Education
Fuchs attended college at the University of Georgia, where he studied graphic design and drummed in the local Athens bands The Martians and Koncak.
Fuchs attended college at the University of Georgia, where he studied graphic design and drummed in the local Athens bands The Martians and Koncak.
And Maserati and performed drums live with the groups MSTRKRFT and liquid crystal display Soundsystem. In 1996 he moved to New York to join Vineland, a four-piece led by Bitch Magnet guitar player Jon Fine. Fuchs"s disco and Motorik-influenced style led to his becoming associated with Doctor of Fine Arts Records, joining the dance-punk group !!!, performing on their album Myth Takes.
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 United States. 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.
Fuchs also did graphic design work for the magazine Chunklet and wrote articles as a freelance writer for Entertainment Weekly. 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. liquid crystal display Soundsystem"s third album, This Is Happening, was dedicated to Fuchs" memory.
Fuchs was a member of the bands Turing Machine, The Juan MacLean, !!! 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. 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!, liquid crystal display Soundsystem, Massive Attack, Moby, Cloudland Canyon (band), and MSTRKRFT.