Lisa Michelle Axelrod

Lisa Michelle Axelrod is best known for blockbuster actionadventure films music videos of the 1980s but began her career as a music photo journalist in Cleveland OH in 1982 at 14 for The Iron Planet a long gone Metal Newspaper Moving to Phoenix in 1985 at 17 to attend college Lisa took a job at The Mason Jar an infamous rock club where she became friends with most of the bands we know love today In 1986 now 18 Lisa transferred to College in Los Angeles and began interviewing shooting for Music Connection leaving in 1987 when RIP Magazine launched The RIP Girls for live promotions charity events Leading to the now infamous documentary The Metal Years filmed at The Cathouse which opened on her birthday 1986 For 3 years Lisa was everywhere till a tragic accident on Mothers Day 1989 on Sunset took her career nearly her life A month before her college graduation and the premiere of Roadhouse for MGM While in recovery her fiance passed away from pancreatic cancer compelling Lisa to take a hiatus from the business in order to spiritually regroup in Hawaii After returning to Los Angeles in 2008 Lisa completed her Masters Degree in Psychology at Pepperdine University and is now working toward her Media Psychology PhD in Miami Florida where she resides with a rescue Chihuahua mix named George Lucas Lisa dedicates her spare time mentoring women on her nonprofit advisory board participating in community based art projects and advocating for environmental justice within the state of Florida