Sabtu, 16 Juli 2011

Phoenix ( Dave Michel Farrell )


Name: David Michel Farrell (Phoenix)

DOB: February 8, 1977 (lahir di Plymouth, Massachusetts, Amerika Serikat, 18 Februari 1977; umur 33 tahun)

Instruments: Bass

Gear:

  • Ernie Ball Music Man Sting Ray basses
  • Ampeg SVT Classic heads
  • Ampeg SVT Classic cabinets
  • Dean Markley Blue Steel strings
  • Dunlop Picks (.88)
  • DBX 160 compressor
  • Monster cables
  • Sans Amp
  • Boss pedals
  • Whirlwind direct boxes
  • Shure wireless

Biography:Bassist Dave “Phoenix” Farrell may not be the most noticeable member in Linkin Park’s interviews and songs, but that doesn’t mean he’s any less an important player in the band. Phoenix brings a rhythmic touch that doesn’t distract the listener from the more prominent features of a song, yet gives it an underlying tone that seems to keep the song in sync.

Phoenix was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1977 into a musical family. He was taught how to play guitar by his mother, and also cites his older brother as an inspiration to pick up the instrument. He grew up in Plymouth but later moved to Mission Viego, California at the age of 5. While attending high school, Dave joined a punk group named ‘Tasty Snax’, who would later rename themselves to ‘The Snax’. What the band sorely needed was a bass guitarist, so Phoenix opted to make the transition from the electric guitar, and has played bass ever since.

After graduating from high school, Phoenix went to UCLA. It was at the university that he met his roommate, Brad Delson. Delson, a founding member of Xero, invited Dave to join the band to fill their bass guitarist position. Dave accepted the invitation and recorded with Xero for their sampler tape, released in 1997. A short while later, he left the band to tour with The Snax. Meanwhile, Xero changed their name to Hybrid Theory and recorded their self-titled EP with their friend Kyle Christner. When the band were signed to Warner and became Linkin Park, Brad Delson assumed bass guitarist credentials for their debut album. The band never permanently filled Phoenix’s shoes, leaving the door open for him to return to the line-up in 2000 after about a year and a half absence touring with The Snax. Phoenix took over for touring bassist Scott Koziol just after the band filmed the “One Step Closer” video, thus why he does not appear in the video. Phoenix has been with the band ever since.

“After a long year out of the band, it’s been incredible to rejoin and be back in the mix. I appreciate everyone who supports us both on the website and at our live shows more than I could ever express. To be afforded the opportunity to do something I’ve always loved, with a bunch of friends, is truly a blessing. Thank You.” -Phoenix

Brad Delson

Joe Hahn


Name: Joe Hahn (dikenal juga sebagai Mr. Hahn )
DOB: March 15, 1977
Instruments: Turntables, Samples, Beats, & Sounds

Gear:

  • Motor-driven Turntables
  • Rane TTM 54 DJ mixer
  • AKAI MPC 2000
  • Emagic Logic Audio
  • Various effects
  • Shure M44-7 needles
  • Custom-made vinyl

Biography:DJ Joseph Hahn is far and away the most creative member of Linkin Park. Hahn isn’t just “that guy in the back” behind his turntables at concerts, he’s also infamous for some of LP’s trademark, unique music videos. From flying whales in “In The End” to long-legged elephant-spider hybrids in “Somewhere I Belong”, Joe always finds ways to make the music videos he directs memorable, intriguing, and eye-catching.

Joe’s cinematic and artistic skills were honed at Pasadena, California’s Art College of Design. It was at this college where he was recruited by fellow attendee Mike Shinoda to join the group Xero. Joe and Mike helm the artistic direction of Linkin Park, from music videos, to album art and stage designs.

