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 band's 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 physics-based experiments on stage. When the Pixies reunited in 2004, Lovering returned as the band's drummer.