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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
|name = Mike Shinoda
|image = Mike Shinoda, Linkin Park @ Sonisphere 2009.jpg
|caption =
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Michael Kenji Shinoda
|Born = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|2|11}}<ref name="allmusic" />
|origin = [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|instrument = [[Vocals]], [[rapping]], [[guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[piano]], [[Sampling (music)|samples]], [[organ (music)|organ]], [[percussion]]
|genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[nu metal]], [[alternative hip hop]], [[rap rock]], [[Hip hop music|rap]], [[rap metal]]
|occupation = [[Musician]], [[singer-songwriter]], [[lyricist]], [[composer]], [[rapper]], [[vocalist]], [[guitarist]], [[pianist]], [[record producer|producer]], [[graphic designer]], [[visual artist]]
|years_active = 1996–present
|label = [[Machine Shop Recordings|Machine Shop]]/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
|associated_acts = [[Linkin Park]], [[Fort Minor]], [[Styles of Beyond]], [[Apathy (rapper)|Apathy]], [[Cypress Hill]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[Skylar Grey]]
|website = [http://www.mikeshinoda.com MikeShinoda.com]
|notable_instruments = [[PRS Guitars]]<br>[[Ibanez|Ibanez Guitars]]<br>[[Gibson Guitars]]<br>[[Fender Guitars]]
}}

'''Michael Kenji "Mike" Shinoda''' ({{lang-ja|篠田賢治}}, born February 11, 1977)<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | title = Mike Shinoda: Biography | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p388572|pure_url=yes}} | work = [[allmusic]] | first = Corey | last = Apar}}</ref><ref name=aol>{{cite web | title = Mike Shinoda Biography | url = http://music.aol.com/artist/mike-shinoda/388572/biography | work = [[AOL Music]] | accessdate = June 27, 2007}}</ref> is an American [[musician]], [[record producer]], and [[visual art|artist]]. He is best known as the [[rapper]], principal [[songwriter]], [[keyboardist]], [[vocalist]] and [[rhythm guitar]]ist of the rock band [[Linkin Park]], along with his co-frontman and lead singer [[Chester Bennington]], and as a solo [[rapper]] in his side-project, [[Fort Minor]]. He also provides artwork, production, and mixing for both groups.

==Life and career==
===Early life===
Shinoda was born and raised in the Los Angeles suburb of [[Agoura Hills]].<ref name="allmusic" /> His father is [[Japanese American]].<ref>http://linkinparks818th.blogspot.com/2008/05/mikes-not-russian.html</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=How they made it: true stories of how music's biggest stars went from start to stardom|accessdate=September 27, 2010|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wDyd16CHUu4C&pg=PA77 | first = Dan | last = Kimpel | publisher = Hal Leonard Corporation | year = 2006 | isbn = 9780634076428}}</ref> He also has a younger brother, Jason. Shinoda attended Parkman Elementary and Lindero Canyon Middle School.

As per his mother's wishes, Shinoda began his classical piano training with lessons around the age of six, his enthusiasm eventually growing. At the age of thirteen, he expressed the desire to move toward playing [[jazz]], [[blues]], and even [[hip-hop]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lptimes.com/article/RS_032603.html | title = The Mellower Half of Linkin Park | work = The Linkin Park Times | first = Austin | last = Scaggs | authorlink = Austin Scaggs | date = 26 March 2003}}</ref> During his middle school and high school years, he added the [[guitar]] and, eventually, rap-style vocals to his repertoire.

After his teens, Mike Shinoda's rap interests found a source of encouragement in [[Brad Delson]], with whom he started to write and record songs in a makeshift studio set up in his bedroom. Shinoda attended [[Agoura High School]] with [[Linkin Park]] bandmates [[Brad Delson]] and Rob Bourdon as well as with members of the band [[Hoobastank]]. By the end of high school, Bourdon had become involved in their musical ventures. The trio formed the band Xero, and began to make a more serious attempt to pursue a career in the music industry.

