24 Facts About Maureen Herman

Maureen Herman was born on July 25,1966 and is an American musician and writer.

Maureen Herman rose to prominence as the second bassist of the alternative rock band Babes in Toyland, which she joined in 1992, replacing original bassist Michelle Leon.

Maureen Herman was born July 25,1966 in Philadelphia but raised in Libertyville, Illinois, and attended Libertyville High School.

Maureen Herman was introduced to punk, new wave, and alternative culture at an early age through schoolmate and high school friend Stephanie Brown, whose brother was an album cover artist for clients like Warner Bros.

Midway through her senior year of high school, Maureen Herman moved to Prior Lake, Minnesota, though her high school diploma is from Libertyville High School.

Maureen Herman attended the University of Minnesota, with a major of Film Studies and minor in Journalism, and lived in Minneapolis.

In January 1985, during freshman year winter break at University of Minnesota, Maureen Herman went back to Illinois to help produce a horror spoof, The Season of the Snow Bitch, with LHS alumni, notably Morello and Jones, whose band the Electric Sheep provided the soundtrack for the video.

In 1989, Maureen Herman moved to Chicago, where she quickly became part of the burgeoning indie scene that included Steve Albini, The Jesus Lizard, Touch and Go Records, and the beginnings of the Billions Booking Agency.

In 1992, while attending Columbia College Chicago and working in the English Department, Maureen Herman was invited to replace Babes in Toyland's departing bassist Michelle Leon.

At the time, Maureen Herman was the bassist for Chicago band Cherry Rodriguez.

Maureen Herman replaced Leon as Babes in Toyland bassist in 1992.

Maureen Herman described her initiation into the band :.

Maureen Herman played on the band's albums Fontanelle and Nemesisters and the Painkillers EP.

Maureen Herman sang lead vocals on the Nemesisters cut "Killer on the Road".

Maureen Herman was again reunited with her Libertyville High School classmates Morello and Jones on 1993's Lollapalooza, when Babes in Toyland, Rage Against the Machine, and Tool were all playing the alternative rock tour that year.

Maureen Herman went on to work as associate editor for Musician magazine and freelance journalist for Rolling Stone.

In 1998, Maureen Herman started her own company, Pollyanna, which was involved in the music business in various forms, including management, booking, promotion, publicity, and music publishing.

In late 2000, at age 34, Maureen Herman entered her first rehabilitation for alcoholism while living in New York City.

Maureen Herman ultimately kept the child, and gave birth to a daughter, Anna, in 2004.

In June 2006, Maureen Herman joined San Francisco start-up Fuzz, a music, technology, and e-commerce platform and social networking community where she began as Senior Director of Business Development.

In March 2008, Maureen Herman became editor-in-chief of Fuzz editorial section The Fix.

In June 2008, Maureen Herman changed to an advisory position at Fuzz and founded non-profit venture Project Noise Foundation, which she started with former Fuzz colleague Chris Skarakis.

In September 2009, Maureen Herman moved to Los Angeles to continue as executive director of Project Noise.

Maureen Herman said that because of drummer Lori Barbero's business connections with Jett, namely Barbero producing an album for a band under Jett's record label, Blackheart Records, Maureen Herman was kicked out of the band for what Barbero believed to be hurting possible future business between Barbero and Jett.