Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-04-16
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Ian MacKaye
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (born April 16, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well as The Evens. He is a co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label. A key figure in the development of hardcore punk and an enthusiastic promoter of an independent-minded, do it yourself punk ethic, MacKaye also works as a producer, and has produced releases by Q and Not U, John Frusciante, 7 Seconds, Nation of Ulysses, Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, and Rollins Band. Along with his seminal band Minor Threat, he is credited with coining the term "straight edge" to describe an ideology that eschews drug and alcohol abuse, though MacKaye has stated many times that he did not intend to turn it into a movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian MacKaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
American Hardcore
as himself
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
as Self
Bad Reputation
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
Instrument
as Self
Punk's Not Dead
as Self
What Drives Us
as Self
Breadcrumb Trail
as Himself
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
as Himself
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Himself