13 Facts About Mark Kingsmill

Mark Adrian Kingsmill was born on 4 December 1956 and is an Australian rock musician.

Mark Kingsmill has drummed with several bands including the Hitmen, New Christs, the Screaming Tribesmen and Hoodoo Gurus.

Mark Kingsmill was born in Sydney on 4 December 1956.

Mark Kingsmill performed on their first recording, an EP, Hilton Bomber.

Mark Kingsmill was replaced by the Last Words' drummer, Ken Doyle.

Mark Kingsmill was the original drummer and member of his next band, The Other Side, along with Clyde Bramley and Charlie Georges, and was replaced by Ron Keeley, when Mark Kingsmill departed to join the Hitmen.

Mark Kingsmill, using the moniker Drum Stick, joined Sydney-based rockers, the Hitmen, in 1979 on drums and backing vocals, alongside Warwick Gilbert on guitar, Johnny Kannis on lead vocals, Chris Masuak on lead guitar and Phil Sommerville on bass guitar.

Mark Kingsmill was replaced by Richard Jakimyszyn on guitar.

Mark Kingsmill briefly returned to Hoodoo Gurus in March 2016, he temporarily replaced Rieth for their Day of the Green tour.

Mark Kingsmill's younger brother, Richard was a presenter on the Australian youth radio, triple j, for decades, and later director of several stations at ABC Radio, until his resignation in December 2023.

Mark Kingsmill was married to Catherine, a fabric artist based in Maitland, New South Wales.

In mid-1996 Mark Kingsmill injured himself, two weeks into the start of Hoodoo Gurus' Blue Cave Tour; he had leapt up from his drum kit and toppled backwards.

Mark Kingsmill tore tendons and nerves in his left arm, which required surgery before he could rejoin the group and resume their tour.