Drummer_NN1 Dies_VVZ After_II Fall_NN1 in_II Elevator_NN1 Shaft_NN1 Gerhardt_NP1 Fuchs_NP1 grew_VVD up_RP playing_VVG the_AT drums_NN2 in_II Georgia_NP1 and_CC went_VVD on_RP to_TO perform_VVI with_IW bands_NN2 that_CST toured_VVD across_II the_AT country_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II Williamsburg_NP1 ,_, Brooklyn_NP1 ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 forged_VVD his_APPGE reputation_NN1 as_II a_AT1 dynamic_JJ ,_, driving_JJ drummer_NN1 widely_RR esteemed_VVN by_II his_APPGE peers_NN2 ._. 
And_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ in_II that_DD1 same_DA neighborhood_NN1 ,_, in_II the_AT shadow_NN1 of_IO the_AT Williamsburg_NP1 Bridge_NN1 ,_, that_CST Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 ,_, known_VVN as_II Jerry_NP1 ,_, fell_VVD to_II his_APPGE death_NN1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 in_II the_AT elevator_NN1 shaft_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 industrial_JJ building_NN1 on_II Berry_NP1 Street_NNL1 ._. 
"_" His_APPGE passing_NN1 puts_VVZ an_AT1 enormous_JJ hold_NN1 on_II the_AT Brooklyn_NP1 music_NN1 scene_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Jon_NP1 Fine_JJ ,_, a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 's_GE and_CC a_AT1 columnist_NN1 for_IF Business_NN1 Week_NNT1 ._. 
"_" The_AT world_NN1 of_IO independent_JJ music_NN1 has_VHZ sustained_VVN a_AT1 really_RR significant_JJ loss_NN1 ._. "_" 
At_II about_RG 12:30_MC a.m_RA ._. 
Sunday_NPD1 ,_, Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 ,_, 34_MC ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD attended_VVN a_AT1 benefit_NN1 party_NN1 on_II the_AT building_NN1 's_GE seventh_MD floor_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ stuck_VVN on_II a_AT1 freight_NN1 elevator_NN1 between_II the_AT fourth_MD and_CC fifth_MD floors_NN2 ,_, friends_NN2 and_CC the_AT police_NN2 said_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN trying_VVG to_TO jump_VVI out_II21 of_II22 the_AT stalled_JJ car_NN1 when_CS his_APPGE jacket_NN1 got_VVD caught_VVN on_II something_PN1 ,_, causing_VVG him_PPHO1 to_TO fall_VVI to_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT shaft_NN1 ._. 
Another_DD1 man_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ not_XX identified_VVN by_II the_AT police_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ riding_VVG with_IW Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 in_II the_AT elevator_NN1 but_CCB safely_RR jumped_VVD to_II a_AT1 fourth_MD floor_NN1 hallway_NN1 ._. 
Alex_NP1 Frankel_NP1 ,_, Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 's_GE roommate_NN1 in_II Bushwick_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS sings_VVZ with_IW the_AT band_NN1 Holy_JJ Ghost_NN1 !_! ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 arrived_VVD at_II the_AT party_NN1 just_RR before_II 1_MC1 a.m._RA and_CC heard_VVD that_CST somebody_PN1 had_VHD fallen_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 peered_VVD into_II the_AT shaft_NN1 and_CC saw_VVD a_AT1 figure_NN1 lying_VVG face_VV0 down_RP ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 flipped_VVD him_PPHO1 over_RP and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ Jerry_NP1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Frankel_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" When_CS we_PPIS2 found_VVD him_PPHO1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX able_JK to_TO talk_VVI ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 was_VBDZ pronounced_VVN dead_JJ at_II Bellevue_NP1 Medical_JJ Center_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ no_AT suspected_JJ criminality_NN1 ,_, the_AT police_NN2 said_VVD ._. 
The_AT medical_JJ examiner_NN1 and_CC the_AT Buildings_NN2 Department_NN1 are_VBR investigating_VVG ._. 
Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II Marietta_NP1 ,_, Ga._NP1 ,_, and_CC attended_VVD the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Georgia_NP1 ,_, in_II Athens_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 in_II 1995_MC to_TO join_VVI Mr._NNB Fine_JJ 's_GE band_NN1 ,_, Vineland_NP1 ._. 
Eventually_RR he_PPHS1 played_VVD hundreds_NNO2 of_IO shows_NN2 with_IW other_JJ bands_NN2 ,_, including_II the_AT Juan_NP1 MacLean_NP1 ,_, Turing_NP1 Machine_VV0 ,_, Holy_JJ Ghost_NN1 !_! and_CC Maserati_NP1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 was_VBDZ known_VVN for_IF his_APPGE adaptability_NN1 :_: His_APPGE signature_NN1 style_NN1 could_VM carry_VVI a_AT1 band_NN1 and_CC inspire_VVI imitation_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 could_VM play_VVI metal_NN1 ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Fine_JJ said_VVD ._. 
"_" Prog_VV0 rock_NN1 with_IW multiple_JJ time_NNT1 signatures_NN2 ,_, aggressive_JJ indie_NN1 disco_NN1 ._. "_" 
Recently_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 performed_VVD with_IW an_AT1 electronic_JJ band_NN1 from_II Toronto_NP1 ,_, MSTRKRFT_NP1 ,_, on_II the_AT "_" Late_JJ Show_NN1 With_IW David_NP1 Letterman_NP1 ._. "_" 
Friends_NN2 said_VVD that_CST Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 had_VHD been_VBN preparing_VVG for_IF a_AT1 trip_NN1 to_II France_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 earned_VVD the_AT admiration_NN1 of_IO other_JJ accomplished_JJ musicians_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS cited_VVD Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 's_GE combination_NN1 of_IO skill_NN1 and_CC humility_NN1 ._. 
James_NP1 Murphy_NP1 ,_, of_IO the_AT musical_JJ project_NN1 LCD_NN1 Soundsystem_NN1 ,_, said_VVD that_CST Mr._NNB Fuchs_NP1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT best_JJT drummers_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD ever_RR heard_VVN ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT only_JJ people_NN we_PPIS2 all_DB knew_VVD who_PNQS was_VBDZ literally_RR great_JJ at_II what_DDQ he_PPHS1 did_VDD ,_, "_" Mr._NNB Murphy_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
