Editing Mark Mothersbaugh (section)

== Career ==
=== Devo ===
[[File:Devo.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Mark Mothersbaugh performing live with Devo at the [[Festival Internacional de Benicàssim]], 2007]]
Mothersbaugh attended [[Kent State University]] as an art student, where he met [[Devo]] co-founders [[Gerald Casale]] and [[Bob Lewis (musician)|Bob Lewis]]. In early 1970, Lewis and Casale formed the idea of the "devolution" of the human race after Casale's friends [[Jeffrey Miller (shooting victim)|Jeffrey Miller]] and [[Allison Krause]] were killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on university grounds during what came to be known as the [[Kent State shootings]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/paul-vermeersch-a-brief-history-of-devo-part-1 |title=Paul Vermeersch: A brief history of Devo, Part 1 |date=October 21, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630230356/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Intrigued by the concept, Mothersbaugh joined them, building upon it with elements of early [[Post-structuralism|post-structuralist]] ideas and oddball arcana, most notably unearthing the infamous ''Jocko-Homo Heavenbound'' pamphlet<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bhshadduck.tripod.com/index/id10.html|title=Jocko-Homo Heavenbound|last=Shadduck|first=B. H.|website=B. H. Shadduck|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126060750/http://bhshadduck.tripod.com/index/id10.html|url-status=live}}</ref> (the basis for the song "[[Jocko Homo]]").<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3062 |title=Songfacts |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721144349/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3062 |url-status=live }}</ref> This association culminated in 1973, when the trio started to play music as Devo.
Following the commercial failure of their sixth studio album ''[[Shout (Devo album)|Shout]]'', [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]] dropped Devo. Shortly after, claiming to feel creatively unfulfilled, drummer [[Alan Myers (drummer)|Alan Myers]] left the band,<ref name=Myers>{{cite magazine|title= Alan Myers Obituary|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alan-myers-devo-drummer-on-whip-it-dies-20130626|magazine= [[Rolling Stone]]|date= June 26, 2013|access-date= July 19, 2013|archive-date= July 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722143224/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alan-myers-devo-drummer-on-whip-it-dies-20130626|url-status= dead}}</ref> causing the remaining band members to abandon the plans for a ''Shout'' video LP, as well as a tour.

In 1987, Devo reformed with new drummer [[David Kendrick]], formerly of [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], to replace Myers. Their first project was a soundtrack for the flop horror film ''[[Slaughterhouse Rock]]'', starring [[Toni Basil]] and they released the studio albums ''[[Total Devo]]'' (1988) and ''[[Smooth Noodle Maps]]'' (1990), on [[Enigma Records|Enigma]].

