Meet The8BitDrummer, Drumming Streamer 

Have you ever seen someone drum so fast or so enthusiastically you can’t help but stop and stare? That’s how Jerod “The8BitDrummer’s” Stream For Starlight was last year on Twitch. He drummed song after song, and without skipping a beat, thanked each donor in real-time.   

As he played Dragonforce – Fury of the Storm, his community commented, “I can feel my arms falling off watching him drum this song!”   

Jerod and his community raised $5,000 to place a one-of-a-kind Starlight Gaming station at MUSC Children’s Health in Charleston, S.C. This hospital is local to Jerod and one where a family member was treated years ago.  

Starlight Gaming stations are portable, and on wheels, so they can roll up bedside to a child. They come pre-loaded with all the best Nintendo video games, and this one will feature the Nintendo Switch!  

We are so thrilled Jerod is back again this year for S4S 2020. We asked him a few questions that may inspire YOU to join! 

What inspired you to S4S?  

• I have always wanted to do some kind of charity work. With the influence and outreach that streaming on Twitch has allowed for me to have, I have made it a regular occurrence to do a "Charity Streaming Day" once a month. Basically, all of the income from that day of streaming goes to a charitable organization. I was inspired to stream for Starlight because of a wonderful email sent by one of the staff of Starlight. As an Entertainer (Or... Influencer or Streamer... whatever you want to call me) I get a ton of emails asking for me to be a part of something. Most of the time it is very "Robotic". They don't even get my name right half of the time HAHA. This email was different, very personal and you could tell the person that wrote it deeply cared about wanting me to get involved and that was the reason I ended up raising for Starlight! That extra effort goes a long way with me.