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,

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and

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and performed drums live with the groups MSTRKRFT and

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.Jerry Fuchs, drummer with LCD Soundsystem, !!!, Juan McLean, dies after elevator shaft fall
'' Entertainment Weekly, November 9, 2009R.I.P. Jerry Fuchs, Drummer for !!!, Juan MacLean, Maserati, Turing Machine
Pitchfork Media, November 8, 2009

Career

Fuchs attended college at the University of Georgia, where he studied

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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.Jerry Fuchs RIP
. Chunklet.com, November 8, 2009. Fuchs's

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and

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-influenced style led to his becoming associated with DFA Records, joining the

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group

, performing on their album ''

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''. He was a recording and touring member of The Juan MacLean, and also played live and/or on the recordings of other outfits including

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, Massive Attack,

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, and MSTRKRFT. He then joined

, playing on their albums ''

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'' (2007), ''Passages'' (2009), and ''Pyramid of the Sun'' (posthumously released in 2010). He completed a U.S. tour with Maserati, opening for

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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. Fuchs also did graphic design work for the magazine ''Chunklet'' and wrote articles as a freelance writer for '' Entertainment Weekly''.

Death

Early in the morning on November 8, 2009, Fuchs was caught in a broken elevator in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. When assistance arrived and the doors were pried open, he attempted to jump out of the elevator car. Upon landing, his hood caught on something, pulling him off balance, and he accidentally fell to his death down the elevator shaft. He was attending a benefit to raise education funds for underprivileged children in India.Indie-rocker tragedy
'' New York Post'', November 9, 2009 LCD Soundsystem's third album, ''

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'', was dedicated to Fuchs' memory, as was the

song, "Jam for Jerry", on their debut album. The album ''

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'' by This Will Destroy You is also dedicated to his memory.

References

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