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Ian Mackaye

Ian MacKaye
Ian MacKaye at the Brooklyn Book Festival.jpg
MacKaye in 2008
Background information
Birth name Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye
Born (1962-04-16) April 16, 1962 (age 54)
Washington, D.C., US
Genres Hardcore punk, punk rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician, producer, record label owner
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass, baritone guitar, piano, keyboards
Years active 1979–present
Labels Dischord
Associated acts Fugazi, Minor Threat, Teen Idles, The Evens, Embrace, Egg Hunt, Skewbald/Grand Union, Pailhead
Notable instruments
Gibson SG
Danelectro baritone guitar

Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (/məˈk/; born April 16, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, record label owner and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label and the frontman of the influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat and the 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.

Along with his seminal band Minor Threat, he is credited with coining the term "straight edge" to describe a personal ideology that promotes independence by countering the popular appeal of drug and alcohol abuse, though MacKaye has stated that he did not intend to turn it into a movement.

A key figure in the development of hardcore punk and an independent-minded, do-it-yourself punk ethic, MacKaye 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, among others.


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