Outside of music, Shinoda is an artist and graphic designer. Shinoda is also the co-founder of Machine Shop Records, a California-based record label. The band later signed a record deal with Warner Bros Records. ![]() ![]() Chester Bennington joined Linkin Park in 1999, replacing Wakefield as lead vocalist. He has also served as a producer for tracks and albums by Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond and the X-Ecutioners.īorn in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, and raised in Agoura Hills, Shinoda formed Xero, which later became Linkin Park, with two of his high-school friends: Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon in 1996, later joined by Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell and Mark Wakefield. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter and producer. Michael Kenji Shinoda ( / ʃ ɪ ˈ n oʊ d ə/ Japanese: 篠田 賢治, romanized: Shinoda Kenji born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer.
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