When not on tour or working behind the camera with Linkin Park, Joe follows his ambitions as a director for other projects. Mr. Hahn’s been credited for directing music videos for Static-X (“Cold”), Story of the Year (“Anthem of our Dying Day”), and Alkaline Trio (“Time To Waste”). During the summer of 2004, Joe bought the rights to film his first full-length movie, an adaptation of China Mieville’s “King Rat”. The film is currently in it’s pre-production phase with no known release date. Hahn also plans to premiere his short film “The Seed” at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2006.

Joe’s family is of Korean descent, and he was born in Glendale, California. He recently opened a small clothing store in Los Angeles’ fashion district called “Suru”. He’s notoriously the least sociable member of Linkin Park.

“All of these quotes sound like excerpts from a high-school yearbook.” -Joe

Rob Bourdon

Nama lahir
Robert Gregory Bourdon

Tanggal Lahir
20 Januari 1979, Calabasas, California, USA

Ketinggian
6 '4 "(1.93 m)

Trivia

Mulai bermain drum pada usia 10.

Anggota band termuda di Linkin Park.

Pekerjaan sebelumnya adalah seorang pelayan

Pergi untuk pergi melihat konser Aerosmith dengan ibunya yang tahu Joey Kramer, drummer Aerosmith, dan menjadi terinspirasi untuk menjadi seorang drummer dirinya sendiri.

Bekerja di Corbin boling Bowl.

Apakah dalam hubungan dengan Vanessa Lee Evigan, tetapi berpisah pada tahun 2007.

Personal Quotes

Saya suka memeriksa situs penggemar, saya pikir itu benar-benar menakjubkan bahwa fans kami meluangkan waktu untuk melakukan itu!

Where Are They Now

(Januari 2003) Finishing pencatatan Linkin Park album barunya, "Meteora".

(Februari 2008) Pada tur dengan band Linkin Park setelah menyelesaikan "Minutes To Midnight" tahun lalu.

Chester Bennington


Name: Chester Charles Bennington
DOB: March 20, 1976 . Phoenix, Arizona, Amerika Serikat
Instruments: Vocals

Gear:

  • Audio Technica Wireless Mics
  • Yamaha SPX 990
  • Takamine guitars
  • DVS/Matix action figure steelo BIATCH!

Biography:Who was the missing ingredient to Linkin Park’s ground-breaking sound? The answer came in the form of a twenty-year-old misfit from Phoenix, Arizona named Chester Bennington. Chester was a vocalist in a locally reknowned band named Grey Daze and was given a mixtape from a band named Xero by a Zomba Music A&R executive in the latter part of 1998. Xero were searching for a new vocalist in the wake of Mark Wakefield’s departure and started handing out demo tapes to try and find a replacement. After listening to the tape and liking what he heard, Chester wrote lyrics and recorded them over the tracks, then sent the tape back to the band. On his twentieth birthday in ’99, Chester received a phone call from his Zomba contact saying the band were interested to meet him in person to try out for the lead vocalist spot. Chester flew to Southern California and met the Xero bandmates, then proceeded to completely blow them away in the audition. Not only did he impress the band, his performance also intimidated another vying candidate into leaving before his audition! Chester was a shoe-in for the vocalist spot. The band soon renamed themselves to Hybrid Theory and released their first material recorded with Chester on the ‘Hybrid Theory EP’ soon afterwards in ’99. Hybrid Theory would later change their name to Linkin Park.

Bennington is often labeled as the main source of raw emotion found in many of Linkin Park’s songs. This stems from a problematic childhood plagued with the divorcing of his parents, sexual molestation, and heavy drug and alcohol abuse. Through writing music, Chester therapeutically released his pent-up frustration and anger. Instead of making the messages of his songs solely about himself, Chester’s writing style uses universal emotions and relatable themes instead of situational lyrics to deliver his stories and help others. For this reason, Chester is regarded as a role model for millions of people who can relate to his messages.

