David John Narcizo (born May 6, 1966, in

Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and nort ...

) is an American musician and graphic designer, primarily known for his work as the longtime drummer for

Throwing Muses Throwing Muses are an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. The group was original ...

Career

Narcizo played drums on Tanya Donelly's '' Lovesongs for Underdogs'', ''Sleepwalk'', '' Beautysleep'', and '' Whiskey Tango Ghosts'' solo recordings, also performing some of the drum programming on Kristin Hersh's ''Sky Motel'' solo album. After the first dissolution of Throwing Muses following the group's 1996 ''Limbo'' album, Narcizo started an electronic instrumental project called Lakuna, including the participation of wife Melissa "Misi" Narcizo, Bernard Georges, Belly's Tom Gorman, Kristin Hersh, and Frank Gardner. Lakuna's ''Castle of Crime'' CD was released in 1999 on the 4AD Records label and on Throwing Muses' own boutique label, called Throwing Music. In the early 2000s, Narcizo performed with Throwing Muses again at a couple of fan events called "Gut Pageants." His trademark steady beat and agility with complex rhythms were highlighted in a self-titled Throwing Muses reunion album release in 2003, which the group supported with concert appearances in Europe and major U.S. cities that year. Narcizo began increasingly focusing his time on his Newport

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firm, called "Lakuna, Inc.," co-owned with his wife, also a graphic artist. Because his new business responsibilities made it impractical for Narcizo to continue touring full-time with Throwing Muses after the 2003 concerts were completed, he helped Hersh find a drummer for her emerging 50 Foot Wave band concept. Narcizo had designed some of Throwing Muses' past album artwork; he continues with his Lakuna, Inc., graphics firm to help design album covers for bands like 50 Foot Wave, while providing print media design and promotional services for businesses in Newport.

References

*Ankeny, Jason. Lakuna biography ''Allmusic''. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005. *Aston, Martin(2004)
Official Throwing Muses biography
''Throwing Music label website''. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005. * David Narcizo Credits ''Allmusic''. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005.
Lakuna biography
''4AD Records website''. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005.

(2004). ''Ballard Park News''. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2005. {{DEFAULTSORT:Narcizo, David Drummers from Rhode Island 1966 births Living people Throwing Muses members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians