Lisa Hammer
Encyclopedia
Lisa Hammer is a filmmaker, actress, composer
and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino
(SLC Punk!
)
She graduated from Emerson College
, with a BS
in Film
. She founded the Blessed Elysium Motion Picture Company, which produces German Expressionist films. Such works include Pus$bucket and Crawley, a collaboration with Ben Edlund
and Doc Hammer
, her ex-husband. She has also contributed to Joanie4Jackie, a film anthology project run by Miranda July
, which featured Hammer's film Empire of Ache starring Dame Darcy
.
Lisa Hammer collaborated with Dame Darcy on the weekly television show Turn of the Century, a New York City
Public-access television
cable TV show done in a German Expressionist manner that lasted from 1996 to 1999. The show featured various New York personalities, including Daria Klotz (as Duchess Daria), Jennifer Nixon as Queen Itchie, Bliss Blood
, Maude Swift as Secretary Jenny and guests such as Thurston Moore
and Courtney Love
. It was cited by New York Magazine as "the best public access show of 1997" and has been syndicated on public access stations around the U.S. She collaborated with cult star Alizarinkryz on the weekly NYC cable show POX from 2002-2004. POX was cited by New York Press Magazine as "the best public access show of 2003", and has also been syndicated on public access stations around the U.S. and on the internet.
Hammer directed the feature film version of POX, which stars (alphabetically) Aarti Mann
(credited as Aarti Majmudar¹), Lisa D’Amato, Clint Catalyst
, Clayne Crawford
, James Duval
, and Jeff Lieberman
, among others. It was released on April 4, 2011.
She was also lead singer of the goth
band Mors Syphilitica
from 1995 through 2002. The band released three full-length recordings and one 12 inch EP before breaking up. She was also the lead singer of the band Requiem in White releasing several recordings and videos.
In 2003, Lisa joined the cast of The Venture Bros.
as the voice of Triana Orpheus.
In 2009, she released her first solo album, Dakini on Projekt Records
.
Mors Syphilitica:
Solo
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino
James Merendino
James Anthony Merendino is an American film director and screenwriter who is perhaps most notable for directing the 1999 film SLC Punk!.-Life:...
(SLC Punk!
SLC Punk!
# "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" - The Suicide Machines # "Sex and Violence" - The Exploited# "I Love Livin' in the City" - Fear# "1969" - The Stooges# "Too Hot" - The Specials# "Cretin Hop" - Ramones...
)
She graduated from Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
, with a BS
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. She founded the Blessed Elysium Motion Picture Company, which produces German Expressionist films. Such works include Pus$bucket and Crawley, a collaboration with Ben Edlund
Ben Edlund
Ben Edlund is a comic book artist and writer and television screenwriter. Prior to his involvement in TV, he was best known as the creator of the satirical superhero character The Tick. He is currently an executive producer and staff writer for The CW series Supernatural.-Background:Edlund was...
and Doc Hammer
Doc Hammer
Eric A. "Doc" Hammer is an American musician, actor, film and television writer, voice actor, and painter. He performed in the gothic rock bands Requiem in White from 1985 to 1995 and Mors Syphilitica from 1995 to 2002, both with his then-wife Lisa Hammer...
, her ex-husband. She has also contributed to Joanie4Jackie, a film anthology project run by Miranda July
Miranda July
Miranda July is a performing artist, writer, actress and film director. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with high school friend Johanna Fateman, called Snarla.- Background :Miranda...
, which featured Hammer's film Empire of Ache starring Dame Darcy
Dame Darcy
Dame Darcy is an alternative cartoonist. Her comic book, Meatcake, has been published by Fantagraphics since 1993. Darcy has also released several graphic novels, Frightful Fairytales, Dame Darcy's Meatcake Compilation, The Illustrated Jane Eyre, Dollerium , Comic Book Tattoo, and Gasoline .-...
.
Lisa Hammer collaborated with Dame Darcy on the weekly television show Turn of the Century, a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV show done in a German Expressionist manner that lasted from 1996 to 1999. The show featured various New York personalities, including Daria Klotz (as Duchess Daria), Jennifer Nixon as Queen Itchie, Bliss Blood
Bliss Blood
Bliss Blood is a musician and songwriter from Houston, Texas. She moved to New York City, New York in 1996. She has written and recorded one album with Evanescent in 2011 , five albums with New York jazz band The Moonlighters from 2000-2009, and six albums from 1988-1995 with Houston noise rock...
