 Jason
is survived by his wife Janet ("Jaye") Mackenroth and their two sons,
Javan and Joren, as well as his father and mother, Dave and Gail
Mackenroth, and siblings Anne Dunlap, Scott Mackenroth and Arlene
Mackenroth. A GoFundMe campaign is underway at https://www.gofundme.com/echcegfw
to help Janet and Joren Mackenroth with expenses so they can remain in
Nevada until Joren graduates from high school in June 2016.
Born in Sacramento, California on May 9, 1969, Jason Mackenroth
got his start playing drums in high school and went on to play center
snare with the Sacramento Freelancers, a highly ranked DCI Drum and
Bugle Corps. After moving to Los Angeles in 1989, he co-founded Mother Superior, a power pop trio that attracted the attention of Henry Rollins. The punk icon/author produced two Mother Superior albums and eventually asked the three musicians to join him in Rollins Band. Mackenroth was with Rollins Band for seven albums and four world tours. One of the highlights of this period was the recording of 2002's Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three,
which found the band backing Black Flag's Rollins, Keith Morris and
Chuck Dukowski along with an astounding array of guest vocalists,
including Iggy Pop, Ice T, Tom Araya of Slayer, Exene Cervenka and
Motorhead's Lemmy.
After leaving Rollins Band and Mother Superior, Mackenroth formed his own band, Mack, which revealed him to be a talented vocalist and songwriter also. Mack's self-titled debut album was released in 2005. 2011's Pay To Play was hailed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal
as "a modern-day update of the harder edges of Kiss' '70s
catalog...powered by shout-along hooks, octopus-armed drumming and lots
of fist-in-the-air guitar soloing...a visceral, overheated,
organic-sounding recording."
Mackenroth spent more than eight years with Blue Man Group, performing as a band musician in the Las Vegas production. He was also a kit drummer on the "Megastar World Tour" and at Blue Man Group's 2013 Hollywood Bowl debut. His knowledge of music was encyclopedia and his passion and dedication were unsurpassed - he continued to perform with Blue Man Group throughout his illness. Blue Man Group Las Vegas ended its January 3 show with a tribute to Jason.
In the course of his career, Mackenroth also recorded with such artists as funk legend George Clinton, The Lovemakers and Robert Bradley and toured with GRAMMY®-winning producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Neville Brothers, Bob Dylan) and MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer.
A longtime champion of music education, Jason taught private lessons over the years and was honored to perform at
KISS Night In Las Vegas III - a 2014 benefit for the non-profit
Imagine, which funds music education programs in Las Vegas area schools.
He played drums on three tracks of the 2015 benefit CD, KISS Night In Las Vegas.
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