Mike Shinoda

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• Five Finished Songs

  November 15, 2009 127 Comments

  
  

  Album Update:
  

  At last count, there were upward of 60 tracks on the "band" hard drive. Obviously, they're in all states of completion (except "finished"). Well, 60 is a big number, and focusing down on all of those to try to get them finished sounded terrifying not to mention silly; a good chunk of those are probably not really our best stuff anyway. So we narrowed down to 20. These 20 aren't all going to make the album, they're just the best songs we've got so far.
  

  Of the 20, we're trying to focus on 5 right now, and get them finished. The work has been going exceptionally well--I think all the guys are more focused than ever. I don't know for sure, but I would bet that the average song length on these is around the 4-5 minute mark; a bit longer format than our usual stuff. We're really enjoying being in the studio right now, trying to be as creative and adventurous as we can, while letting our sense of songwriting, rhythm, and melody guide the way through the chaos.
  

  mike

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• 5 Recommended Albums

  November 13, 2009 77 Comments

  Random post: I have a playlist on my iTunes called "Listen Now," where I put all the albums and songs that I'm currently checking out. I put it on random, and here are the top 5 albums that came up:

  1 - The Temper Trap - Conditions
  2 - Wale - Attention Deficit
  3 - Muse - The Resistance
  4 - Homeboy Sandman - Actual Factual Pterodactyl
  5 - Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
  

  It was a pretty good random selection. I recommend all five. Click "read more" to know more. mike
  

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• LPU9 CD TRACK LISTING

  November 11, 2009 95 Comments

  As promised, here's the big announcement about the LP Underground 9 fan club package for 2010.
  

  The package will be available in December. As usual, LPU members are eligible for in-person meet-and-greets with the band at shows and other special events. All members receive the LPU newsletter and collectible items, and access to the LPU fan club community...but the real gem here is the LPU9 CD. Here's this year's track listing:

  1 - A-Six (Original Long Version 2002)
  2 - Faint (Demo 2002)
  3 - Sad ("By Myself" Demo 1999)
  4 - Fear ("Leave Out All the Rest" Demo 2006)
  5 - Figure.09 (Demo 2002)
  6 - Stick And Move ("Runaway" Demo 1998)
  7 - Across The Line (Unreleased Demo 2007)
  8 - Drawing ("Breaking The Habit" Demo 2002)
  9 - Drum Song ("Little Things Give You Away" Demo 2006)
  

  For those of you who have been keeping track, "Across The Line" is a brand new, unreleased song. It was recorded during the "Minutes To Midnight" sessions, and was originally entitled "Japan." We know a lot of the fans on the LPU boards have wanted to hear this song, in its entirety, for a long time. We're putting it on the LPU9 CD for you!
  

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• Mike MPC demo

  November 11, 2009 106 Comments

  A few of you have asked about my process when it comes to making beats. I don't really have a "process," but I currently have been doing a lot on my MPC, so I figured I'd throw a little demo together. I tend to try to combine gear to get a cool sound. In this one, all the gear I used was pretty basic and reasonably-priced; simple stuff you can buy at Guitar Center or whatever. Enjoy,
  

  mike
  

  PS: I'm growing my hair out. I know it looks awesome right now. I think it's exactly the same haircut I had in elementary school.

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• Last Chance: GLXS Poster Raffle

  November 9, 2009 28 Comments

  Time is running out for my "Win a unique piece of the Glorious Excess (Dies) art show" Raffle. I vandalized each poster myself, making each a unique, original piece. The deadline to enter is November 11th.

  Entering is simple, just go here: https://www.celebritiesforcharity.org/raffles/gloriousexcess.cfm .
  

  
  

  Thanks to Music For Relief, Suru, Club Tattoo, and DC Shoes for helping spread the word and organize things.

  mike
  

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• Get Busy for One Dollar

  November 8, 2009 32 Comments

  
  

  The Get Busy Committee officially just upped the ante: this weekend only, you can get the entire "Uzi Does It" album FOR ONLY ONE US DOLLAR. You can buy it on their Myspace page from Saturday thru Monday: http://www.myspace.com/getbusycommittee.
  

  The album comes out on iTunes next Tuesday (full price), and the USB Uzi is now officially on sale at their website: http://getbusycommittee.com/store/

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