Mike Shinoda

Born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, Calif., Mike Shinoda is an American musician, rapper, songwriter and record producer. At the age of 13, Shinoda expressed the desire to move toward playing jazz, blues and hip hop. While in high school, Shinoda met future Linkin Park bandmates Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon, The three of them formed the band, Xero. In 1996, Shinoda founded Linkin Park with Rob Bourdon and Brad Delson. Linkin Park's first studio album was "Hybrid Theory." On May 14, 2007, the band released "Minutes to Midnight." Linkin Park's fourth album was released on September 14, 2010. And their fifth album was released on June 26, 2012. The band's sixth studio album was released on June 17, 2014. On January 25, 2018, Shinoda released the Post Traumatic EP under his own name. On February 19, 2021, Shinoda released "Happy Endings." Followed by his solo single, "In My Head." On December 1, 2023, Mike Shinoda's "The Crimson Chapter" was released