Jason Edward Hammel

Who is Jason Edward Hammel?

Jason Edward Hammel is an American musician. He is a vocalist and drummer for Mates of State, of which he is half complemented by his wife, Kori Hammel, a vocalist and keyboardist for the band. Married in 2001, Kori and Jason have two children. Hammel went to high school in Stewartville, Minnesota, where he played in rock bands. He then attended Kansas University where he was on the honor roll. There in 1997 he met Kori, then Kori Gardner. They moved to San Francisco together and got married. In the fall semester of 2012, Jason became an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven. He also writes music with Christian Ruggiero under the name Blotto. He trains martial arts and is a brown belt in kyokushin karate. Until 2007, Jason and Kori lived in East Haven, CT, where they both ran in a 2003 5k. Jason placed 30th.