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Biography
Infobox musical artist |name = Mark Mothersbaugh|image = Devomark.jpg|caption = Mothersbaugh in concert, 2001|image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Mark Allen Mothersbaugh| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1950|05|18| death_date =| origin = Akron, Ohio , United States|U.S. | instrument = Vocals , Synthesizer , Guitar , Keyboard instrument|Keyboards , Minimoog , Mellotron , Omnichord | occupation = Musician , Singing|Singer , Composer , Painting|Painter | years_active = 1972& ndash;present| label =| associated_acts = Devo | website =| notable_instruments = Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (IPA-en|'m?ð?rzb??|pron; born May 18, 1950) is an United States|American musician , composer , singing|singer and Painting|painter . He is the co-founder of the New Wave music|new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games.
Career
Mothersbaugh attended Kent State University|Kent State as an art student, where he met Devo co-founders Gerald Casale|Jerry Casale and Bob Lewis (musician)|Bob Lewis . In early 1970, Lewis and Casale formed the idea of the "devolution" of the human race; Mothersbaugh, intrigued by the concept, joined them, building upon it with elements of early poststructuralist ideas and oddball arcana, most notably unearthing the infamous Jocko-Homo Heavenbound pamphlet (the basis for the song Jocko Homo ). This culminated in 1973, when the trio 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 (film)|Rushmore , The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ).cite web | title = IMDB | url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006205/ | accessdate = 2007-07-17
His music has been a staple of the children's television shows Rugrats , '' Beakman's World , Santo Bugito and Clifford the Big Red Dog . He also wrote the new theme song for the original Felix the Cat show when it was sold to Broadway Video , some music for Pee-Wee's Playhouse in 1990 and the theme song for the Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World TV series for DiC Entertainment in 1991.
Mothersbaugh and Casale have also produced much of Toni Basil 's music.
Mothersbaugh is also known for his music in video games including Sony's Crash Bandicoot series|Crash Bandicoot series, the Jak and Daxter series, and Electronic Arts|EA Games '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 "Having Trouble Sneezing", the distinctive music heard in the award-winning " Get a Mac " commercials for Apple Inc. cite news | last = Roberts | first = Randall | coauthors = | title = Are You Not Devo? You Are Mutato | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = LA Weekly | date = 2007-12-07 | url = http://www.laweekly.com/2007-12-06/music/are-you-not-devo-you-are-mutato/ | accessdate = 2008-10-31
Mark Mothersbaugh composed the score for the first season of the television series Big Love (American television show)|Big Love . Mark Mothersbaugh was replaced after one season by David Byrne of Talking Heads . Mark Mothersbaugh also composed the theme music for the American television show Eureka (TV series)|Eureka broadcast on the SyFy channel.
He currently hosts a drawing segment on Nick Jr 's television series, Yo Gabba Gabba! called Mark's Magic Pictures, teaching children how to draw simple pictures that often come alive at the end of the segment. He also currently composes the score of the Cartoon Network TV series Regular Show , whose style and attitude is partly an homage to the Wes Anderson films Mark has worked on.
Personal life
At the age of seven, he was taken to the optometrist, where he obtained his first pair of glasses and saw the world properly for the first time. He designs his own distinctive eyewear and they are made for him by a Los Angeles , California shop called LA Eyeworks.cite web|url= http://www.esquire.com/blogs/mens-fashion/eye-glasses-of-the-day-061110| date=2010-06-11| author=Peskowitz, Josh|title = Eye Glasses of the Day: Mark Mothersbaugh's | accessdate = 2010-06-20| publisher = Esquire (magazine)|Esquire
After truly "experiencing" the world for the first time when his vision was corrected, 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 .
He graduated from Woodridge High School of Peninsula, Ohio .
Mothersbaugh has been married to his wife Anita since the early '90s and they have two adopted daughters, Hope and Margaret. They all share three pug s.
Mark Mothersbaugh was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 2004 Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.cite web|url= http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234057 |title= BMI Hands Out Over 100 Awards at Annual Film/TV Gala|publisher=bmi.com|accessdate=2010-10-28
On May 10, 2008, Mothersbaugh was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities|humane letters from Kent State University.cite web | title = Muzika Mutato | url = http://www.mutato.com/ Mothersbaugh's professional website
Rugrats (season 2-4 with Denis M. Hannigan ) (Season 5-9 with Bob Mothersbaugh or Rusty Andrews)
Solo Discography
Muzik for Insomniacs (Cassette, 1987)
* Later released on CD as Muzik for Insomniacs, Vol. 1 and Muzik for Insomniacs, Vol. 2 in 1988 by Rykodisc
Muzik for the Gallery (LP, 1987)
Joyeux Mutato (CD 1999)
The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World (6-CD Set, 2005)
References
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External links
imdb name|0006205
http://www.scion.com/broadband/index.html? ch=0& sh=4& ep=13 Video Interview with Mark
http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=949& Itemid=92 Fecal Face Interview Jan 2008. Very in depth interview
http://www.weirdamerica.com/2006/11/15/weird-america-with-mark-mothersbaugh/ Video Podcast Interview by Weird America Podcast
http://www.livedaily.com/news/2987.html Interview, April 25, 2001 at liveDaily.com Retrieved September 5, 2007
http://www.mutato.com/ Professional Website
http://www.huboon.com "Devo Live Guide" – Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances
http://www.liveworld.com/transcripts/Boxtop/8-26-1998.1-1.html Extensive interview from 1998
http://www.mutatovisual.com/ Visual art website and gallery
http://archinect.com/features/article.php? id=69083_0_23_0_C Home Front Invasion-Wartime Interview with Mark Mothersbaugh by Orhan Ayyüce for Archinect, Dec.2007
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