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'''Mark Allen Mothersbaugh''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌ|ð|ər|z|b|ɔː}}; born May 18, 1950) is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of the [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Devo]], whose "[[Whip It (Devo song)|Whip It]]" was a top 20 single in the US in 1980, peaking at No. 14, and which has since maintained a [[cult following]]. Mothersbaugh is one of the main composers of Devo's music.

In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh has made music for television series, films and video games via his production company, [[Mutato Muzika]]. He composed the music for the 13-year run of the animated series ''[[Rugrats]]'' and its three related [[Rugrats (film series)|theatrical films]]. He has created film scores for [[Wes Anderson]] and for [[Marvel]] Movies. As a solo musician, Mothersbaugh has released four studio albums: ''[[Muzik for Insomniaks, Volume 1 and Volume 2|Muzik for Insomniaks]]'', ''Muzik for the Gallery'', ''Joyeux Mutato'' and ''The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World''.

In 2004, he received the [[Richard Kirk]] award at the [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] Film and TV Awards for his contributions to film and television music.<ref name="bmi.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234057 |title=BMI Hands Out Over 100 Awards at Annual Film/TV Gala |date=May 12, 2004 |publisher=bmi.com |access-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622055605/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234057 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, Mothersbaugh received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] of [[humanities|humane letters]] from [[Kent State University]], his [[alma mater]].<ref>{{cite web |work=Forbes.com |title=America's Best Colleges 2010 |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Kent-State-University_94212.html |access-date=September 9, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105512/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Kent-State-University_94212.html |url-status=live }}</ref>