Andy Sturmer is an American-born musical artist, writer and producer. He was one of the founding members of the band Beatnik Beatch, which lead to the formation of Jellyfish.
Jellyfish released two albums, Bellybutton (1990) and Spilt Milk (1993). Sturmer held the rare distinction of being a drummer who regularly sang lead in a rock group, but who played live on a stand-up drum set at the front of the stage instead of sitting on a throne at the r...
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Andy Sturmer is an American-born musical artist, writer and producer. He was one of the founding members of the band Beatnik Beatch, which lead to the formation of Jellyfish.
Jellyfish released two albums, Bellybutton (1990) and Spilt Milk (1993). Sturmer held the rare distinction of being a drummer who regularly sang lead in a rock group, but who played live on a stand-up drum set at the front of the stage instead of sitting on a throne at the rear of the band. Jellyfish failed to catch fire commercially, and intra-group friction led to Jellyfish's dissolution in early 1994.
After Jellyfish's demise, Sturmer began a new career as a producer and writer, most notably for the Japanese pop band Puffy AmiYumi. He was credited as "The Godfather" of the band for giving them their name.
Puffy were approached by Cartoon Network to create the theme tune for their 2003 animated series Teen Titans. Originally suggested by the series' producer Sam Register, creator Glen Murakami was delighted...
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