After high school, Shinoda enrolled in the [[Art Center College of Design]] to study [[graphic design]] and [[illustration]].<ref name=allmusic /> It was here that he made the acquaintance of [[DJ]] and [[turntablist]] [[Joseph Hahn]], who, along with Delson's college-mate Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, was soon added to Xero's line-up. It was also here that he experienced a form of [[identity crisis (psychology)|identity crisis]]. Years later, in an interview he said:

<blockquote>"I think it was probably in college that I realized that there was a difference between Japanese and [[Japanese-American]]. That's important to realize. It's not the same thing and then eventually with Linkin Park, I toured in [[Japan]]. I've been there now I think four times. I remember the first time I went, how familiar it seemed, just getting out of the plane, it smelled like my aunt's house, in the airport, it smelled like Japan. I don't know if anybody else even noticed it but I walked out of the plane and thought this is definitely familiar to me, didn't even see anything yet. And then going to [[Tokyo]], [[Osaka]], [[Kyoto]], [[Nagoya]], you just recognize things about the way people act, the small things that people do such as how you'll grab a piece of paper. There are things that are more obvious like taking somebody's business card with two hands. You don't do that in the States. When I saw somebody do that I went, "Oh yeah, my uncle always does that," you know. There are little things that culturally come from Japan but they also exist in Japanese American culture and it made me feel like the connection was there and I kind of hadn't realized how much of it was there."<ref>http://mikeshinodaclan.com/media/interviews/getting-back-to-his-roots-april-2006/</ref></blockquote>

Shinoda managed to graduate from college with a bachelor's degree in illustration a year in advance, securing himself a job as a [[graphic design]]er instantly.<ref name="allmusic" /> With his background as a [[graphic artist]], Shinoda has taken it upon himself in designing all of Linkin Park's artwork with Hahn, and has even designed the album cover for [[Styles of Beyond]]'s debut album, ''[[2000 Fold]]''. In later years he would go on to showcase his art skills;{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} he had his debut art showcase (Diamonds Spades Hearts & Clubs) at Gallery 1988{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} in Los Angeles in the time leading up to Linkin Park's album ''[[Minutes to Midnight (album)|Minutes to Midnight]]''.

===Linkin Park===
{{Main|Linkin Park}}
Shinoda's band brought in second vocalist [[Chester Bennington]], replacing Mark Wakefield. From the onset, Shinoda was closely involved in the technical aspects of the band's recordings, and over the subsequent releases that role continued to expand. Shinoda, with guitarist [[Brad Delson]], engineered and produced the band's Hybrid Theory EP, and performed similar roles in the recording of the [[Hybrid Theory]] album. Mike executively organized and oversaw the band's remix album [[Reanimation]] (2002), contributing his own production remixes that he made in his home studio for "Crawling" and "Pushing Me Away." In his spare time, he produced and performed on a song by The X-Ecutioners entitled "It's Goin' Down."

On the second Linkin Park Warner Bros. studio release ''[[Meteora (album)|Meteora]]'' (2003) Shinoda continued to expand upon his duties as a musician and studio technician/engineer. Additionally, for the backbone of the album artwork, Shinoda collaborated with graffiti artist DELTA, graphic designer Frank Maddocks, and band-mate [[Joe Hahn]].

By the release of the [[Linkin Park]] and [[Jay-Z]] 'mash-up' album ''[[Collision Course (album)|Collision Course]]'' in 2004, Shinoda's involvement in the creation of the albums continued to grow. He produced and mixed the album, which won a Grammy Award for "best rap / song collaboration" in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/02/08/grammy-awards-06.html | title = U2 dominates Grammy night | work = [[CBC News]] | date = 9 February 2006}}</ref>

The band released their next album, ''[[Minutes to Midnight (album)|Minutes to Midnight]]'', on May 14, 2007. On this album, Shinoda shared a production credit with producer [[Rick Rubin]], overseeing the musical evolution of the band's sound. This album was also the first time that Shinoda, best known for his rapping, sang a featured vocal. Mike sang in the songs "In Between" and the b-side song, "No Roads Left," as well as rapping and singing in the songs "Bleed It Out" and "Hands Held High." Despite the rarity of Shinoda-fronted singing tracks, music magazine [[Hit Parader]] ranked Mike at number 72 of the Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/ |title=Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time |work=HearYa |date=4 December 2006}}</ref> Mike and Rick Rubin again shared a production credit for Linkin Park's latest album, ''[[A Thousand Suns]]'', released on September 14, 2010.

