Michael Shinoda (born February 11, 1977) is a musician, singer, rapper, composer, and record producer from the United States. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and serves as the band’s co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, principal songwriter, and producer. Shinoda later formed Fort Minor, a hip-hop-driven side project, in 2004. He’s also worked as a producer for musicians such as Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond, and the X-Ecutioners.
Shinoda, who was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, and reared in Agoura Hills, founded Xero, which subsequently became Linkin Park, in 1996 with two high school friends: Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon, and was later joined by Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell, and Mark Wakefield. Chester Bennington replaced Wakefield as lead vocalist in Linkin Park in 1999. Later, the band signed a record deal with Warner Bros Records.
What happened to Michael Shinoda in the Linkin Park Band?
When Linkin Park initially emerged on the music scene in the early 2000s, it was hard to pass by an angsty adolescent without hearing Chester Bennington’s gravelly cries issuing from their iPod headphones. When bandmates Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, and Mike Shinoda met in high school in Southern California, the trio began to take shape. The three met through their shared love of music and established the band Xero in 1996 (according to AllMusic). Soon after, three more members joined: Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Mark Wakefield, and Joseph Hahn.
Xero lost frontman Mark Wakefield after trying to gain commercial attention. Wakefield supposedly couldn’t see the band’s steadily developing potential. In quest of a new singer, the members of Xero eventually discovered Chester Bennington, whose presence would prove pivotal for the young band. After attempting a new name, Hybrid Theory, the band eventually landed on Linkin Park as a nod to the Santa Monica neighborhood.
Linkin Park finally acquired a fan base and went on to win two Grammys despite being difficult to categorize at first due to its mix of aggressive metal, ambient electronic, hip-hop, rap, and pop-like choruses. “Crawling” won best hard rock performance in 2001, while “Numb/Encore” won best rap/sung combination in 2005.
Mike Shinoda, MC and Linkin Park vocalist, has spent a lot of time at home, hiding out, during the last three years. This forced break from routine day-to-day activities provided him plenty of opportunity to evaluate his connection with his employment, as it does for many others.
According to Rolling Stone, Michael Shinoda has discovered a new way to produce music by harnessing the power of video live-streaming service Twitch. “The pandemic has given us all a little bit more of a sense of not having any control over things,” Shinoda told Rolling Stone’s Larisha Paul.
Two years into the seemingly endless pandemic and Shinoda is reportedly knee-deep in a new musical experiment he’s calling the #ShinodaProduceMe series. The series allows fans and followers to send Shinoda their demos, which he produces live on Twitch and then returns to the artist to use however they like.
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