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	\| caption = Mike Shinoda, one of Linkin Park's two lead singers.
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	\| years_active = ]-present (with Linkin Park)<br/>]-present (with Fort Minor)
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	'''Michael Kenji Shinoda''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] and ].

	He's best known for his work in the band ]. He's also active in a ] side-project known as ].

	==Biography==
	===Early life===
	Born to a ] father and a mother who has both ]an and ] ascendent, Mike Shinoda was raised in the ] suburb of ], where he resided for all of his pre-adult life. Mike has a younger brother (born 1979) named Jason.

	He had his debut art show in Gallery 1988 in ].

	Mike's first exposure to the music business came during his middle and high school years, when he attended a concert featuring ] and ]. After that, he began taking piano lessons, studying classical pianist techniques, and later moved on to ] and ]. It was during this formative period that he added the guitar and, eventually, rap-style vocals to his repertoire.

	In his early teens, Shinoda's musical interests found a source of encouragement in friend ], with whom he started to write and record songs with in a makeshift studio set up in his bedroom. Shinoda attended the ] with ] bandmate ], as well as with members of the band ]. By the end of high school, ] practitioner ] had become involved in their musical ventures. The trio formed the band ], and began to make a more serious attempt to pursue a career in the music industry.

	After high school, Shinoda enrolled in the ] to study ] and ]. It was here that he made the acquaintance of ] and ] ], who, along with Delson's college-mate ], was soon added to Xero's line-up. Shinoda eventually completed his college training with a degree in illustration, securing himself a job as a ] right after graduation. With his experience and talent as a ], Shinoda has taken it upon himself in designing all of Linkin Park's artwork with Hahn, and has even designed the album cover for ]'s debut album, ''2000 Fold''.

	===Linkin Park===
	Just prior to his graduation, in the final year of his studies (1999), the band (at this point called Hybrid Theory) brought in second vocalist ], replacing ]. Only one six-track EP would be released under the new name before legal issues forced them once again to change it - and thus it came to pass that Shinoda and his bandmates ultimately were to call themselves Lincoln Park. However, it was too expensive to buy the domain name lincolnpark.com, so it was ultimately changed to ].
	Throughout ], ] continued to expand their following amongst ] club patrons. This growth in popularity made a record contract an even more urgent concern for the band, and Shinoda was forced to juggle his college finals with talent showcases for various major labels; while the former went well for him, the latter failed to accomplish any positive results until the year was nearly over. Several labels had passed on the privilege until, finally, ] made the decision to add the young band to its long list of artists. The first fruits of this union surfaced in the Fall of ] as ], sporting a cover designed by Shinoda himself; before long the album had found its way high into the charts, launching ] as one of the most popular exponents of the rap-metal crossgenre.

	From the start Shinoda was closely involved in the technical aspects of the band's recordings, and over the subsequent releases that role continued to expand, with the singer tackling a fair amount of the production duties for the ] remix album ] (]). His musical role also evolved, and the sophomore release ] (]) saw him assuming a more prominent role as a ].

	By the release of the ] and ] ']' album ] in ], he had his hands in every aspect of the release, from performing and producing to ] and graphic design. Production and remix work for various other performers including The ], ] and ] was also undertaken from time to time.

	He also said in the interview with KROQ that the band expects their new album to be released towards the beginning of 2007.

	===Fort Minor===
	Shinoda formed a ] named "]" between 2004 and 2005 because he couldn't demonstrate as much of his hip-hop background in Linkin Park. He explained the name of his project in a recent interview :

	<blockquote>
	"'Fort' represents the more aggressive side of the music. 'Minor' can mean a few things: if you're talking about ], the minor key is darker. I wanted to name the album rather than having my name on the cover, because I want people to focus on the music, not me."
	</blockquote>

	The debut album from Fort Minor, titled ], was released on ], 2005, and includes guest appearances from ], ], ], ] of ], ], ], ] and features ] (]) as an executive producer.

	Shinoda has also produced albums for ] and ], as well as producing several of ]'s albums, including '']'', '']'' and the collaborative EP with Jay-Z, '']''. He has also produced all of Linkin Park's ] CDs.

	==MTV VMA scoring==
	Shinoda, alongside ], was asked to score the 2005 ] ]s. This was especially impressive as it was the first time in the show's history that artists were given the chance to score the show. Shinoda contributed five short tracks to the score: "100 Degrees," "Saturday," "Montreal," "Hype" and "Madison." They are all instrumental pieces. "100 Degrees" was eventually later made into a full song where Shinoda raps and can be found on the Fort Minor mixtape.

	==See also==
	* ]
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	==External links==
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	{{Linkin Park}}
	{{Fort Minor}}

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