===Fort Minor===
{{Main|Fort Minor}}
Shinoda formed a [[side project]] named "[[Fort Minor]]" between 2003 and 2004 because he could not demonstrate as much of his hip-hop background in Linkin Park. He explained the name of his project in an interview:<ref name="fixins">{{cite web | url = http://www.fixins.com/fortminor/ | title = fort minor interview | work = fixins | accessdate = 24 June 2007}}{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>

{{cquote|'Fort' represents the more aggressive side of the music. 'Minor' can mean a few things: if you're talking about [[music theory]], 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.<ref name="fixins"/>}}

The debut album from [[Fort Minor]], titled ''[[The Rising Tied]]'', was released on November 13, 2005, and includes guest appearances from [[Styles of Beyond]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Black Thought]] of [[The Roots]], [[John Legend]], [[Holly Brook]], [[Jonah Matranga]], Celph Titled, and features [[Jay-Z|Jay-Z (Shawn Carter)]] as an executive producer.

For the [[NBA]] 2006–2007 season, "[[Remember the Name]]", the second single from ''The Rising Tied'', became the soundtrack for NBA Overtime on TNT. It was an NBA remix version, and remains the staple song for [[NBA on TNT]] to this day.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} Furthermore the [[Big East]] used "Remember the Name" as its theme song for the Big East Basketball Tournament in 2006.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}

He also scored a Top 10 smash with the surprise hit single "[[Where'd You Go]]", which peaked at #4 on [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="wheredyougopos">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?chartDate=2006-06-10 | title = Billboard Hot 100: Week of June 10, 2006 | work = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = 4 May 2010}}</ref>

Shinoda provided several original score selections to the 2005 [[MTV VMA]]s. [[Lil Jon]] also provided original music, but not on any of the same tracks<ref>[http://soundcloud.com/mike-shinoda/sets/mike-shinoda-vma-beats/ Mike Shinoda releases 2005 VMA score via official Sound Cloud page]</ref>

Fort Minor won an MTV VMA for "Best Ringtone" in 2006, and was featured in the following films and TV programs (2005–2006 and 2010): Entourage, Boston Legal, Gridiron Gang, Freedom Writers, Friday Night Lights (TV), The Karate Kid, and Numbers.

Shinoda has also continued his [[Fort Minor]] musical style in an executive producer role on the upcoming [[Styles Of Beyond]] album, "''[[Reseda Beach]]''" He is contributing music and vocals to the album, which was slated for release sometime in 2009. However, the album has not been released till date and Styles of Beyond is under hiatus.

===Art and painting===
Mike was the youngest of his graduating class from Art Center College of Design of Pasadena in 1998, with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration. He has had a hand in most artistic facets of [[Linkin Park]]'s imagery, including album artwork, band merchandise, web design, and on-stage production art.

During time off in 2003, he did a collaborative "remix" shoe for [[DC Shoes]], remixing the "Clientele." He reworked the colors and materials for the shoe, and additionally designed all the packaging and print advertisements.<ref>[http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,1057939,00.html Transworld Snowboarding.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref> The following year, he also designed a customizable [[Kid Robot]] "Munny" doll for a charity auction.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.machineshoprecordings.com/news5.html | publisher = [[Machine Shop Recordings]] | title = Mike Shinoda's MUNNY | date = 7 November 2005}}</ref>

In 2004, Shinoda created a series of ten paintings which became the basis of the [[Fort Minor]] album ''[[The Rising Tied]].'' That series became the backbone for the packaging of the album, and was featured in Shinoda's first public art show "Diamonds Spades Hearts & Clubs."<ref name="Fort Minor Official Website">Mike Shinoda, [http://fortminor.com/base.html]. Retrieved December 17, 2007.</ref>
In addition to the ten Fort Minor pieces, the show also featured thirteen more original works and five collaborative pieces. “Diamonds Spades Hearts & Clubs” opened at Gallery 1988 on Sunday, November 19, 2006.