“What I enjoy most about being in the band is having the opportunity to create and perform music with amazing musicians who have also become closest of friends. I would like to thank all who support us and make all of this possible.” -Chester

Awal karir di Linkin Park

Mulanya, band Xero kesulitan mencari vokalis baru setelah vokalis sebelumnya, Mark Wakefield keluar dari band lalu menjadi manajer Taproot. Mereka mendengar tentang Chester, yang berasal dari Arizona, Amerika Serikat. Xero langsung mengirimkan sebuah kaset kosong dan meminta Chester untuk merekam suaranya di kaset itu. Chester langsung merekamnya dan mengirimkannya kembali kepada Xero. Band itu terkesan lalu merekrut Chester ke dalam band. Setelah ini, Chester mengganti nama band Xero menjadi Hybrid Theory.

Mike ( Kenji ) Shinoda


Name: Michael Kenji Shinoda

Born: 2/11/1977

Birthplace: Agoura, California

Nicknames: Mike/Shinizzle/Glue/Spike Minoda/Akira

Nationality: Japanese

Instrument: Vocals, Beats + Samples, Keyboard, Guitar

High School: Agoura High School

College: Art Center College of Design in Pasadena

Major: Illustration but studied graphic arts heavily

Inspiration: The Killer B's concert

Martial Status: Married, to Anna Shinoda on May 10, 2003

Favorite Food: Japanese, Indian

Favorite places to travel: New York, Sydney, Japan

Interests/Hobbies: Paints, drawing, computers, movies

Music: Tool to Dido

Wears contacts and rarely wears glasses

Met Brad in 7th grade.
Met Rob in high school.
Met Joe in college.
Met Chester by wanted singer ad.

Designed the Hybrid Theory Street Soldier.
Also designed a logo for Styles of Beyond.

Past Bands: Xero, Hybrid Theory

Mike plays guitar and piano on some songs

Few Guitars: Crawling, Somewhere I belong

Few Piano: Numb, Breaking the Habit

When it comes to Mike's hair it has changed many colors from dark blue, light blue, red, black with red tips, blonde, to his natural hair black but Mike says his natural hair color is dark blue

Mike also did, "Its going down" with the X-ecutioners


Biography:Mike is thought by many to be the most versatile member of Linkin Park. Some of his numerous talents include rapping, playing the piano and guitar, producing, and art design. Shinoda was born unto a Japanese father and Russian mother and is a distant relative of the legendary Russian composer Tchaikovsky. Mike got into music at a young age, when he was taught how to play the piano. After years of classical training, Mike eventually began to produce and create his own loops using a keyboard he had purchased. Combining bands such as the Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against The Machine with Wu-Tang Clan vocals, Shinoda started to lay down the genre-blending style that would later become the cornerstone of Linkin Park’s sound.

While attending Agoura High School with his junior high chum Brad Delson, Mike and Brad met drummer Rob Bourdon through a mutual friend in a local band named Karma. Rob was soon asked to be the drummer for their new band, Xero. When Brad and Mike went to seperate colleges they met two people who were also asked to join their band, turntablist Joseph Hahn and bassist David “Phoenix” Farrell. Mike recruited Hahn from Pasadena’s ‘Art College of Design’ they both attended, and Brad met Phoenix at UCLA. Mike’s main plan for Xero was to create a sound without categorizational boundaries that seamlessly blended several styles of music, including rock, hip-hop, and electronica. This was much like what he had done on his own at a younger age with his keyboard, yet on a larger scale. Mike was a fan of bands from many different categories of music, including Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A, and more.

Mike has also shown he can excel outside of Linkin Park, becoming very active in helping underground hip-hop artists get recognition. On the Linkin Park remix album ‘Reanimation’, which Shinoda produced, many of the guest stars chosen to remix ‘Hybrid Theory’ tracks were those of the underground hip-hop scene. Shinoda also released a solo hip-hop effort under the moniker of Fort Minor in 2005, where he gives the opportunity to many up-and-coming musicians to get their shot at having their voices heard on a mainstream stage. Mike is constantly creating new music in his spare time.

