He was responsible for the formation of the band next to Brad, who is your friend since seventh grade. After high school Mike joined the Faculty of Arts & Design City of Pasadena, to study graphic design and illustration, [1] was there that he met the band's DJ Joe Hahn, with only 21 years, Shinoda graduated from college with a degree in illustration. [1] He drew the soldier with wings of a dragonfly on the cover of the album Hybrid Theory, as well as all other symbols used by Linkin Park. Chester until they find to replace Mark Wakefield, he would do the rest of the vocals.
At the beginning of the band, he spent the day taking classes in drawing and art, would rehearse at night and when he returned home he practiced what he learned in college. Says that in his first tour, Japan was able to ascertain, and found some familiriaridade with the paternal side of his family.
[Edit] Linkin Park Before the first studio album from Linkin Park, Mike's band was called Hybrid Theory, but because of a legal problem with another band, they changed their name to Linkin Park. Before the band called Hybrid Theory, Chester Bennington joined the band, replacing Mark Wakefield vocal. From the outset, Shinoda was closely involved in the technical aspects of the recordings of the band, and on subsequent releases that role continued to expand. Shinoda, with band members, produced the Hybrid Theory EP, the band's first demo album, after the problems with the name, Hybrid Theory changed and the name became the name of the first Linkin Park album. Mike has organized and supervised the Reanimation remix album that was made in 2002, bringing its own production remixes he did in his home studio for "Crawling" and "Pushing Me Away", this album had interests as the rapper Chali 2na , vocalist Jonathan Davis and other contributors.
On the second album Meteora Linkin Park, Shinoda continued to expand on his duties as a musician and studio technician or engineer. In addition to the backbone of the album art, Shinoda has collaborated with graffiti artist Delta, Frank Maddocks and Joe Hahn.
Collision Course, Linkin Park album collaboration with Jay-Z made in 2004, was the involvement of Mike again, his creation of the album continues to grow. The album was awarded a Grammy Award for best rap / collaboration with [4] for the song "Numb / Encore."
The band released their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight, on May 15, 2007. On this album, Shinoda produced the album with producer Rick Rubin. This album was also the first time Shinoda, best known for playing his rap, sang a featured vocalist. Mike sang the songs "In Between" and bonus track on the album, "No Roads Left", also sang the song "Hands Held High." Despite being a "fiasco" said Shinoda fans by singing songs, is among the best singers at number 72 of top 100 metal vocalists of all time [5].
[Edit] Fort Minor Fort Minor is a side project that Mike has created his side to show more "hip-hop sung in Linkin Park. He explained the name of your project in an interview: [6]
'Fort' represents the more aggressive side of music. "Minor" can mean several things: If you're talking about music theory, the minor key is darker. I wanted the album name instead of having my name on the cover, because I want people to focus on music, not me. [6]
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His first work was the album The Rising Tied, produced by Jay-Z, which counts with the participation of various artists such as Holly Brook (Where'd You Go), Styles of Beyond (Remember The Name), John Legend and more others. Was launched on 22 November 2005 and its first single was the song Petrified, followed by Believe Me, Remember The Name and Where'd You Go
[Edit] Art and painting Mike graduated from the Art of Illustration at Art Center College of Design. His work in art is a diverse mix of cultures, blending ancient Japanese-Americans, guerilla street art and their experiences in music. There are many musicians who also painted, but in contrast, Mike could be a painter whose hobby is music. His talent and abilities the same sound in both music and art.
He participated in the creation of art for all albums and promotional materials from Linkin Park and Fort Minor, designed for DC Shoes Remix Series (design of the shoe, box art, sock and promotional materials), participated in the program to benefit Kid Robot victims of Hurricane Katrina, and has contributed several pieces for auction of celebrities (including guitars painted pencil drawings and pen, art on the screen).
[Edit] Personal life In May 2003, he married a longtime girlfriend, Anna Hillinger. According to Mike the single Where'd You Go was written for his wife, [7] to show that he understood how she felt when he travels. Kenji, also of Fort Minor, was written about the history of his father who was born during the Second World War [8].
According to its findings, the father of a boy. Sources say the boy who called Otis. He has publicly declared on the opening day of his art exhibition "Glorious Excess (Dies), August 30, 2009.
