Jason Hamacher
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Jason Hamacher is an American musician. He was the drummer for the bands Frodus
, Decahedron
, Combatwoundedveteran
and the mid-1990s straight-edge band Battery
. He also sang under the pseudonym Ponan for the Washington, DC rock band Mancake (Part Man... Part Pancake...), which released an EP on Art Monk Construction
in 1999 entitled We will destroy you. Aside from music, Jason Hamacher is an accomplished photographer and documentarian and runs ""Lost Origin Productions LLC"". He is currently working in Syria with the ancient Aramaic speaking Syrian Orthodox Church. In March 2008, Hamacher starred in the documentary short, Old Soul which won the 2008 International Documentary Challenge. Lost Origin Productions will release Hamacher's field recordings of the earliest known Christian chant, publish a book of his Syrian photography entitled, "Aleppo, Syria: Witness to an Ancient Legacy", and launch an international series of limited edition cross cultural images.
Although he has remained quieter in the music scene than former band mate Shelby Cinca
, he posted writing for a metal 'dream band' on his blog: 'I finally started writing songs with my dream band. I'm calling it Zealot. The line up is: Mike Schleibaum (Darkest Hour) on guitar, Dimitri Minakakis (Dillinger Escape Plan) on vocals, Kevin Lamielle (Slow Children at Play) on Bass and Kurt Ballou (Converge
) on Guitar. So far Mike and I have written three songs that sounds like if Entombed
were on Dischord. It gets pretty heavy. It'll be good times.' Hamacher currently performs in Regents
with David NeSmith of Sleepytime Trio
, and Dan Evans of the Exploder
.
He is happily married to Jenny Luu, lives in Washington DC and is a successful massage therapist working for RENU Medspa.
Frodus
Frodus was a 1990s Washington, D.C.-based post-hardcore band, described by critics as a mixture of math rock, hardcore punk, and alternative rock. Their songs were frequently dark and dissonant...
, Decahedron
Decahedron
In geometry, a decahedron is a polyhedron with 10 faces. There are 32300 topologically distinct decahedra and none are regular, so this name is ambiguous.With regular faces:* Octagonal prism * Square antiprism...
, Combatwoundedveteran
Combatwoundedveteran
Combatwoundedveteran or Combat Wounded Veteran were a hardcore punk band split between Ithaca, New York and Tampa, Florida heavily influenced by early grindcore, screamo, math rock and powerviolence...
and the mid-1990s straight-edge band Battery
Battery (band)
Battery was a Washington D.C. hardcore band that existed from 1990 until 1998. During this time they released a 7", a split 7" with Ignite, two MCDs and three full-length albums on Deadlock, Lost & Found, Tidal, Conversion, and Revelation Records....
. He also sang under the pseudonym Ponan for the Washington, DC rock band Mancake (Part Man... Part Pancake...), which released an EP on Art Monk Construction
Art Monk Construction
Art Monk Construction was founded by Eric Astor and Garrett Rothman in State College, Pennsylvania in 1993. When Rothman left State College to study abroad, Astor was joined in managing the label by Rich Kraemer, a childhood friend from Tempe, Arizona, and the two additionally formed Lumberjack...
in 1999 entitled We will destroy you. Aside from music, Jason Hamacher is an accomplished photographer and documentarian and runs ""Lost Origin Productions LLC"". He is currently working in Syria with the ancient Aramaic speaking Syrian Orthodox Church. In March 2008, Hamacher starred in the documentary short, Old Soul which won the 2008 International Documentary Challenge. Lost Origin Productions will release Hamacher's field recordings of the earliest known Christian chant, publish a book of his Syrian photography entitled, "Aleppo, Syria: Witness to an Ancient Legacy", and launch an international series of limited edition cross cultural images.
Although he has remained quieter in the music scene than former band mate Shelby Cinca
Shelby Cinca
Shelby Serban-Alex Cinca is a Romania-born musician, one of the founding members of the DC post-punk band Frodus and the vaudevillian steampunk band, The Cassettes. He has also been a part of such bands as Frantic Mantis and Decahedron...
, he posted writing for a metal 'dream band' on his blog: 'I finally started writing songs with my dream band. I'm calling it Zealot. The line up is: Mike Schleibaum (Darkest Hour) on guitar, Dimitri Minakakis (Dillinger Escape Plan) on vocals, Kevin Lamielle (Slow Children at Play) on Bass and Kurt Ballou (Converge
Converge (band)
Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...
) on Guitar. So far Mike and I have written three songs that sounds like if Entombed
Entombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
were on Dischord. It gets pretty heavy. It'll be good times.' Hamacher currently performs in Regents
Regents (punk rock band)
Regents is a punk rock band formed in 2007 by former Sleepytime Trio and Maximillian Colby guitar/vocalist David NeSmith and drummer Jason Hamacher of Frodus...
with David NeSmith of Sleepytime Trio
Sleepytime Trio
Sleepytime Trio is a punk band formed in 1994 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, after the demise of Maximillian Colby.-History:Following the demise of Maximillian Colby, Sleepytime Trio was started with Drew Ringo on guitar and vocals, Ben Davis on bass guitar and vocals, and Jonathan Fuller on drums...
, and Dan Evans of the Exploder
The Exploder
The Exploder was a hardcore punk band from Richmond, VA. They are most noted for their fast-paced discordant songs and chaotic drumming and time signatures. They released one record and a panoply of singles and EPs.-History:...
.
He is happily married to Jenny Luu, lives in Washington DC and is a successful massage therapist working for RENU Medspa.