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Mark Mothersbaugh

real name Mark Allen Mothersbaugh

Akron, United States · b. 1950-05-18

Mark Mothersbaugh is credited on 1,165 releases across 345 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,165

Credits

345

Albums

6

Decades active

838

In collections

Biography

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American musician, composer, singer and painter, born 18 May 1950 in Akron, Ohio, USA. Son of Robert L. Mothersbaugh, brother of Bob Mothersbaugh and Jim Mothersbaugh.
Formed Devo in 1973 with Gerald V. Casale. During a Devo hiatus between 1984-1988, Mothersbaugh released instrumental solo albums in his Musik For Insomniaks series and began a lucrative career as a soundtrack artist, starting with Pee-Wee's Playhouse in 1986, and in 1994, he began scoring films.
His music production company is Mutato Muzika.

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Credited work

1,165 releases · 345 albums · active 1978–2026

  • Performance · 2,427
  • Other credits · 154
  • Production · 88
  • Engineering · 5

Studios: Conny's Studio · Different Fur Studios · Master Control, Burbank · Mutato Muzika

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