Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

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Born
April 16, 1962

Ian MacKaye formed the Washington, D.C. band Fugazi with Brendan Canty and Joe Lally and Guy Picciotto in 1987. Before that, he was a member of Egg Hunt, Embrace, Minor Threat, Skewbald/ Grand Union, and Teen Idles. Ian created "Dischord Records" in 1980 to document the music coming out of the…

Biography

Ian MacKaye formed the Washington, D.C. band Fugazi with Brendan Canty and Joe Lally and Guy Picciotto in 1987. Before that, he was a member of Egg Hunt, Embrace, Minor Threat, Skewbald/ Grand Union, and Teen Idles. Ian created "Dischord Records" in 1980 to document the music coming out of the Washington, D.C. punk community. In 1998, Dischord released a film by Jem Cohen called Instrument (1999) which compounds ten years of various Fugazi studio and tour documentary footage.

Actor

Every Woman DreamsEvery Woman Dreams(1995)as Joe
The Best of Flipside Video #2(1995)as Minor Threat

Producer

ChainChain(2004)

Composer

Independent LensIndependent Lens(1999)
InstrumentInstrument(1999)
Glue Man(1989)

Additional Crew

Pancake MountainPancake Mountain(2004)

Self

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtButthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt(2025)as Self
Harley Flanagan: Wired for ChaosHarley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos(2024)as Self - Minor Threat, Fugazi
Something Better ChangeSomething Better Change(2024)as Self
Cover Your EarsCover Your Ears(2023)as Self - Minor Threat, Fugazi, Founder, Discord Records
Punk Rock Vegan MoviePunk Rock Vegan Movie(2023)as Self - Minor Threat, Fugazi

Archive Footage

L7: Pretend We're DeadL7: Pretend We're Dead(2016)as Self
The GreatestThe Greatest(1998)as Self
Sonic Youth: Teenage RiotSonic Youth: Teenage Riot(1988)as Ian MacKaye

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