Devo had a falling-out and played two shows in 1991 before breaking up. Around this time, members of Devo appeared in the film ''[[The Spirit of '76 (1990 film)|The Spirit of '76]]'' (1990), except for Bob Mothersbaugh. In 1989, Mark Mothersbaugh established [[Mutato Muzika]], a commercial music production studio, hiring Ryan Moore and Bob Casale; Bob Mothersbaugh was also involved.<ref name="Are you not Devo? You are Mutato">{{citation|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/are-you-not-devo-you-are-mutato-2151061|title=Are you not Devo? You are Mutato|date=December 5, 2007|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718084756/http://www.laweekly.com/music/are-you-not-devo-you-are-mutato-2151061|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Devo two.jpg|thumb|right|Devo performing live at [[Festival Hall (Melbourne)|Festival Hall]], in [[Melbourne]], Australia, 2008: [[Gerald Casale]] and Mothersbaugh]]In 2006, Devo worked with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] on the [[Devo 2.0]] project: a band of child performers was assembled to re-record Devo songs. The ''[[Akron Beacon Journal]]'' wrote, "Devo recently finished a new project in cahoots with Disney called Devo 2.0, which features the band playing old songs and two new ones with vocals provided by children. Their debut studio album, a two disc CD/DVD combo entitled ''DEV2.0'', was released on March 14, 2006. The lyrics of some of the songs were changed for [[family-friendly]] airplay, which has been claimed by the band to be a play on irony of the messages of their classic hits. Mothersbaugh doesn't rule out the idea of the band gathering in the studio, eventually, to record a new Devo album."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abram |first=Malcolm X |url=http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/12412576.htm |title=Still DEVOlutionary |work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |date=August 18, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026163419/http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/12412576.htm |archive-date=October 26, 2005}}</ref> The studio album, ''[[Something for Everybody (Devo album)|Something for Everybody]]'' was eventually released in June 2010, preceded by a 12" single of "Fresh"/"What We Do".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j278/ChadGrisly/?action=view&current=SOMETHIN.jpg|title=SOMETHIN.jpg|author=ChadGrisly|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011130326/http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j278/ChadGrisly/?action=view&current=SOMETHIN.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Devo was awarded the first [[Robert Moog|Moog]] Innovator Award on October 29, 2010, during [[Moogfest]] 2010 in [[Asheville, North Carolina]]. The award aims to celebrate "pioneering artists whose genre-defying work exemplifies the bold, innovative spirit of Bob Moog".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moogfest.com/2010/news/moogfest-2010-announces-devo-as-recipient-of-moog-innovation-award |title=MoogFest 2010 Announces Devo as Recipient of Moog Innovation Award |publisher=[[Moogfest]] |date=September 8, 2010 |access-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112154806/http://moogfest.com/2010/news/moogfest-2010-announces-devo-as-recipient-of-moog-innovation-award |archive-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> Devo was scheduled to perform at Moogfest, but canceled three days beforehand after Mark's brother Bob Mothersbaugh (lead guitar) injured his hand. He and Gerald Casale collaborated with Austin, Texas, band [[the Octopus Project]] to perform "[[Girl U Want]]" and "[[Beautiful World (Devo song)|Beautiful World]]" at the event instead.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/arts/music/02moog.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 |title=Honoring the Moment When Music Met Moog |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 1, 2010 |access-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514125327/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/arts/music/02moog.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Other work ===
In 1989, Mothersbaugh and other members of Devo were involved in the project Visiting Kids, releasing a self-titled [[extended play]] (EP) on the New Rose label in 1990.<ref>{{citation|url=http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_spawn_of_devo_the_visiting_kids|title=The Spawn of Devo: Visiting Kids|date=April 26, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905213200/http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_spawn_of_devo_the_visiting_kids|url-status=live}}</ref> The group featured his then-wife Nancye Ferguson, as well as David Kendrick, Bob Mothersbaugh, and Bob's daughter Alex Mothersbaugh. Mothersbaugh co-wrote some of the songs, and produced the album with Bob Casale. A promotional video was filmed for the song "Trilobites". Visiting Kids appeared on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Rockula]]'', as well as on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.
[[File:SXSW 2016 - Mark Mothersbaugh (25244634443).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Mothersbaugh at the premiere of ''[[Pee-wee's Big Holiday]]'' during [[SXSW 2016]]]]
Since Devo, Mothersbaugh has developed a successful career writing musical scores for film and television. In film, he has worked frequently with filmmaker [[Wes Anderson]], scoring four of his feature films: ''[[Bottle Rocket]]'' (1996), ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'' (1998), ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' (2001), and ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Mothersbaugh |publisher=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006205/ |access-date=July 17, 2007 |archive-date=July 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705033316/http://imdb.com/name/nm0006205/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He composed for ''[[The Lego Movie]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Welsh |first1=Jonathan |title=How Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh Helped Put 'The Lego Movie' on Top |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-79726 |access-date=March 17, 2021 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=February 10, 2014 |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010082136/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-79726 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ostrowski |first1=Mettie |title=Mark Mothersbaugh talks scoring 'Thor: Ragnarok' and not sounding 'like wallpaper' |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/11/30/mark-mothersbaugh-thor-ragnarok-interview/ |access-date=March 17, 2021 |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 30, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413163708/https://ew.com/movies/2017/11/30/mark-mothersbaugh-thor-ragnarok-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title='Thor' Composer Knew Marvel Scores Sounded Similar, So He Decided to Change That |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-ragnarok-composer-acknowledges-marvel-scores-sound-same-1054503 |access-date=March 17, 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 3, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=November 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104004126/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/thor-ragnarok-composer-acknowledges-marvel-scores-sound-same-1054503 |url-status=live }}</ref>

