| Warp 11 | |
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| Origin | Sacramento, California, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock Punk rock |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | Warp 11 Official Site |
| Members | |
| Captain Karl Miller Chief Engineer Brian Moore Chief Science Officer Kiki Stockhammer Commander John Merlino |
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| Past members | |
| Chief Medical Officer Jeff Hewitt | |
Warp 11 is a rock band from Sacramento, California that performs original songs with lyrics entirely about Star Trek. Warp 11 music covers a range of styles including alternative, classic rock, punk, country and blues. Their lyrics are humorous and sometimes profane. Warp 11 was interviewed in the Paramount Pictures documentary Trekkies 2. The Warp 11 song "Everything I Do, I Do With William Shatner" was included in the television broadcast of the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner.
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In 1996, Karl Miller was working for an internet broadcasting company, Play TV, making a streaming internet video show about Star Trek. Karl decided to form a band that only sang songs about Star Trek to fill time on the show. He had already been in bands with Jeff Hewitt as a teenager and the rest of the band fell into place.[1] Warp 11 formed in 1999 with Karl Miller, Brian Moore, Jeff Hewitt, and Kiki Stockhammer.
John Merlino, although not an official member of Warp 11, could often be seen playing drums for Warp 11 during concerts to allow Jeff to take center stage (or to relieve him when he was too injured to play a full set—Warp 11's sets average close to two hours) and was unofficially given the rank of Ensign in 2005. At a September 2007 performance in San Francisco, Karl hinted that Jeff had left the band due to physical problems resulting from numerous injuries. John Merlino was promoted from Ensign to "Number One" (aka Commander or First Officer) at that show. Karl stated that Jeff may return occasionally to lend his vocal talents, which he did for the CD Release performance of "Suck My Spock Some More".
Current Members
Former Members
Warp 11 has released five studio albums to date, with their sixth album currently in production.