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Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez
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Marcellus Rodriguez-Lopez is a multi-instrumentalist musician and younger brother of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.
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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.
- Frances the Mute (2005)
- Scabdates (2005)
- Amputechture (2006)
- Omar Rodriguez (2005)
- Please Heat This Eventually (2006)
- Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo (2007)
- 34:26 (2006)
| The Mars Volta |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez | Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Isaiah Ikey Owens | Juan Alderete | Thomas Pridgen | Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez | Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales | Paul Hinojos |
| Former members |
|---|
| Eva Gardner | Jeremy Michael Ward | Jon Theodore |
| Discography |
| Albums: De-Loused in the Comatorium | Frances the Mute | Scabdates | A Missing Chromosome | Amputechture Extended plays: Tremulant EP | Live EP Singles: "Inertiatic ESP" | "Televators" | "The Widow" | "L'Via L'Viaquez" | "Viscera Eyes" |