Lisa Marx
Encyclopedia
Lisa Marx is a guitar
ist and classically trained pianist
from California
.
band To See You Broken. The all-female underground group was a novelty in the northwest hardcore scene and shared the stage with many northwest hardcore acts such as Himsa, Champion
, The Blood Brothers, Hardesty
, As I Lay Dying
, Misery Signals
.
This led Marx to a more mainstream version of TSYB in 2004 when she was hired to play guitar in the Canadian metal
group Kittie
. Marx toured with the band until 2005, when her and current bassist Jennifer Arroyo left the band for personal reasons.
Shortly after, Marx joined California based metalcore
band Scars of Tomorrow
on a temporary basis for their tours in late 2005 with Bury Your Dead
and Terror
. While touring with SOT, she encountered another opportunity playing guitar for Australian/New Zealand based band Day of Contempt, then residing in Orange County, California.
Day of Contempt later became The Dear & Departed
in 2006. After returning from a European tour with Avenged Sevenfold
, the band played local shows with mainstream punk band AFI
before Marx left the band due to creative differences, as the band had changed direction since the transformation.
Later in 2006, Marx tour managed Tiger Army
under Superhero Artist Management for two consecutive tours. Shortly after, Marx pursued a position at Abacus Recordings in Los Angeles, and was soon transferred to their sister company Century Media Records
in 2007. In 2008, Marx started working behind the scenes with 10th Street Management, also known as Motley Records
in Los Angeles. She was featured at a Mötley Crüe press conference in Hollywood, as she worked with the band on their viral marketing campaign.
In 2009, she was featured on the Psyclon Nine
album We The Fallen, performing a piano composition as well as designing the album artwork.
In October 2009 she was approached by California deathcore
band Winds Of Plague
to fill in on keyboard for their Australian/New Zealand tour.
Lisa Marx is managed under Ryan Downey of Blood Company.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist and classically trained pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Musical career
In 2002, Marx joined Seattle hardcoreMetalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band To See You Broken. The all-female underground group was a novelty in the northwest hardcore scene and shared the stage with many northwest hardcore acts such as Himsa, Champion
Champion
A champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition.There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions...
, The Blood Brothers, Hardesty
Hardesty
Hardesty can refer to:* Gwynneth Coogan, athlete* Hardesty, Oklahoma* Hardesty, Maryland, also known as Queen Anne* Sally Hardesty, fictional character* Montario Hardesty, American football player...
, As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying (band)
As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Founded in 2000 by Tim Lambesis and having completed their first Line-up in 2001, the band consists of vocalist Tim Lambesis, drummer Jordan Mancino, lead guitarist Nick Hipa, rhythm guitarist Phil Sgrosso, and bassist Josh...
, Misery Signals
Misery Signals
Misery Signals is an American metalcore band formed in Wisconsin in 2002. The sound of their music is defined by bright melodies backed up by odd time signatures, chugging riffs, and breakdowns.-Formation :...
.
This led Marx to a more mainstream version of TSYB in 2004 when she was hired to play guitar in the Canadian metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
group Kittie
Kittie
Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
. Marx toured with the band until 2005, when her and current bassist Jennifer Arroyo left the band for personal reasons.
Shortly after, Marx joined California based metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Scars of Tomorrow
Scars of Tomorrow
Scars of Tomorrow was a metalcore band out of Orange County, California.-History:Scars of Tomorrow released its first material on Thorp Records, issuing two albums before signing to Victory Records in May 2003. After Victory released the group's third album in February 2004, they toured with Himsa,...
on a temporary basis for their tours in late 2005 with Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello, Cover Your Tracks, Beauty and the Breakdown, Bury Your Dead, It's...
and Terror
Terror (band)
Terror is a hardcore punk band from Los Angeles, California. Their second album One with the Underdogs sold over 40,000 copies. They have also been on tours throughout Europe , Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico and South America...
. While touring with SOT, she encountered another opportunity playing guitar for Australian/New Zealand based band Day of Contempt, then residing in Orange County, California.
Day of Contempt later became The Dear & Departed
The Dear & Departed
The Dear & Departed is a rock band from Orange County and Los Angeles, California, founded by Dan Smith. Founded in 2006, the band went on the Vans Warped Tour and released their debut album the same year. In 2007 the band again played on the tour, and some other tours followed...
in 2006. After returning from a European tour with Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
, the band played local shows with mainstream punk band AFI
AFI (band)
AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...
before Marx left the band due to creative differences, as the band had changed direction since the transformation.
Later in 2006, Marx tour managed Tiger Army
Tiger Army
Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band that was formed in 1995 in Berkeley, California. Its constant member and lead song writer is Nick 13. The band have released a total of four studio albums.-History:...
under Superhero Artist Management for two consecutive tours. Shortly after, Marx pursued a position at Abacus Recordings in Los Angeles, and was soon transferred to their sister company Century Media Records
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
in 2007. In 2008, Marx started working behind the scenes with 10th Street Management, also known as Motley Records
Mötley Records
Mötley Records is the current record label for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Albums the company has made with Mötley Crüe include Saints of Los Angeles, Red, White and Crüe, Generation Swine, and New Tattoo as well as all the original albums that have been remastered. The record company is the...
in Los Angeles. She was featured at a Mötley Crüe press conference in Hollywood, as she worked with the band on their viral marketing campaign.
In 2009, she was featured on the Psyclon Nine
Psyclon Nine
Psyclon Nine is a musical group formed in 2000 in the San Francisco Bay Area. While their early efforts are generally categorized as aggrotech, their more recent material has incorporated a disparate set of musical and aesthetic influences, notably industrial metal. The group took a hiatus at the...
album We The Fallen, performing a piano composition as well as designing the album artwork.
In October 2009 she was approached by California deathcore
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...
band Winds Of Plague
Winds of Plague
Winds of Plague is an American deathcore band from Upland, California, formed in 2002. They are best known as one of the only deathcore bands to incorporate symphonic elements into their music....
to fill in on keyboard for their Australian/New Zealand tour.
Lisa Marx is managed under Ryan Downey of Blood Company.
Honorable Recognition
- In 2004, Marx hosted MTV2 Headbangers BallMTV2 Headbangers BallMTV2 Headbangers Ball is a heavy metal compilation album released in conjunction with the MTV program, Headbanger's Ball. It is the first in a series of compilations and was released approximately five months after the program re-debuted on MTV2...
as a debut to Kittie's music video "Into The Darkness"
- In 2004, Marx was a guest speaker on VH1VH1VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's "Bad Girls" episode with Kittie.
- In 2006, Marx was featured in Revolver Magazine as one of the sexiest women in metal.
- In 2006, Marx was announced Peta2's Top 20 Sexiest Vegetarians.
- In 2009, Marx was featured on the cover of photographer Jeremy Saffer's book Bring the Noise and 2010 calendar featuring such other artists as All That RemainsAll That Remains (band)All That Remains is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, which formed in 1998. They have released five studio albums, a live CD/DVD, and have sold nearly 800,000 records...
, A Day to RememberA Day to RememberA Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos...
, Jeffree StarJeffree StarJeffree Star is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area...
, The Devil Wears PradaThe Devil Wears Prada (band)The Devil Wears Prada is an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Warner Music Group...
, HatebreedHatebreed- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
, BehemothBehemoth (band)Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....
, Shadows FallShadows FallShadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...
, Suicide SilenceSuicide SilenceSuicide Silence is an American extreme metal band from Riverside, California. The group consists of vocalist Mitch Lucker, guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, drummer Alex Lopez and bassist Dan Kenny. Formed in 2002, the band has released three full-length studio albums, one EP and seven music...
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