His music has been a staple of the children's television shows ''[[Rugrats]]'', ''[[Beakman's World]]'', ''[[Santo Bugito]]'' and ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]''. He wrote the new theme song for the original ''[[Felix the Cat (TV series)|Felix the Cat]]'' show when it was sold to [[Broadway Video]], some music for ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'' in 1986–1990 and the theme song for the ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'' TV series for [[DIC Entertainment]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Dan |title=Where is Super Mario? Not on my TV screen |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2016/12/14/where-super-mario-not-my-tv-screen |access-date=March 17, 2021 |work=[[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] |date=December 15, 2016 |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724103026/https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2016/12/14/where-super-mario-not-my-tv-screen |url-status=live }}</ref> The character design for [[List of Rugrats characters#Chuckie|Chuckie]] on ''Rugrats'' was loosely based on him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klickstein |first1=Mathew |title=Mark Mothersbaugh on Rugrats |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/03/mark-mothersbaugh-on-rugrats.html |access-date=March 17, 2021 |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=March 5, 2012 |language=en-us |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032704/http://www.vulture.com/2012/03/mark-mothersbaugh-on-rugrats.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with [[Bob Casale]], he produced [[List of The Powerpuff Girls soundtracks#Heroes & Villains|''Heroes & Villains'']] (2000), a soundtrack album with music inspired by ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''.<ref name="reporter">{{Cite magazine|title=Power Chords|date=January 20, 2001|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A69551973/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=3765ee75|last=Callaghan|first=Dylan|page=8|volume=336|issue=31|access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref> Mothersbaugh originally sought out to be the show's main composer, but his demo was rejected by creator [[Craig McCracken]], who despite being a Devo fan, had concerns about his cartoon being pushed aside if a big feature film came to Mothersbaugh's production company.<ref name="reporter" />

Mothersbaugh produces music for video games, including [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' and ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' series (both music scores were created by [[Josh Mancell]]), and for [[Electronic Arts|EA Games]]' ''[[The Sims 2]]'' (2004). 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]].<ref name="Are you not Devo? You are Mutato"/> Mothersbaugh composed the original score for ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/22403568/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-female-lombax-name-release-date-ps5|title=Ratchet & Clank's new Lombax hero is Rivet, see her in action|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426135744/https://www.polygon.com/22403568/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-female-lombax-name-release-date-ps5|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Mark Mothersbaugh at the Sundance Film Festival 2024-5739.jpg|thumb|Mothersbaugh at the [[2024 Sundance Film Festival]], at the premiere of the film ''Devo''.]]
Mothersbaugh composed:

* "Having Trouble Sneezing", the distinctive music in the award-winning "[[Get a Mac]]" commercials for [[Apple Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Randall |title=Are You Not Devo? You Are Mutato |work=[[LA Weekly]] |date=December 7, 2007 |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2007-12-06/music/are-you-not-devo-you-are-mutato/ |access-date=October 31, 2008 |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207201938/http://www.laweekly.com/2007-12-06/music/are-you-not-devo-you-are-mutato/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The score for the first season of the television series ''[[Big Love]],'' though he was replaced after one season by [[David Byrne]] of [[Talking Heads]].
* The theme music for the American television show ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]'', broadcast on the [[Syfy]] channel.
* The score of the [[Cartoon Network]]'s TV series ''[[Regular Show]]''.
* The score for HBO's ''[[Close Enough]]'' alongside John Enroth and Albert Fox.
* The score for HBO's ''[[Our Flag Means Death]]''.

