Andy Sturmer

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Bellybutton album cover

Andy Sturmer was a member of the band Jellyfish from 1990-1994. Prior to that, he was a member of Beatnik Beatch (1987-88).

1 Jellyfish
2 Producer
3 Side Projects
4 External links

[edit] Jellyfish

Jellyfish released two albums to much critical acclaim Bellybutton (1990), and Spilt Milk (1993). The Andy Sturmer/Roger Manning songwriting duo that was the core of the group was even heralded as the second-coming of Lennon/McCartney. However, the band failed to catch fire commercially, and intragroup friction led to Jellyfish's dissolution in early 1994. A promised solo album after the break-up has yet to materialize, but Sturmer has appeared on numerous projects as a background vocalist and multi-instrumentalist.

In Jellyfish, Sturmer was one of the rarer drummers who were also the primary lead singer. He was unusual in that when playing live he had a stand-up drumset at the front of the stage instead of sitting on a throne at the rear of the band. Jellyfish music was quite complex to play live and Andy did ample justice to all recorded tracks using only one suspended cymbal and a highhat.

[edit] Producer

After Jellyfish's demise, Sturmer began a new career as a producer and writer, most notably for the Japanese pop band Puffy AmiYumi. He is also consulting producer for their TV show Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, also composing the score music for the show. He has also composed the theme songs for Teen Titans, the third season of The Batman animated series and the popular sci-fi action animated series, Ben 10.

About a half-dozen of Sturmer's songwriting demos for the contemporary country market (some in collaboration with ex-Little Texas keyboardist Brady Seals) have circulated among fans over the past few years. Sturmer has also appreared on various albums for back up vocals for artist like Bleu's Redhead, Mandy Moore's Coverage and Switchfoot's Nothing is Sound.

[edit] Side Projects

Sturmer performed on two songs on the first solo album by Katey Sagal, who is best known for her role as Peg Bundy on the sitcom Married... with Children. The album, entitled Well... was released by Virgin Records in April 1994.

L.E.O. 2006 (Cheap Lullaby Records)