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Jerry Fuchs Dies In Elevator Fall

• 10th Nov 2009

Drummer Jerry Fuchs, perhaps best know for his work with !!!, has died after a gruesome accident in New York. According to reports, Fuchs fell to his death in a lift shaft after trying to escape a broken elevator. The 34 year old was pronounced dead in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Fuchs drummed with a number of student bands while studying graphic design at the University Of Georgia. After moving to New York he became a founder member of instrumental rock band Turing Machine who released three albums in the first half of the decade. He later joined punky dance types !!! and performed on their third album 'Myth Takes'.

He was a prolific drummer in recent years. Through an association with DFA Records he played with LCD Soundsystem and The Juan Maclean, and also collaborated with Holy Ghost! and MSTRKRFT. In 2006 he joined Maserati, replacing another drummer who had been killed in an accident, and appeared on two albums with the band, 2007's 'New Season' and 'Passages'. He was touring with the band as recently as last month.