Sometimes, you're focused so hard on changing instruments that you forget not to hit yourself in the mouth with the guitar.
mike
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Guitar Wins
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Linkin Park Photos by Stash
August 3, 2009 69 CommentsStash came through at Knebworth, and shot some great pics. Check these out:
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Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Premiere
June 23, 2009 103 CommentsHere are some pics from the Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen premiere. Phoenix got stuck in traffic, so we had to do some photos and interviews without him. We watched the movie, then went outside to perform a (somewhat) surprise short live set. That stage was really slippery! All in all, a pretty fun night. Thanks to everyone who showed up!
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NEW LINKIN PARK ALBUM IN 2009?
November 10, 2008 170 CommentsWe're working on the new Linkin Park album right now. Will we have a new album out in 2009? Absolutely!
And, of course, by "Absolutely," I mean, "Absolutely, as long as things go smoothly and the ideas are flowing, and we don't hit any scheduling problems or massive writers block."
Jokes aside, the pic below is from my studio; Chester and I were listening to all the demos I've been writing in the past 6-12 months in busses, studios overseas, and my studio.
When we're out on the road doing shows, I generally keep the music on a safe hard drive, in a format that you can't download onto your iPod (gotta be careful). I also don't like playing stuff for anyone unless I feel like I've given it a proper amount of love. That means I go for months where I write stuff and don't really play it for anyone.
This week, we went through about 35 new demos, most of which had only had my hands on them thus far. The process is a little scary; it's like saying, "here are the songs that I think should make up our next album." Luckily, nobody hates the songs (at least most of them!), and we're looking forward to getting started on this album in the coming months.
I just did an insightful interview with a gentleman named Mikael Wood for a piece in an upcoming issue of Revolver magazine. Check for it in the coming months, I think it was an '09 music preview article.
mike
Previous related posts: http://www.mikeshinoda.com/blog/Linkin_Park-In_The_Studio/new_linkin_park_music-1
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New Linkin Park Music
October 25, 2008 148 Comments
I've been making songs on my own at home or in the bus, but hadn't gotten to work with the other guys until this week. A few days ago, Joe, Phoenix and I were having some fun at Joe's, and started a couple things. Of the two songs we worked on, one was a heavier, fast-tempo song with heavy guitars and distorted sampled drums, and the other was a little less aggressive, but still dark and upbeat, and had a really interesting chord progression. Joe's got this new MIDI keyboard-turntable unit, where he can make his vinyl play tones that you hit on the keyboard, and we can scratch them in real time. It's pretty cool--I think there's a lot of potential for that thing.
Anyway, more updates to come later. We're preparing for a more defined studio schedule in the coming weeks.
On a random note, Joe gave me Ableton Live, a program where I can make dope mixtape-mashup-projects...I'm making one that I'll hopefully be able to post here on mikeshinoda.com soon, which will feature some old songs by other artists that I think are cool.
mike
PS - I have to call The Phoenix out on the shirt he was wearing that day. The funny thing is, he knows it's questionable, but he wore it to amuse me and Joe.
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Responses to comments
October 25, 2008 80 CommentsEDIT: Yes, I'm moving this post up in date, and re-posting it...I wanted to make sure it didn't get lost behind the HT b-day post.
Firstly, I just wanted to note that I intend my responses to always be a nod of respect for the people posting. Even if I respond to one of your comments in disagreement, I still respect your thoughtfulness and opinion enough to re-post and reply to your comment! Thanks for visiting.
