Jerry Fuchs
| Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs | |
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Fuchs performing live on drums
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gerhardt Fuchs |
| Also known as | Jerry Fuchs |
| Born | December 31, 1974 |
| Died | November 8, 2009 (aged 34) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, graphic artist |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1997–2009 |
| Associated acts |
Maserati !!! LCD Soundsystem MSTRKRFT Turing Machine The Juan MacLean Massive Attack |
Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs (December 31, 1974 – November 8, 2009) was an American indie rock drummer, writer and graphic artist. Fuchs was a member of the bands Turing Machine, The Juan MacLean, !!! and Maserati and performed drums live with the groups MSTRKRFT and LCD Soundsystem.
Fuchs attended college at the University of Georgia, where he studied graphic design and drummed in the local Athens bands The Martians and Koncak. In 1996 he moved to New York to join Vineland, a four-piece led by Bitch Magnet guitar player Jon Fine. After touring and recording with Vineland for two years, he began to play with Justin Chearno and Scott DeSimon, two former members of the band Pitchblende; this band would later become Turing Machine.
Fuchs's disco and Motorik-influenced style led to his becoming associated with DFA Records, joining the dance-punk group !!!, performing on their album Myth Takes. He was a recording and touring member of The Juan MacLean, and also played live and/or on the recordings of other outfits including Holy Ghost!, LCD Soundsystem, Massive Attack, Moby, Cloudland Canyon (band), and MSTRKRFT. He then joined Maserati, playing on their albums Inventions for the New Season (2007), Passages (2009), and Pyramid of the Sun (posthumously released in 2010). He completed a U.S. tour with Maserati, opening for Mono and STS9 in September–October 2009. In 2012, Turing Machine released their third album What Is The Meaning Of What featuring some of Fuchs' final works.
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