Additionally in 2004, Shinoda started a college scholarship at [[Art Center College of Design]] to benefit future illustration and graphic design students. Named the Michael K. Shinoda Endowed Scholarship, it is awarded based on financial need and merit. The scholarship was awarded for the first time in 2006.<ref>{{cite press release | title = Linkin Park rapper and artist Michael K. Shinoda partners with DC Shoes | url = http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/news/press_det.jsp?id=3072 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050303100812/http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/news/press_det.jsp?id=3072 | archivedate = March 3, 2005 | accessdate = December 17, 2007 | publisher = [[Art Center College of Design]] | date = September 29, 2004}}</ref> The scholarship fund is made possible through the sale of his original artwork on his website, art shows and his DC Shoes projects.<ref name="Fort Minor Official Website">Fort Minor News [http://fortminor.com/base.html]. Retrieved December 17, 2007.</ref><ref name="Mike Shinoda Official Store">{{cite web | title = Mike Shinoda | work = BandMerch Store | url = http://bandmerch.seenon.com/index.php?v=mikeshinoda | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071024133356/http://bandmerch.seenon.com/index.php?v=mikeshinoda | archivedate = October 24, 2007 | accessdate = December 17, 2007}}</ref>

2008 has proved to be a busy year thus far artistically for Mike. On July 11, Shinoda’s second public art show “Glorious Excess (BORN)” premiered at the [[Japanese American National Museum]] in Los Angeles. The show included nine new pieces, with an exclusive signing on opening night. The show served as part one of the “Glorious Excess” two-part series, with the second installment “Glorious Excess (DIES)” due at JANM at August 22, 2009.<ref name="Mikeshinoda.com">{{cite web | url = http://www.mikeshinoda.com | title = Mike Shinoda Official Website}}{{incomplete citation|{{subst:DATE}}}}</ref>

Concerning the inspiration behind the Glorious Excess series, Mike stated that it:

"Got to a point where the pervasiveness of “celebrity news” concerned me. It seemed like it has jumped out of its niche into places where it doesn’t belong. I would be watching the news, and thinking, “of all the things going on in the world right now, why are they covering so-and-so’s breakup?” It didn’t make sense to me. Add to that the fact that I’m supposed to somehow “belong” to that celebrity group—and I really don’t feel like I do in a lot of ways—and you can see how the topic started to become really interesting to me. The Glorious Excess (BORN) show was my way of diving into those topics, trying to find answers. It follows a central “celebrity” character, who is filthy rich, slightly violent, and famous without any particular skill or talent."

Also in 2008, Mike partnered up with DC Shoes again on a second DC Remix Series project. The project would feature a "great juxtaposition of Mike's unique influences: accomplished artist versus recording-breaking musician, American upbringing versus Japanese heritage."<ref>{{cite web | title = About | work = [[DC Shoes]]: Mike Shinoda | url = http://www.dcshoes.com/special-features/shinodaremix | accessdate = October 3, 2008}}</ref>
The MS/DC limited edition remix has two different versions – Xander and Pride. Roughly 2000 pairs of the limited edition shoes were made available for purchase when the sneaker was released on August 1, 2008.

In an interview with [[Sneaker Freaker|Sneaker Freaker Magazine]], Shinoda had this to say about the latest DC Shoe project:

"This remix is a little slimmer than most of DC’s skate shoes; the Xander feels almost like the skate shoes I grew up wearing in the late 80s. But the art brings it up to date—my work is laser-etched into the panels on the side of the shoe, and the sole is a clear gum sole with a koi fish pattern, and four-color artwork beneath. That way, when you’re walking, and your foot lifts up, it’s a little surprise under there. We also took the time to add extra padding and a satin inner lining to make it as comfortable as possible. They come with three pairs of lightly waxed laces instead of two, because I like to flip up the look sometimes. Each pair also comes with a booklet of my art."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/articles/Mike-Shinoda-Interview | accessdate = October 3, 2008 | title = Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park & DC Shoes) interview | work = [[Sneaker Freaker]] | date = August 14, 2008}}</ref>

