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Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez

[b]Marcel Rodríguez-López[/b] (b. 29 September 1983, Columbia, South Carolina) is an American percussionist, keyboardist, drummer, and multi-instrumentalist, brother of [url=https://discogs.com/artist/2434252]Marfred[/url], [url=https://discogs.com/artist/1400213]Rikardo[/url], and [a=Omar Rodriguez-Lopez]. After playing with [a=Ralph Dominique Jasso]'s "[i]Thieves of Always[/i]" band, Marcel joined [a=The Mars Volta] in October 2003 mid-tour as a percussionist, and soon became a permanent member. He also joined [a=Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group] and several other ensembles and side projects led by Omar, and co-founded [a=Zechs Marquise] with his other two siblings. Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez makes solo electronic music as [a=Eureka The Butcher].