Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Allen Mothersbaugh ˈmʌðərzbɔː born May 18 1950 is an American musician and composer He came to prominence in the late 1970s as cofounder lead vocalist and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo whose Whip It was a top 20 single in the US in 1980 peaking at No 14 and which has since maintained a cult following Mothersbaugh was one of the primary composers of Devos music In addition to his work with Devo Mothersbaugh has made music for television series films and video games via his production company Mutato Muzika He composed the music for the 13year run of the animated series Rugrats and its three related theatrical films He has created film scores for Wes Anderson and for Marvel Comics films As a solo musician Mothersbaugh has released four studio albums Muzik for Insomniaks Muzik for the Gallery Joyeux Mutato and The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World In 2004 he received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards for his contributions to film and television music In 2008 Mothersbaugh received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University his alma mater Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Mothersbaugh licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia