Ian MacKaye (b. April 16, 1962) is the founder and owner of
Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based punk label. MacKaye has served as lead singer for
The Teen Idles[?],
Minor Threat and
Embrace[?] and guitarist/singer for
Fugazi. He is credited with starting the
straight edge philosophy and is one of the pioneers of the
DIY punk ethic.
Dischord Records (
http://www.dischord.com/)