From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia David Lovering born December 6 1961 is an American musician and magician He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band Pixies which he joined in 1986 After the bands breakup in 1993 Lovering drummed with several other acts including The Martinis Cracker Nitzer Ebb and Tanya Donelly He also pursued a magic career as The Scientific Phenomenalist performing scientific and physicsbased experiments on stage When the Pixies reunited in 2004 Lovering returned as the bands drummer As a drummer Lovering was inspired by bands from a variety of genres including Rush and Steely Dan Author Ben Sisario described him as the great unacknowledged anchor of the Pixies and stated that his unique influences gave a precision and versatility essential to following Black Franciss songwriting quirks Description above from the Wikipedia article David Lovering licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia