Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez
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| Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez | |
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 Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock Experimental rock Psychedelic rock Salsa |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Drummer, Percussionist, Keyboardist |
| Instrument(s) | Bongos, Congas, Drums, clavinet, Maracas,Keyboards, Shekere |
| Associated acts | The Mars Volta, Zechs Marquise, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group |
Marcellus Rodriguez-Lopez is a multi-instrumentalist musician and younger brother of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.
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[edit] Biography
He has been noted as to playing the Bongos, Congas, Drums, Cymbals, Maracas, Keyboards and Shekere.
He currently plays in The Mars Volta and the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet with his older brother Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. He contributes as a percussionist to both bands, though he was also the keyboardist for the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet before the inclusion of Money Mark for the 2005 tour. Marcel is also the keyboardist for El Paso band Zechs Marquise. He formerly played in the band Thieves Of Always, which is led by Ralph Jasso, who was a member of The Mars Volta on tour in 2002.
Marcel also played live with the Red Hot Chili Peppers during the Amputechture tour, contributing bongos to "Hump de Bump" and congas to "Charlie." He has also appeared along with the band for the Gnarls Barkley tour, playing nearly every song of the set, starting with the Dallas show, January 13, through the Sunrise, Florida show on January 31, 2007. Marcel also played clavinet during performances of "Warlocks," which was originally played by Billy Preston on the studio recording of Stadium Arcadium.
In addition Marcel is acting in his brother Omar's new film tentatively titled The Sentimental Engine Slayer.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] With The Mars Volta
- Frances the Mute (2005)
- Scabdates (2005)
- Amputechture (2006)
- The Bedlam in Goliath (2008)
[edit] With the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group
- Omar Rodriguez (2005)
- Please Heat This Eventually (2007)
- Se Dice Bisonte, No Bùfalo (2007)
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Lydia Lunch (2007)
- The Apocalypse Inside of an Orange (2007)
- Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) (2007)
[edit] With Zechs Marquise
- 34:26 (2006)
- Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare (2008)
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