===Production===
Shinoda produced [[The Rising Tied]], the debut album by his side-project [[Fort Minor]]. He has also produced tracks for albums by [[Lupe Fiasco]] and [[Styles of Beyond]], as well as producing or co-producing all of [[Linkin Park]]'s non-studio albums, including ''[[Reanimation]]'', ''[[Hybrid Theory EP]]'', the collaborative [[Extended play|EP]] with Jay-Z, ''[[Collision Course (album)|Collision Course]]'', and for the first time producing a studio album in 2007, the group's third studio release ''[[Minutes to Midnight (album)|Minutes to Midnight]]''. In 2004 Shinoda, with drumming assistance by his Linkin Park band mate Rob Bourdon, remixed "[[Enjoy the Silence]]" by [[Depeche Mode]]. Shinoda and Bourdon also worked together to create an instrumental piece entitled "Lockjaw" while previewing [[Digidesign]]'s [[Pro Tools|Pro Tools 8]] software. Some other notable production credits include:

* [[Styles of Beyond]] – "Marco Polo" (from the album ''[[2000 Fold (album)|2000 Fold]]'')
* [[The X-Ecutioners]] – "[[It's Goin' Down (X-Ecutioners song)|It's Goin' Down]]" (from the album ''[[Built from Scratch]]'')
* [[Depeche Mode]] – "[[Enjoy the Silence#Enjoy the Silence 04|Enjoy the Silence 04]]" (remixed and produced)
* [[Lupe Fiasco]] – "The Instrumental" (from the album ''[[Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor]]'')
* Styles of Beyond featuring Celph Titled – "You Cannot Fuck With This" (from the ''Razor Tag'' mixtape)
* Styles of Beyond – "Hard [MS Remix]" (from the ''Razor Tag'' mixtape)
* Styles of Beyond – "Second To None" (from the upcoming album ''[[Reseda Beach]]'')
* "My December" – Linkin Park
* "High Voltage" – Linkin Park
* [[Reanimation]] – Linkin Park
* "[[What I've Done|What I've Done (Distorted Remix)]]" – Linkin Park
* Scored the 2005 MTV VMAs (contributed all original music)
* "''[[Fort Minor: We Major]]''" Mixtape – including S.C.O.M., Bloc Party, Dolla, 100 Degrees, Spraypaint & Inkpens (feat. [[Lupe Fiasco]] and [[Ghostface Killah]])
* [[Busta Rhymes]] feat. Linkin Park – "[[We Made It (Busta Rhymes song)|We Made It]]" (co-produced with [[Cool & Dre]])
* "[[Leave Out All the Rest|L.O.A.T.R.]]" (M. Shinoda Remix) – Linkin Park
* "Lockjaw" – Linkin Park
* "Death to Analog" (Mike Shinoda Remix) – [[Julien-K]] (from the album ''[[Death to Analog#Limited Edition Bonus Disc track list (Death To Digital)|Death To Digital]]'')
* "[[New Divide]]" – Linkin Park
* "Gold Guns Girls" (Mike Shinoda remix) – [[Metric (band)|Metric]]
* "Shoot First" – [[Apathy (rapper)|Apathy]]
* "Resurrection" – Lupe Fiasco & Kenna
* "Never Let Me Down" – Kenna
* "[[Download to Donate for Haiti|Not Alone]]" – [[Linkin Park]] (From [[Download to Donate for Haiti]], an initiative by Music For Relief)
* [[Cypress Hill]] – "Carry Me Away" (from the album ''[[Rise Up (Cypress Hill album)|Rise Up]]'')
* "[[8-Bit Rebellion!|Linkin Park: 8-Bit Rebellion!]]" – composed 8-bit soundtrack
* "Issho Ni" for Download To Donate for Japan, a charity contribution for the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake|2011 Japan earthquake]]

