Ian MacKaye
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (born April 16, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well as The Evens. He is a co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label. A key figure in the development of hardcore punk and an enthusiastic promoter of an independent-minded, do it yourself punk ethic, MacKaye also works as a producer, and has produced releases by Q and Not U, John Frusciante, 7 Seconds, Nation of Ulysses, Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, and Rollins Band. Along with his seminal band Minor Threat, he is credited with coining the term "straight edge" to describe an ideology that eschews drug and alcohol abuse, though MacKaye has stated many times that he did not intend to turn it into a movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian MacKaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2026)
as Self
Punk's Not Dead (2007)
as Self
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind (2011)
as Self
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017)
as Self
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015)
as Self
Instrument (1999)
as Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005)
as Self
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt (2016)
as Self
We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith (2012)
as Himself
Bad Brains: A Band in DC (2012)
as Self
Riot on the Dance Floor (2014)
as Self
Bad Reputation (2018)
as Self
Breadcrumb Trail (2014)
as Himself
The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997 (2017)
Actor
The Obsessed: The Documentary (1994)
Actor
American Hardcore (2006)
as Self
The Tony Alva Story (2019)
as Self
Punk Rock Vegan Movie (2023)
as Self
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records (2018)
as Self
Cover Your Ears (2023)
as Self
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape (2016)
as Himself
Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl (2005)
as Himself
The Dicks from Texas (2014)
Actor
L7: Pretend We're Dead (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Minor Threat (1983)
as Self
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (2018)
Actor
I Need That Record! (2008)
as Himself
Fugazi: Sacred Heart Church, Washington, DC (1991)
Actor
Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action (2014)
as Himself
What Drives Us (2021)
as Self
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement (2019)
as Self
Fugazi: Live in Hamburg 1999 (1999)
Actor
Fugazi: Live in Front of The White House (1991)
Actor
Fugazi: Forte Prenestino, Rome (1999)
Actor
Drive: My Life in Skateboarding (2003)
as Himself
Fugazi's Last Stop in Wisconsin (2010)
as Himself
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist (2002)
as Himself - Interviewee
Dope, Hookers and Pavement (2020)
Actor
Edge (2009)
as Self
Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two (1983)
Actor
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Fugazi: Capitol Theater (1995)
Actor
Quest for Sleep (2003)
as Self
Something Better Change (2024)
as Self
Another State of Mind (1984)
as Himself
Records Collecting Dust II (2018)
Actor
924 Gilman Street (2007)
as Self
Dither: The D.I.Y. Sound (2013)
as Himself
Henry Rollins 50 (2011)
Actor
Parallel Planes (2017)
Actor
I Really Get Into It: The Underage Architects of Sioux Falls Punk (2020)
as self
Ian MacKaye Interview 7.8.05 (—)
as Self
Minor Threat - Live: DC Space-Buff Hall-930 Club (2003)
as Performer
Ian MacKaye & Kevin Seconds - In Conversation (2025)
Actor
Vox Populi (2018)
Actor