummer-stub