===Other musical activities===
*In 2005, Mike hosted the ''Rock Phenomenon'' Mixtape CD with [[DJ Vlad]] and [[Roc Raida]]. The CD is the first (and to date, only) in DJ Vlad's ''[[Rock Phenomenon]]'' series (which itself is a spin-off of Vlad's ''Rap Phenomenon'' Mixtape series), and features a [[Mashup (music)|Mash-Up]] of [[Linkin Park]]'s ''[[Papercut (song)|Papercut]]'', and [[David Banner]]'s ''[[MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water|Like a Pimp (Remix)]]''. The Mixtape was re-released on July 10, 2007, with new artwork.
*In October 2008 Mike and Mark Wakefield, former vocalist of Linkin Park back when they were named [[Xero (Linkin Park)|Xero]], recorded and released the song "Barack Your World" under the name White Pegacorn.
* For the 2006 [[Grammy]] awards, Mike and Brad Delson assembled the mashup track of [[Numb/Encore]] and "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]" by [[The Beatles]] to be performed live by [[Jay-Z]], [[Linkin Park]] and [[Paul McCartney]].
* Mike scored the MTV VMAs in 2005. Lil’ Jon also contributed, but they did not collaborate; The tracks were separate.<ref name="spokenhimself">http://mikeshinoda.com/2011/04/06/for-superfans-only/#more-7378</ref>
* Mike was an honorary parade marshall in Los Angeles Nisei Week, 2005.<ref name="spokenhimself" />
* Mike was awarded the Japanese American National Museum’s Award of Excellence in 2006.<ref name="spokenhimself" />

==Influences==
Shinoda's musical influences and favorites include [[U2]], [[The Police]], [[Boogie Down Productions]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], and [[Dr. Dre]].<ref name="artcenter.edu">http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/files/boundless_2.pdf</ref> As a [[visual art]]ist his influences include [[Mark Ryden]], Corey Sandelius,<ref name="artcenter.edu"/> and [[Banksy]].<ref>http://www.mikeshinoda.com/blogGibson/art_i_like/banksy-2{{Dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>

==Personal life==
*Mike Shinoda has been married to children's author Anna Hillinger since May 10, 2003. The couple have one child, a son named Otis Akio Shinoda. According to Shinoda, the Fort Minor song "[[Where'd You Go]]" was written for Anna.<ref>The Making of ''The Rising Tied'' DVD</ref>
*In 2004 he was featured on an episode of ''[[Punk'd]]'' in which a [[fire hydrant]] was placed next to his Acura SUV during a pretend fire.
*In an interview talking about his song "[[Kenji (song)|Kenji]]" from the ''Rising Tied'' album, he revealed that his father was born during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. Shinoda is a third generation Japanese American. His father was born in the United States and was interned during World War II.<ref name="roots">{{cite web | url = http://www.rafu.com/mike_shinoda.html | title = Getting Back to His Roots | work = [[The Rafu Shimpo]] | first = Cathy | last = Lim | date = 28 April 2006 }}</ref>
*Regarding the “Glue” nickname: someone in the band called Mike “The Glue” saying he was the one that “held everything together.” The other nicknames (Spike Minoda, Cobra Holda) are just funny, nonsensical."<ref name="spokenhimself" />
* In 2009, Mike received an [http://mikeshinoda.com/2009/04/18/speaking-at-college-graduation/ Honorary Doctorate Of Humane Letters] (H.D.L) from Art Center College Of Design. "I suppose this could also mean that my name at the top of the page should officially read: Michael Kenji “Mike” Shinoda, H.D.L."<ref name="spokenhimself" />
* EWP honored Mike with a [http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/EWP_Visionary_Awards_Dinner_to_Honor_Mike_Shinoda_and_Wenda_Fong_419_20100304 Visionary Award] and dinner in 2010.<ref name="spokenhimself" />

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://mikeshinoda.com/ Mike Shinoda's official website]
* [http://www.linkinpark.com/profile/Mike/ Shinoda's official LPN page from LinkinPark.com]
* [http://www.subvertmagazine.com/blog/linkin-park-mike-shinoda/ Mike Shinoda is interviewed by SUBvert magazine about his successful career]
* {{imdb name|1060557|Mike Shinoda}}
* {{YouTube|user=OfficialMikeShinoda|Mike Shinoda's}}

{{Linkin Park}}
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