Real name: Frederick J. Maher

Effective period / Period of releases: 1984

Fred Maher is a staff producer at Elektra Records and drummer

Fred was a member of Material until the release of Memory Serves, after which he quit. From 1984-1988 Fred was the drummer of Scritti Politti. After leaving Scritti Politti he began producing and still performs as a studio musician. Played drums with artists such Lou Reed, Richard Hell, Robert Quine, Lloyd Cole or Matthew Sweet among others.