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  • Transformers 2: New Linkin Park Song and Score

    April 24, 2009 133 Comments

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    BREAKING NEWS: Linkin Park will be working on the score for Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen.

    Although I wasn't at liberty to say it before, the song I've been referencing here on mikeshinoda.com in the past few weeks...is actually being done for Michael Bay's new Transformers film, due out June 24th.

    In addition--and probably ever cooler--we have been offered the unique opportunity to help score the film. The song we wrote is being used as one of the themes, and we will be writing various interpolations on that theme, and trying out some other thematic ideas as part of the (very large) team scoring the film.

    My bandmates and I are working with award-winning film composer (and resident ass-kicker) Hans Zimmer. We met with Hans last week, and heard some of the incredible things he and his guys have done with our new song. In the next few days, we'll be doing some work with Hans' amazing writing and recording crew.

    Michael Bay has shown us select scenes from the film, and it looks incredible. I can't wait for you to see it.

    mike

  • Linkin Park Video Game for iPhone and iPod Touch

    April 22, 2009 52 Comments

    As some of you may have heard, my bandmates and I are proud to announce that will be releasing some games for the iPhone and iPod touch. We will be making the games with Artificial Life, and hope to have the first game out later this year, although it's still in the design phases.

    As I have definitive info about gameplay and release, you'll be the first to know!

    mike

  • Studio Update

    April 14, 2009 143 Comments

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    Studio update: still making progress on the new album. Still working on that one song, too, ha. Things are going well. I thought I'd put up a few pictures of the guys for you to see. My favorite one is of me and Phoenix--it looks like I'm saying, "that bassline is kinda...eh...not so good." (I'm actually just talking to someone who's not in the frame)

    In other news, Chester is mixing his solo album (Dead By Sunrise). I think he said Chris Lord-Alge is mixing.

    Lots of music going on in LP land these days...

  • In Studio: Drums

    March 28, 2009 92 Comments

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    We've been working on a new song in the past couple of weeks that has been a lot of fun. The backdrop for the song is built on layered, heavy synths and a sharp performance by Mr. Bourdon. We're keeping the drums a little looser on this track, not doing too much studio trickery...it creates a nice interplay between the organic feel of the rhythm track and the more robotic feel of the keyboards. Bass and guitar are next, meanwhile Chester and I are emailing lyric notes back and forth...

    mike

  • In Studio: March 2009

    March 24, 2009 120 Comments

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    So remember when I did that exclusive song for Digidesign? They let me borrow the new Protools 8, I made them a song, did and interview for their site, and spoke at their booth at NAMM. Funny story: the other day, Joe Hahn was talking about a song he was working on at home, and mentioned ProTools 8. I said, "You have Protools 8 at home?" He said, "You don't? Didn't you do a bunch of stuff for them?" Ha. Thanks to Mr. Demarti at management and Anthony at Digi, I now have ProTools 8 at home. Now I just have to get all my plug-ins to work...

    Anyway, we're still working hard on the new record, at home and in the studio. We've been meeting with producers and trying to make a schedule. Yesterday, we had a great talk about the details...we'd like to have Chester's Dead By Sunrise record out around the fall, and the new Linkin Park record in the earlier part of next year. We're working hard on lots of new music for you, and I can't wait 'til you get to hear it.

    mike

  • MOCA Apprentices

    January 23, 2009 75 Comments

    Last night I visited the Museum Of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in L.A., and had the privilege of speaking with a group of students from their Apprenticeship program. I met for about an hour with twenty exceptionally bright young people about art, music, credibility, commerce, and Lil' Wayne (they seemed intrigued / repulsed by him for some reason, LOL). We looked at my art, and the creation of the art of Minutes To Midnight, including in-progress versions of our logo and and album cover from that album. It was a lot of fun, and I probably learned as much as the "students" did. Thanks to Denise Grey and my friends at JANM for helping put it together. Here are some images...

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