, Maude Swift as Secretary Jenny and guests such as Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
and Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love is an American rock musician. Love is the lead vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989, and is an actress who has moved from bit parts in Alex Cox films to significant and acclaimed roles in The People vs...
. It was cited by New York Magazine as "the best public access show of 1997" and has been syndicated on public access stations around the U.S. She collaborated with cult star Alizarinkryz on the weekly NYC cable show POX from 2002-2004. POX was cited by New York Press Magazine as "the best public access show of 2003", and has also been syndicated on public access stations around the U.S. and on the internet.
Hammer directed the feature film version of POX, which stars (alphabetically) Aarti Mann
Aarti Mann
Aarti Mann is an American actress. She has starred in several television programs, including a part in the sci-fi drama Heroes. She is best known for playing the role of Priya Koothrappali in The Big Bang Theory.-Biography:...
(credited as Aarti Majmudar¹), Lisa D’Amato, Clint Catalyst
Clint Catalyst
Clint Catalyst is an American author, actor, spoken word performer, and stylist.Catalyst has covered music, fashion, LGBT issues, and popular culture for magazines including LA Weekly, Frontiers, Out, Surface and Swindle.-Early life:Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Catalyst was raised an only child...
, Clayne Crawford
Clayne Crawford
Clayne Crawford is an American film actor with a few episodic television appearances. Crawford has appeared in such films as A Walk to Remember , Swimfan , A Love Song for Bobby Long and The Great Raid . He had a recurring role in the first season of Jericho as Mitchell "Mitch" Cafferty...
, James Duval
James Duval
James Edward Duval is an American actor, who is most famous for his roles in the Gregg Araki trilogy—Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere—in addition to Frank in Donnie Darko, Blank in May, Miguel in Independence Day and Singh in Go.-Personal life:Duval was born in Detroit, Michigan...
, and Jeff Lieberman
Jeff Lieberman
Jeff Lieberman is an American film director and writer.His films include:*Squirm*Blue Sunshine*Just Before Dawn*The NeverEnding Story III*Satan's Little Helper-External links:...
, among others. It was released on April 4, 2011.
She was also lead singer of the goth
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
band Mors Syphilitica
Mors Syphilitica
Mors Syphilitica is a Gothic rock/Ethereal band formed in 1995 in New York City by Lisa Hammer and Eric Hammer after the breakup of Requiem in White. Their music combines often-surreal lyrics with unusual instruments such as the mandolin and banjo, as well more conventional instruments such as the...
from 1995 through 2002. The band released three full-length recordings and one 12 inch EP before breaking up. She was also the lead singer of the band Requiem in White releasing several recordings and videos.
In 2003, Lisa joined the cast of The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on February 16, 2003. The series mixes action and comedy together while it chronicles the adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their...
as the voice of Triana Orpheus.
In 2009, she released her first solo album, Dakini on Projekt Records
Projekt Records
This is the article for the record label. You might be looking for Pro-jekt, ProjeKct, Project Pitchfork, or Projekt RevolutionProjekt is a Brooklyn, New York-based independent record label specializing in gothic rock, ambient, ethereal, darkwave, shoegaze, dream-pop, and dark cabaret created by...
.
Films
- The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch by Lisa Hammer and James MerendinoJames MerendinoJames Anthony Merendino is an American film director and screenwriter who is perhaps most notable for directing the 1999 film SLC Punk!.-Life:...
- POX by Lisa Hammer
- Pus$bucket by Lisa Hammer
- Crawley by Lisa Hammer, Ben Edlund and Doc Hammer
- Period Piece by Lisa Hammer
- Why Does it Do That? by Lisa Hammer
- Ultimate Team Invasion Force by Lisa Hammer
- Grimmer Than Grimm stageplay by Lisa Hammer
- Empire of Ache by Lisa Hammer
- The Dance of Death by Lisa Hammer
- Cards With Cards by Lisa Hammer and Dame Darcy
- Turn of the Century by Lisa Hammer
- Jorinda and Joringel by Lisa Hammer
- Beauty and the Beast by Lisa Hammer
- Rub by Doc Hammer starring Lisa Hammer
- Maldorora and a Little Girl by Maude Swift starring Lisa Hammer
Discography
Requiem in White:- 12 inch vinyl EP, First Communion
- "Of The Want Infinite", CD, First Communion
Mors Syphilitica:
- 12 inch vinyl EP, Sacrum Torch, 1996
- Mors Syphilitica, CD, Sacrum Torch, 1996
- Primrose, CD, Sacrum Torch, 1998
- Feather and Fate, CD, Projekt, 2001
Solo
- Dakini, CD, Projekt, 2009