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Mike Shinoda
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American musician, rapper, singer and songwriter
Mike Shinoda is an American musician, rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band Linkin Park, and matters because of his significant contributions to popular music through his work with the band and solo career.
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Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Michael Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and was the band's collaborative vocalist while Chester Bennington was lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter and producer.
Known for
- Linkin Park: Parque de la Ciudad 2025 — Self2025
- Linkin Park: FROM ZERO — Self2024
- Linkin Park: From Zero World Tour (Live in São Paulo) — Self2024
- Linkin Park: Live in Denver – Projekt Revolution 2004 — Self - Vocals / Guitar (archive footage)2023
- Linkin Park: Work in Progress — Self (archive footage)2023
- Linkin Park: Live in Manila 2004 — Self (archive footage)2023
- DayDay. — Self2023
- Linkin Park: Rock Werchter 2017 — Self2017
- Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington — Self2017
- Linkin Park - Live at Southside Festival 2017 — Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar2017
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1977
Discography
Member of
- Xero1996–1999
- Linkin Parksince 1996
- Linkin Parksince 1996
- Linkin Parksince 1996
- Fort Minorsince 2004
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- 519,988
- Total plays
- 9,646,564
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Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, songwriter, rapper, singer, record producer and graphic designer. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and lead vocalist. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He served as a producer for tracks and albums by Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond and The X-Ecutioners. Shinoda is also the co-founder of Machine Shop Records
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenji
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- rapper
- Educated at
- Art Center College of Design
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- alternative metal
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Record label
- Machine Shop Recordings
- Official website
- mikeshinoda.com
- Image
- Linkin Park - From Zero Lead Press Photo - James Minchin III (Mike Shinoda).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Los Angeles
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Mike Shinoda
- date of birth
- 1977-02-11
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- Fort Minor
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- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- birth name
- Michael Kenji Shinoda
- name in native language
- Mike Shinoda
- social media followers
- 946000
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Kenji Shinoda (/ʃəˈnoʊdə/ shə-NOH-də; born February 11, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 as the band's co-lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter and producer. He also created the hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He has also served as a producer for tracks and albums by artists such as Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond, and the X-Ecutioners.
Shinoda is also the co-founder of Machine Shop Records, a California-based record label. Outside of music, Shinoda is an artist and graphic designer. He has painted several pieces of artwork, some of which have been featured in the Japanese American National Museum. In 2018, Shinoda released his debut solo album Post Traumatic, which consists of 18 songs about his feelings following the death of Chester Bennington, his Linkin Park bandmate.
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