L.E. Doug Staiman

One of Staiman's early bands performed at Yeshiva University's Battle of the Bands, where he met guitarist Ari Friedman, then an undergraduate at the school. The two were later reintroduced at Queens College and briefly played together in a classic rock cover band called Steel Eagle.[1]

In 2010, Staiman recruited Friedman and several other musicians to film a video for a song he had written called "Get". After the video became a minor viral hit, Staiman officially assembled the group as The Groggers. Their debut album, There's No 'I' in Cherem, was released on August 29, 2011.[2]

For the band's 2012 video "Jewcan Sam", Staiman received rhinoplasty from the video's co-producer, Miami plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer. Following the song's release and subsequent controversy, the band went on a brief hiatus, during which Staiman moved to Los Angeles and pursued a solo career. However, the band returned later in the year with a song called "Mindy".[3]

Staiman is also currently part of the Jewish pop duo 3 Day Yuntif with Ira Silver. They released their debut single, "Thank God It's Shabbos (TGIS)" in 2015.

In addition to his own music, Staiman has also written, produced, and directed several music videos for other musicians, primarily on YouTube. Artists he has worked with include Avery, Taylor Carroll, Bart Baker, Dave Days, Noey Jacobson and The Groggers themselves. He is also an actor, most notably appearing on a Season 1 episode of Brand X with Russell Brand as a He appeared in a 2014 BuzzFeed video entitled "Jews Decorate Christmas Trees For The First Time".[4] In 2017, Staiman directed and co-wrote "Find Your Song", a music video promoting Shalhevet High School that featured student and Gotham actor David Mazouz.[5] He was the official cameraman and editor for Mayim Bialik's YouTube channel.[6]

Staiman has had several small acting roles, beginning with a 2013 appearance on Brand X with Russell Brand as a pedophile name Morry Urple. He co-wrote and co-produced with director Zach Zorba Grashin the 2021 horror film Knifecop, starring Kane Hodder.[7] He is set to make his directorial debut in 2022 with the film Love Virtually, which he also produced and co-wrote with Cheston Mizel and which stars Cheri Oteri, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Paul F. Tompkins.

• 2013: Fantar the Fantastic (webseries) – editor, cinematographer

Acting

• 2013: Brand X with Russell Brand (Episode: "Show 16") – Morry Urple
• 2014: Bart Baker, "Magic! - Rude Parody" – Magic! drummer
• 2014: Bart Baker, "Maroon 5 - Animals Parody" – Maroon 5 Bandmate
• 2014: The Walking Deader (short) – Dickless Fence Zombie
• 2015: Bart Baker, "Maroon 5 - Sugar Parody" – Maroon 5 Bandmate