Ian MacKaye

About Ian MacKaye

He is most known for fronting the Washington, D.C. punk bands Fugazi, Minor Threat, The Teen Idles, and Embrace. He is particularly well-known for his collaborations with the indie rock band The Evens.

Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label and the frontman of hardcore punk band Minor Threat and post-hardcore band Fugazi. MacKaye was also the frontman for the short-lived bands The Teen Idles, Embrace and Pailhead, a collaboration with the band Ministry. MacKaye is a member of The Evens, a two-piece indie rock group he formed with his wife Amy Farina in 2001 and in 2018 formed the band Coriky with Farina and his Fugazi band mate Joe Lally. Along with his seminal band Minor Threat, he is credited with coining the term "straight edge" to describe a personal ideology that promotes abstinence from alcohol and other drugs, though MacKaye has stated that he did not intend to turn it into a movement.

Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, record label owner
Labels	Dischord
Years active	1979–present
Birth name	Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye
Associated acts	Fugazi, Minor Threat, Teen Idles, The Evens, Embrace, Egg Hunt, Skewbald/Grand Union, Pailhead, The Nig-Heist, Coriky
Born	April 16, 1962, Washington, D.C, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk, punk rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore, experimental rock

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Ian MacKaye before fame

In his early years, he founded a band called The Slinkees and played a song called"I Drink Milk".

Achievement of Ian MacKaye

His 1981 song"Straight Edge" shows a clean-living attitude that stands in stark contrast to the drug-addled lifestyles of many of his colleagues.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Ian MacKaye family life

He and his musician brother, Alec MacKaye, grew up in Washington, D.C. as the sons of a Washington Post journalist. Amy Farina, a singer and percussionist, and Ian MacKaye welcomed their first child in 2008.

Associations of Ian MacKaye

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante's solo work was produced by MacKaye, a music producer and punk vocalist.

Ian MacKaye Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	175 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Carmine Francis Farina MacKaye	Children		N/A
Amy Farina	Spouse		N/A