Ian Svenonius is a Washington, DC-based vocalist who has fronted a number of bands throughout the 1990s and 2000s and has released solo albums under the aliases David Candy and Escape-Ism. Ian is also a writer, penning the lengthy liner notes that usually accompany his bands' releases and publishing a book, The Psychic Soviet, in 2006. His writing (both his prose and lyrics) is usually steeped in political imagery. In 1991, Sassy magazine named Ian Sassiest Boy in America.

Born: June 1, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.