Mark Mothersbaugh
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 Mothersbaugh in concert, 2006
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| Birth name | Mark Allen Mothersbaugh |
| Born | May 18, 1950 |
| Origin | Akron, Ohio |
| Genre(s) | New wave Post-punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Associated acts | Devo |
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter.
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[edit] Career
Mothersbaugh attended Kent State as an art student, where he met Devo co-founders Jerry Casale and Bob Lewis. In 1970, Mothersbaugh, Lewis and Casale formed the idea of the "devolution" of the human race and started to play music as Devo.
Since Devo, Mothersbaugh developed a successful career writing musical scores for film and television. In film, Mothersbaugh has worked frequently with filmmaker Wes Anderson, and scored most of his feature films (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou).[1]
His music has been a staple of the children's television shows Rugrats and Clifford the Big Red Dog. He also wrote the theme song for the new Felix the Cat show for Hanna Barbera, some music for Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and in 1990 and the theme song for The New Super Mario World for DiC Entertainment in 1991.
Mothersbaugh is also known for his music in video games including Sony's Crash Bandicoot series, the Jak and Daxter series, and Maxis Software's The Sims 2. This work is often performed with Mutato Muzika, the music production company he formed with several other former members of Devo including his brother, Bob Mothersbaugh.
Mothersbaugh composed the distinctive music heard in the award-winning "Get A Mac" commercials (seen on TV and online) for Apple Inc. 2006/2007.
He currently hosts a drawing segment on the children's television series, Yo Gabba Gabba!.
[edit] Life
Without glasses, Mothersbaugh is legally blind.[citation needed] At the age of seven, he was taken to the optometrist where he obtained his first pair of glasses and saw, for the first time, "smoke from chimneys and birds." After truly "experiencing" the world for the first time, Mothersbaugh started to draw, and his second grade teacher praised his work. That same night he had dreamed of being a famous artist. In addition to music, Mothersbaugh still paints - in a style influenced by surrealism and Andy Warhol.
Mothersbaugh is also a member of the Church of the SubGenius, a parody religion mocking consumerism, cults, and the commercialization of religion, and has produced songs and visual arts for the Church.
On May 10, 2008, Mothersbaugh was awarded an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Kent State University.
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[edit] References
- Video Interview with Mark
- Fecal Face Interview Jan 2008. Very in depth interview
- Video Podcast Interview by Weird America Podcast
- Interview, April 25, 2001 at liveDaily.com Retrieved September 5, 2007
- Professional Website
- "Devo Live Guide" - Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances
- Extensive interview from 1998
- Mark Mothersbaugh at the Internet Movie Database
- Visual art website and gallery
- Home Front Invasion-Wartime Interview with Mark Mothersbaugh by Orhan Ayyüce for Archinect, Dec.2007
