They're producers, for the most part,
Okay, that makes sense.
which means their "instrument" is a recording studio.
I don't have a problem with that. I like industrial music.
I dunno, you can have differing ideas about the amount of talent and training necessary to be a "good" producer, but regardless that's not a set of skills that lends itself to live performance.
You're right that having the BEP on stage (or in a video) is pretty stupid.
Well yeah. During the show I'm thinking, "what the hell is that guy even doing on the stage? Just standing there with some stupid clothes on? Wow, what a show
"
I was asking my friends if maybe he wrote the song or something? As in, what is his job as a member of this group? Nobody really knew.
But I guess as producers and/or entertainers there's some work there for him to do. The point in having him on the stage is still beyond me.