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  • Beatles Rock Band

    June 17, 2009 44 Comments

    Thanks to Red Baron for sending the link. Amazing animated video piece...and it's only an ad.

    -m

  • Top That!

    May 21, 2009 66 Comments

    mike

  • Mixtape #3, New Divide video

    May 14, 2009 71 Comments

    A New mixtape is up in the music section. I had started it a few months ago, and finally got around to finishing it up. I went a little heavier on it.

    http://www.mikeshinoda.com/music

    Also, we're shooting the video for New Divide today. I'll have some pictures up from the shoot shortly. Joe is directing, and we're doing the video in a cave in Egypt.

    mike

  • Interview: RYU of STYLES OF BEYOND

    April 27, 2009 59 Comments

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    I decided to try something new here at mikeshinoda.com...an interview! I got to sit on the other side of the table for once, and put a few (hopefully thoughtful) questions to RYU of STYLES OF BEYOND. Besides getting their album RESEDA BEACH ready for release, he's been working on a truckload of amazing new music, sitting in the studio with Dre's peeps, and starting a brand new group. Here's what the man had to say...

  • 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

  • METRIC: talks about self releasing album

    April 23, 2009 20 Comments

    Continuing the conversation we've been having about artists finding success without a major label (in posts like this and this), here's a story about a band doing it right now.

    If you haven't heard about Metric, they're a band who is seeing some impressive numbers on US and Canadian charts...without the help of a major record label.

    They were #1 on Billboard Heat Seekers, #1 on Soundscan Top New Artists Chart, and had Debuts at #1 on Canadian iTunes Album and Rock charts, to name a few achievements.

    From the LA Times: "The 10-track "Fantasies," which took the band in a more pop direction, has sold 9,000 digital downloads in the U.S. since its release March 31, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the music industry, which counts success in the hundreds of thousands, Metric's sales figures may not seem like much. Nonetheless, taking into account an additional 15,000 downloads the band's co-manager said it sold internationally, Metric is seeing a higher financial return than under a major record deal."

    mike

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