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By Beacon Journal staff report
POSTED: 05:23 p.m. EST, Jan 30, 2008
Kent State University trustees today voted to give an honorary degree to DEVO frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, who was an art student at the school.
A pioneer in synthesized music and music video, Mothersbaugh was a Kent State art major who studied print-making and painting from 1968 to 1973, the university said.
Over the last two decades, Mothersbaugh has established himself as a prolific, Emmy-award winning composer, mainly of movies and television soundtracks.
DEVO, an experimental rock group originally performing under the name Sextet DEVO, gave its first concert in KSU's Recital Hall in April 1973. The band is best known for its 1980 hit ''Whip It.''
Members of DEVO frequently point to the May 4, 1970, shootings at the university as a seminal moment that influenced their music and political message.
Kent State University trustees today voted to give an honorary degree to DEVO frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, who was an art student at the school.
A pioneer in synthesized music and music video, Mothersbaugh was a Kent State art major who studied print-making and painting from 1968 to 1973, the university said.
Over the last two decades, Mothersbaugh has established himself as a prolific, Emmy-award winning composer, mainly of movies and television soundtracks.
DEVO, an experimental rock group originally performing under the name Sextet DEVO, gave its first concert in KSU's Recital Hall in April 1973. The band is best known for its 1980 hit ''Whip It.''
Members of DEVO frequently point to the May 4, 1970, shootings at the university as a seminal moment that influenced their music and political message.
