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Jason Hamacher

Jason Hamacher is an American musician, who was the drummer for the bands [a397463], [a1023043], [a2953785] and straight-edge band [a268201]. He also sang under the pseudonym Ponan for the Washington, DC punk band [a1444791] (Part Man... Part Pancake...), who released an EP on American Hardcore label [l40553] in 1999 entitled [r=1757677]. 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, Hamacher currently performs in Regents with David NeSmith of Sleepytime Trio.