Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park and Fort Minor
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
Hey guys, Mike Shinoda here, from Linkin Park and Fort Minor. A little bit about me:
I can’t touch my shoulders with my hands unless I cross them (right hand can’t touch right shoulder, left can’t touch left).
I started an NES gamer club in junior high called “NINTENDOL, where the only rule was that you be able to finish any NES game you played in 7 days or less from the time you opened the package. We all drew the letter “L” on our consoles in red.
I drew and painted obsessively growing up, and invented my own casts of characters for Mega Man, Metroid, Super Mario, and a handful of Dungeons and Dragons characters (shout out to Jeff Easley).
I once made a demo tape of joke gangsta rap songs called “Pooch Pound” that included a song called “North Coast Killa” where we executed all our Canadian gangsta rivals.
Lastly, I have a side-project called Fort Minor, and I recently released a song and 360 video called “WELCOME”.
I’ll be answering your questions for the next 60 minutes, so ask me anything. Excited to talk to you guys.
EDIT: Thank you guys for all the great questions. Keep in touch:
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Farbod Saraf
@farbodsaraf · Co-founder Everboard.io
Hi Mike, I would like to know your thoughts on a new concept of crowdfunding live events (e.g. LiveOnDemands.com). Would you expect a widespread adoption of concert crowdfunding campaigns among artists considering the fact that it removes the middleman between artists and fans?
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@farbodsaraf Crowdfunding live events opens amazing opportunities for upstart artists. I wish we had crowdfunding when our band was getting started!
Ariadne Camargo♥
@arisshinoda · Ari Camargo
@mikeshinoda you still get nervous or anxious when going up on stage with the fort minor?
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@arisshinoda Not as nervous anymore. It's very different doing the Fort Minor one-man-shows, versus Linkin Park shows. I try to make the FM shows a special, intimate experience, where I can play the fan favorites and b sides we don't play at the LP shows.
Ariadne Camargo♥
@arisshinoda · Ari Camargo
@mikeshinoda thanks for answering! Success always and I hope his return to Brazil
Bianca Terracciano
@misetta · Creative Director Wonder Inc.
What do you expect from new technologies? Do you think that there is a lack of connections between contents and reality? Can customized video streaming be the solution?
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@misetta The integration of music and music-related created content is still very fragmented. The worst feeling as a music fan is thinking "I can't believe the band just played in my town and I missed it, I would've gone!"
There's also a vibrant culture around our band, from the things we officially release to the fan-created stuff. We need to make it easier to do, hear, see, and buy the things we love.
In particular, I think the merchandise business as a whole is kinda broken. That's a place to focus...
Wonder Mobile App
@wondermobileapp · The game-changer in videomaking.
@mikeshinoda @misetta Wonder can be the solution! ;)
W00t8
@nicicyver
@mikeshinoda Hey Mike! Good to see you, I got 2 questions for you. 1st Question: What is your state of mind when you're creating an artwork and how is it different from writing a song? 2nd Question: What is your idea on this "Virtual Pop stars" for example like the famous "Hatsune Miku"; do you think it is bad or is it a new frontier in technology and music?
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
1.) I make art and songs from whatever is inspiring at the moment. 2.) @nicicyver Hatsune Miku is such an amazing idea. Joe showed me this a long time ago, and I didn't understand it. A few months later, I emailed him about Hatsune Miku, forgetting he had emailed me, and I was like, "CHECK THIS OUT, I LOVE IT." He said, "dude, I emailed you about this a while ago." Sometimes it takes us a while to understand something. HA
But the idea of a virtual or crowd-created artist / pop star is very compelling to me.
Jeanette Kent
@sketter34
You all have been creating music for sometime now. Is it just as fulfilling as it was in the beginning? I know as a fan I enjoy it more now than ever.
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@sketter34 The challenge for established bands / artists is in reinventing with each album. Not just for the sake of the fans, but to keep yourself 100% invested and excited with each release. We like to explore new sounds, styles, and themes with each album because it keeps it fresh for us.
kika.a
@kika_a11 · lawyer
@mikeshinoda it's not about the salary, it's alla about reality !!!
xero.
@_buttheadpls · misturadesignCO.
@mikeshinoda @sketter34 Things like this makes me love LP and FM, reinventing styles and music is the key!
Christina.
@thehybridthings · Multimedia and Graphic Designstudent
@kika_a11 and making some noise
Jack Smith
@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
Hi Mike. Which people have been most helpful to you as you've started to break into startup investing? (by way of introductions to companies, giving you advice etc)
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@_jacksmith So many people have been helpful. There are too many people to name. In general, I'm very grateful for the guidance of all our friends in tech. While there's clearly money to be made in tech, we do pretty well with the music thing...We're more interested in spending time with the brightest and most driven people in the world.
Madina
@madinalp
@mikeshinoda hey Mike! What's up? I always wanted to ask you: What do skulls mean in your paintings? Thank you! ❤️💙💜🎈
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@madinalp I started integrating the skulls because of the timeless "Memento Mori" theme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me... and its connection with classic rock and metal album imagery. Also, because skulls are fun to paint.
Here are some images of my paintings https://www.flickr.com/photos/th...
I have a fun painted piece coming up soon. Stay tuned by following me on Twitter, Instagram, FB, Snapchat etc.
HUNTING THEORY
@hunting_theory · Shit Artist
@mikeshinoda @madinalp well , You are so Talented in drawing skull, by the skull word , i mean every possible and impossible skull ! I Love your art
AlineLPfan
@alinelpfan
@mikeshinoda Hi Mike,
here are my questions:
1. How is the work in the studio going?
2. You wrote the title theme for the tv show "Into The Badlands". How did you get involved and what was your experience like?
3. Will you continue playing Fort Minor shows on future LP tours? (Those I attended in Berlin and Düsseldorf were amazing!)
Have a nice day and thank you for doing this!
Love and greetings,
Aline
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@alinelpfan Thank you! INTO THE BADLANDS is a new (AMC) show, set in a kinda dystopian future with a great story and a lot of amazing fight choreography. They showed me a few early clips, and I liked it. So I did the theme song.
AlineLPfan
@alinelpfan
@mikeshinoda @alinelpfan Sounds great, I'll definitely watch the show!
BradRockZ
@r_delmariason · Linkin Park Lover
@mikeshinoda why isn't my question being submitted?! Anyway. Mike, tell me what's the best electronic guitar for beginners.
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Mike Shinoda
@mikeshinoda · Linkin Park, Fort Minor
@r_delmariason My first guitar was a beginner Fender Strat. After that, I saved up for a PRS, not sure which model.
Leilani C
@deadsymphony79 · Artist
@r_delmariason I started off with the same guitar, it's really good
Leilani C
@deadsymphony79 · Artist
@r_delmariason I started off with the same guitar, it's really good