Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter.

Mothersbaugh was a singer, keyboardist, and founding member of the New Wave rock group D

Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter.

Mothersbaugh was a singer, keyboardist, and founding member of the New Wave rock group Devo. After Devo dissolved in 1990, Mothersbaugh went on to a successful career as a writer of music for TV and movies. His credits include the soundtracks for television shows like Pee-wee's Playhouse, Rugrats (both the TV series and the movies), MTV's Liquid Television, and many movies including Happy Gilmore, Lords of Dogtown, The Big Squeeze, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and The Birdcage, along with Wes Anderson efforts Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. He has also written music for video games, including Crash Bandicoot and The Sims 2 as Mutato Muzika. He was the composer for the third season of Dawson's Creek. He always manages to employ most of his former Devo bandmates for his recent projects.