Mike Shinoda

NAME: Mike Shinoda INSTRUMENT: Vocals, Beats + Samples, Keyboards, Guitar GEAR: (on stage) Audio Technica wireless mic PRS guitars Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads Mesa Boogie cabinets (studio) Digidesign Protools software & hardware Anteres software Waves software Emagic hardware Roland keyboard modules AKAI S-900 & MPC 2000 samplers Quote / What do you like about being in the band? "Writing songs and sharing them with people is a very rewarding experience...I can't think of anything more gratifying as seeing people from different backgrounds come together to enjoy music. Thanks." -Mike Mike likes Tool. Mike's birthdate is 2/11/77. Mike is from Agoura,CA but lives in LA now. Mike went to Agoura high school. Mike is half Japanese. Mike graduated from the Pasadena Art College of Design. He majored in Illustration but studied graphic design heavily. Mike got a job as a graphic designer right out of college. Mike designed the soldier on the "Hybrid Theory" cover. Mike & Brad met in 7th grade. Mike was inspired to become a musician after his first concert experience. It was a Killer B's show which was Anthrax and Public Enemy. Mike had to do his eighth term finals (at pasadena art school) the same weekend LP did a showcase for about six record labels. Mike did the artwork/logo for Styles of Beyond's 2000 FOLD CD. Mike uses or used a Paul Reed Smith CE-22 guitar. The first time Mike heard 'One Step Closer' on the radio was in Arizona. Mike's a big fan of Dido. He also likes a ton of female groups from Kittie to Madonna to Sneaker Pimps. Portishead. Mike : "I remember getting in trouble in third grade for trading Garbage Pail Kids in class, and we weren't supposed to do that until recess or lunch. But the teacher didn't actually find my stash of cards, so she couldn't take them away." Albums that Mike most listened to in 2000 were: Deftones - "White Pony" , The Roots - "Things Fall Apart" ,Nine Inch Nails - "The Fragile" , Black Eyed Peas - "Bridging The Gap" , Incubus - "Make Yourself" , System Of A Down - "System Of A Down" , Dido - "No Angel" , Jurassic 5 - "Quality Control" , Stone Temple Pilots - No.4" and Eminen - "The Marshall Mathers LP" . Before Chester joined the band, Mike would do his parts and find friends to do the other vocals.

Mike says Gizmo the Mogwai and Spike the Gremlin are the cartoon characters that represent him best because every time he's not on stage he's Gizmo, he's a silly little shit, than he gets on stage and he's not anymore. Mike's most poignant moment was getting a college diploma.Mike is half Japanese He majored in Illustration but studied graphic design heavily Mike got a job as a graphic designer right out of college Mike designed the soldier on the "Hybrid Theory" cover Mike went to Agoura high school Mike & Brad met in 7th grade Mike has used a Paul Reed Smith SE-32 guitar Mike was inspired to become a musician after his first concert experience. It was a Killer B's show which was Anthrax and Public Enemy. Mike had to do his eighth term finals (at pasadena art school) the same weekend Linkin Park did a showcase for about six record labels. Mike did the artwork and logo's for Styles of Beyond's 2000 FOLD CD. The first time Mike heard 'One Step Closer' on the radio was in Arizona. Mike's a big fan of Dido. He also likes a ton of female groups from Kittie to Madonna to Sneaker Pimps. Portishead. "I remember getting in trouble in third grade for trading Garbage Pail Kids in class, and we weren't supposed to do that until recess or lunch. But the teacher didn't actually find my stash of cards, so she couldn't take them away." Mike took classical piano lessons for 10 years. He got sick of playing classical music though and moved into jazz then hip hop. Before Chester joined the band, Mike would do his parts and find friends to do the other vocals. Mike's most poignant moment was getting a college diploma. Mikes says dark blue is his natural hair colour, the light blue was just a phase. Mike thinks the Aphex twin 'Windowlicker' video is hilarious. Mike says the hardest part of being in the studio for 2 months was being with Brad because he didn't shower much then, although he showers less now. Mike wears contacts. Mike says dark blue is his natural hair colour, the light blue was just a phase. Mike thinks the Aphex twin 'Windowlicker' video is hilarious. Mike goes crazy when he speaks in the third person. Mike says the hardest part of being in the studio for 2 months was being with Brad because he didn't shower much then, although he showers less now, lmao. Mike wears contacts. Mike's favorite food is Japanese. Mike's top ten songs of 2000 were: Jurassic 5 - "Improvise" , A Perfect Circle - "3 Libras" , Outkast - "B.O.B." , Deftones - "Change (In The House Of Flies)" , Taproot - "Again & Again" , Eminem - "Kill You" , Aphex Twin - "Windowlicker" , P.O.D. - "Southtown" , Lmno - "Grin & Bear It" and Disturbed - "Stupify" . Mike's guitar from the Crawling video is probably an ibanez rg120. Don't know for sure though. Mike took classical piano lessons for 10 years. He got sick of playing classical music though and moved into jazz then hip hop.

MIKE HAS HIS MUM TO THANK SO HE DIDN'T RUIN HIS LIFE "WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS A RECKLESS KID" "THERE WAS A YEAR WHEN I STOPPED LISTENING TO MY PARENTS AND I WAS AN A##HOLE, AND MY MUM COTTONED ON REALLY QUICKLY. I HAD BEEN GREAT UP TO THAT POINT, A PRETTY NORMAL KID, DECENT GRADES, HAD A FEW FRIENDS: A HAPPY KID I GUESS - AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS HANGING AROUND WITH THESE KIDS WHO WERE STEALING CAR STEREOS AND WERE BREAKING INTO HOUSE AND STEALING S##T. I DIDN'T DO ANY OF THAT CRAP, BUT SHE WAS DEFINITELY WORRIED - AND SO SHE TOOK MY CAR. I WAS 16 AND HAD JUST GOTTEN IT. I HAD NO CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. I WAS THINKING 'SCREW HER, IM JUST GONNA TAKE MY CAR WHEN EVER I WANT', BUT THEN I ENDED UP JUST FIGURING THERE WAS A REASON WHY I WASN'T SUPPOSE TO BE DOING THAT - AND THEN I WATCHED THOSE GUYS GO TO JAIL, AND I WAS PRETTY GLAD I WASN'T WITH THEM"