Liam Lynch

William Patrick Niederst (born September 5, 1970), better known as Liam Lynch, is an American filmmaker, singer, musician, songwriter, and puppeteer.

While studying at LIPA in Liverpool, United Kingdom, Lynch co-created, co-wrote, directed, scored, and produced the 1998 MTV comedy puppet series The Sifl and Olly Show. His 2003 album Fake Songs featured the song "United States of Whatever", which peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has since become more known for directing music videos for acts such as Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Royal Blood, Tenacious D, Spinnerette, No Doubt, Eagles of Death Metal, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and They Might Be Giants.

Lynch directed the 2006 film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny after working with Tenacious D in 2002, having directed the music video for their song "Tribute". He also directed several short films that played as part of their live show, as well as the documentary On The Road with Tenacious D. He also wrote the original music used in the 2002 MTV animated series Clone High and co-wrote a song in the 2003 film School of Rock, as well as directing Sarah Silverman's 2005 stand-up comedy film Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic.

Early life Lynch was born William Patrick Niederst in Petersburg, Virginia, on September 5, 1970. Before pursuing a career in the arts, he worked various jobs such as a restaurant dishwasher, a Blockbuster employee, a car washer, a box factory worker, a telemarketer, and a wax museum tour guide. The song was later featured on Lynch's 2003 album Fake Songs, produced by his own company 111 Productions, which led to the song peaking within the top ten of the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom. The song later gained a Guinness World Record for being the shortest song to peak within the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, clocking in at just 1 minute and 25 seconds. on an unpublicized date in the wheel house of the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. In 2006, he had his pet cat cloned, making it the sixth cat ever to be cloned; the company who performed the cloning was later absorbed into ViaGen Pets. He is unable to burp. He does not drink alcohol or use recreational drugs of any kind. He is an avid gamer and can be seen in a bonus video on the original disc of the video game Guitar Hero, in which he explains the equipment he uses by Line 6, the company who developed the guitar tones for the game to match the various musicians they needed to mimic. He is a lifelong Doctor Who fan, and continues to watch the series and collect memorabilia.

Filmography

Film Year Title Notes 2003 School of Rock Music consultant, songwriter ("Step Off")2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Director, co-writer, songwriter ("Kickapoo", "Break-In City (Storm the Gate!)", and "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)") 2022 Futra Days Special photographic effects supervisor

Television

Music videos

Web

Discography Solo albums Eel (1995, self-released) We're All Nighters (2002, 111 Productions Inc) Fake Songs (2003, S-Curve) How to Be a Satellite (2006, 111 Productions Inc) Songs from Lynchland (2006, 111 Productions Inc) More Songs from Lynchland (2007, 111 Productions Inc) Get Up on the Raft (2008, 111 Productions Inc) The Middle (2011, 111 Productions Inc) New Springs (2014, 111 Productions Inc) The Whole Damn Thing (2017, 111 Productions Inc) Be An Owl (2018, 111 Productions Inc) Crowing (2021, 111 Productions Inc) What the Moths Say (2023, 111 Productions Inc) Where Are You Headed (2025, 111 Productions Inc)

Albums with Matt Crocco Camp Sunny Side Up (with Matt Crocco) (1999, 111 Productions Inc) History of America? (with Matt Crocco) (2000, 111 Productions Inc) Sifl and Olly – Songs of Season One (with Matt Crocco) (2001, 111 Productions Inc)

Other appearances School of Rock – Official soundtrack (2003) Eagles of Death Metal – Death by Sexy (2006) Sarah Silverman – Jesus Is Magic (2006) Tenacious D – The Pick of Destiny (2006) Queens of the Stone Age – Era Vulgaris (2007)