Jerry Fuchs

Early November brought news of tragic death of Maserati drummer Jerry Fuchs, who died in an accident on November 8th. As Wikipedia states: Early in the morning on November 8, 2009, Fuchs was caught in a broken elevator in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, and when he attempted to jump out of the car, he accidentally fell to his death down the elevator shaft. He was attending a benefit to raise education funds for underprivileged children in India. Outside of Maserati, Fuchs was also involved with numerous other bands, including Turing Machine and !!! and he also worked with Juan McLean. Related posts: In ... Read Full Story

“> Photo: Adam Bueb Gerhardt “Jerry” Fuchs, a drummer for indie-rock bands like !!!, the Juan MacLean and most recently Maserati, died early Sunday morning, November 8th, after falling down an elevator shaft. Fuchs was 34. LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, who once worked with Fuchs, told the New York Times Fuchs was “one of the only people we all knew who was literally great at what he did.” According to reports, Fuchs and a friend were attending a benefit at a Williamsburg, Brooklyn warehouse when the freight elevator they were in got stuck between floors. While Fuchs’ friend made the four-foot jump out of ... Read Full Story

Maserati/Juan Maclean/onetime-!!! drummer Jerry Fuchs died this weekend. He was attempting to jump a few feet from a broken elevator when a piece of his clothing got caught, pulling him into the shaft. He fell five stories. Our condolences to his family and friends. More at Gothamist . Maserati/Juan Maclean/onetime-!!! drummer Jerry Fuchs died this weekend. He was attempting to jump a few feet from a broken elevator when a piece of his clothing got caught, pulling him into the shaft. He fell five stories. Our condolences to his family and friends. More at Gothamist . Read Full Story

Thirty-four-year-old Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs, a beloved fixture of both the New York and Athens, Georgia, rock scenes who played with LCD Soundsystem, !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk), Turing Machine, MSTRKRFT, and The Juan MacLean, died Saturday night after attempting to crawl out of a broken elevator shaft at a benefit party in Brooklyn. Read Full Story

Jerry Fuchs , a well-known drummer for bands like !!!, Maserati and the Juan MacLean, died this morning in a hospital in New York after he fell 5 stories down an elevator shaft at a charity party last night in Brooklyn. He was 34. The late Jerry Fuchs with Maserati bandmate Coley Dennis. (notofu.com) Sources say he and a friend were in the elevator when it stopped above the 5th floor. Then, the two supposedly tried to jump down to the 5th floor, but a piece of Jerry's clothing got caught, causing him to swing back, then fall down to the bottom of the ... Read Full Story