In 2013, Mothersbaugh appeared on an episode of ''[[The Aquabats! Super Show!]]'', an action-comedy series by the creators of ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' starring the Devo-influenced band [[the Aquabats]], playing the eccentric scientist father of one of the main characters, Jimmy the Robot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/06/14/mark-mothersbaugh-aquabats-super-show/ |title=Mark Mothersbaugh joins 'The Aquabats! Super Show!' |date=June 14, 2013 |author=Sagers, Aaron |publisher=MTV Geek |access-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618085339/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/06/14/mark-mothersbaugh-aquabats-super-show |url-status=dead }} He also guest-appeared on the [[Futurama]] episode, ''The Mutants Are Revolting.''</ref>

Mothersbaugh and Casale have produced music for other artists, including [[Toni Basil]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.45cat.com/45_list_view_record.php?li=2149 |title=Devo-related 45s |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131814/http://www.45cat.com/45_list_view_record.php?li=2149 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Visual art and exhibitions ===
Mothersbaugh has also been successful as a visual artist. In November 2014, Mothersbaugh said, "I've done over 150 art gallery shows in the last 20 years."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hesse |first=Josiah |title=Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh Still Loves Fucking with People |work=LA Weekly |date=November 8, 2014 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/carving-rubies-into-poo-the-mark-mothersbaugh-art-retrospective-456/?utm/ |access-date=November 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108083252/http://www.vice.com/read/carving-rubies-into-poo-the-mark-mothersbaugh-art-retrospective-456?utm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 6, 2014, the [[Museum of Contemporary Art Denver]] (MCA Denver) announced a retrospective exhibition to bring together the first comprehensive presentation of Mothersbaugh's art and music. This nationally touring exhibition was accompanied by a publication, ''Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia'', published by [[Princeton Architectural Press]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://mcadenver.org/myopia.php |title=Mark Mothersbaugh Myopia |access-date=August 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707061003/http://mcadenver.org/myopia.php |archive-date=July 7, 2015 }}</ref> 50 selections of postcard art from ''Myopia'' were published as a postcard book titled ''Mark Mothersbaugh: Collected Facts & Lies'' in 2015.

As a prelude to the ''Myopia'' exhibit opening in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, Mothersbaugh held a concert gathering which included Devo songs and movie scores played in a classical style, an address to the audience with anecdotes, and musical pieces he specifically composed for a six-keyboard hybrid originally used for teaching lessons, that was refurbished by his brother Bob and contained a counter in the center for keeping time. The instrument was played by six people simultaneously.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/devo-mark-mothersbaugh-music-that-made-him-interview/ |title=Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh on the Music That Made Him |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=May 18, 2020 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401023122/https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/devo-mark-mothersbaugh-music-that-made-him-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citybeat.com/news/music-mark-mothersbaugh-12218985 |title=Music: Mark Mothersbaugh |last=Rosen |first=Steven |work=[[Cincinnati CityBeat]] |date=August 26, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402005148/https://www.citybeat.com/news/music-mark-mothersbaugh-12218985 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mothersbaugh hosted a drawing segment on the [[Nick Jr. Channel]] television series ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]'' called Mark's Magic Pictures, teaching children how to draw simple pictures. The pictures often come alive at the end of the segment through animation.<ref>{{citation |url=http://decider.com/2014/11/14/stream-baby-stream-drawing-lessons |title=Stream Baby Stream: Where Can My Kid Learn to Draw? |author=Matheson, Whitney |date=November 14, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=August 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805064238/http://decider.com/2014/11/14/stream-baby-stream-drawing-lessons/ |url-status=live }}</ref>