 andy sturmer (born marvin andrew sturmer,metrolyrics, "the king is half-undressed" - songwriters: sturmer, marvin andrew march 11, 1965) is both an emmy & brit nominated american musical artist, composer and producer. he was one of the founding members of the band beatnik beatch, which led to the formation of jellyfish. == jellyfish == jellyfish released two albums, bellybutton (1990) and spilt milk (1993). sturmer held the rare distinction of not only being a drummer who regularly sang lead in a rock group, but also one who played 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. == puffy amiyumi == 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 already a friend of main puffy composer and producer tamio okuda, and was credited as "the godfather" of the band for giving them their name. puffy were approached by cartoon network to sing the theme song for their 2003 animated series teen titans. originally suggested by the series' producer sam register, creator glen murakami was delighted when he realised andy sturmer would be writing and producing the track.titans tower animated (september 2003). the 80s-era dc comics superteens are back in the new cartoon network animated series. a year later puffy ami
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