Editing Ian MacKaye (section)

===Other projects===
In 1982, MacKaye sang lead vocals on one version of a [[Government Issue]] song titled "Asshole". The previously unreleased track was featured on the ''[[20 Years of Dischord]]'' collection released in 2002. Backing vocals and collaborations – as, for example, with brother Alec MacKaye's former band Ignition – are numerous.

MacKaye contributed an extra guitar track to "[[Youth Against Fascism]]", the second single from [[Sonic Youth]]'s 1992 album ''[[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/sy/song104.html |title=Sonic Youth Site Menu |publisher=Sonicyouth.com |access-date=2011-07-17 |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404080215/http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/sy/song104.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1988, he recorded vocals with [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]'s [[Al Jourgensen]], [[Paul Barker]], and [[Bill Rieflin]] for the band [[Pailhead]]'s EP titled "Trait". He also co-wrote the song "I Will Refuse" which was also released by the [[Wax Trax!]] record label.

In February 2004, MacKaye produced the recording sessions for [[John Frusciante]]'s solo album titled ''[[DC EP]]''. After working with MacKaye, Frusciante states "Ian is one of the only living people who I really respect and look up to, so it was an honor and a pleasure as well as a great learning experience to hear his perspective."<ref>[http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/dc_ep.php]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015113027/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/dc_ep.php|date=October 15, 2007}}</ref>

MacKaye has also contributed guitar and backing vocals to [[Joe Lally]]'s solo albums ''[[There to Here]]'', released in October 2006, and ''[[Nothing Is Underrated]]'', released in November 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Lally|url=http://www.dischord.com/band/joelally|work=Dischord Records|access-date=April 27, 2013|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705225708/http://dischord.com/band/joelally|archive-date=July 5, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Throughout his music career MacKaye has engineered and produced releases by a number of bands primarily on his Dischord label including [[7 Seconds (band)|7 Seconds]], Antelope, [[Bikini Kill]], [[Black Eyes (band)|Black Eyes]], [[Lungfish (band)|Lungfish]], [[Nation of Ulysses]], [[One Last Wish]], [[Q and Not U]], [[Rites of Spring]], [[Rollins Band]], and others.