Jim Mothersbaugh (; born January 18, 1956) is an American electronic engineer and former musician. He was the second drummer of the
new wave band
Devo
Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...
, replacing Rod Reisman who played for only one show. Mothersbaugh joined Devo with his older brothers,
Bob and
Mark. He was in the band from 1973 to 1976.
Mothersbaugh appears on several early Devo demos. Later on, he performed as an equipment technician for the band on the 1980 tour, and worked at
Roland
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...
through much of the 1980s helping to develop
MIDI technology.
Currently, he is the president of Circle Prime Manufacturing, an electronics contract manufacturing company in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, that has produced devices for the U.S. military, aerospace, and commercial clients. He lives in
Akron, Ohio, raising his son, Jacob and daughter, Rachel. He makes appearances at the DEVOtionals – an annual Devo fan gathering in Ohio which has been held in both Akron and Cleveland.
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company websiteMIDI Technology
1956 births
Living people
American rock drummers
Devo members
Musicians from Akron, Ohio
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
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