Writing songs and sharing them with people is a very rewarding experience…I can’t think of anything more gratifying as seeing people from different backgrounds come together to enjoy music. Thanks.-Mike

Here's some Mike Shinoda's fansite :

www.mikeshinoda.com


nothingbuttheglue.tripod.com


www.mikeshinodaclan.com


www.mikeshinodafan.com

Linkin Park Biografi

Sejarah

Awal mula

Awal pembentukan Linkin Park yaitu pertemuan Mike Shinoda dan Brad Delson (gitaris Linkin Park) di kelas 7. Lalu mereka membentuk band bernama Xero. Brad juga bermain untuk band Relative Degree, salah satu personilnya yaitu Rob Bourdon (drummer Linkin Park). Mike berkenalan dengan Rob melalui Brad dan Rob bergabung dengan Xero. Saat kuliah, Brad berkenalan dengan Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bassis Linkin Park) yang merupakan teman sekamar Brad. Mike, yang mengambil jurusan ilustrasi di Universitas Seni Pasadena, bertemu dengan Joe Hahn (turntablis Linkin Park). Kemudian, Dave Farrell dan Joe Hahn bergabung bersama Xero. Dave sempat meninggalkan Xero untuk bergabung kembali ke band lamanya, Tasty Snax.

Mulanya, mereka merekrut Mark Wakefield sebagai vokalis, lalu diambil alih oleh Chester Bennington (mantan vokalis Grey Daze) sampai sekarang, sedangkan Mike lalu jadi rapper. Sialnya, karena nama Xero sudah dipakai grup lain, mereka terpaksa mengganti nama menjadi Hybrid Theory. Lalu setelah ditolak 3 kali, Hybrid Theory berhasil diterima oleh sebuah perusahaan rekaman bernama Warner Bros. Records setelah sukses meluncurkan EP yang berjudul Hybrid Theory EP pada tahun 1999 sebanyak seribu keping. Namun, pada saat itu Mike sempat memiliki masalah dengan Jeff Blue, manahaernya. Jeff Blue mengatakan bahwa Mike tidak usah rapping, cukup bermain keyboard saja. Kejadian ini menginspirasi Mike untuk menulis lagu Get Me Gone (Fort Minor)

Sekali lagi, mereka terpaksa mengganti nama karena nama Hybrid Theory mirip dengan nama grup musik Hybrid yang berasal dari Wales. Daripada dianggap band yang sama, mereka memilih berubah nama lagi menjadi Linkin Park. Namun, sebelum bernama Linkin Park, mereka sempat mengganti namanya menjadi 0818. Nama ini juga baru diketahui pada pertengahan 2009, saat Brad Delson berbicara di acara wisuda di UCLA, Los Angeles, pertengahan 2009 lalu. Nama Linkin Park diambil Chester dari nama sebuah taman di Los Angeles, Lincoln Park. Agar bisa mengelola situs web sendiri, Chester mengubah ejaannya menjadi Linkin Park. Setelah itu, mereka berhasil membeli situs web http://www.linkinpark.com/

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park meluncurkan album pertamanya, Hybrid Theory, pada tanggal 24 Oktober 2000 dengan singel pertama One Step Closer. Namun, yang lebih terkenal adalah singel Crawling dan In the End. Lagu ini telah membuat Linkin Park menjadi populer. Penjualan album itu melebihi 15 juta keping. Linkin Park lalu merilis edisi spesial dari Hybrid Theory, dengan 2 lagu baru High Voltage (Reprise) dan My December (lagu).

Linkin Park lalu merilis album aransemen ulang dari Hybrid Theory, Reanimation. Album ini pun meraih kesuksesan dengan penjualan kira-kira 10 juta kopi. Singelnya, Pts.Of.Athrty, tidak sepopuler singel di Hybrid Theory, namun cukup terkenal. Linkin Park, melalui Mike Shinoda dan Joseph Hahn, juga sempat bekerja sama dengan band The X-ecutioners dalam pembuatan singel It's Goin' Down. Linkin Park juga membentuk kelompok fans mereka bernama Linkin Park Underground, serta mulai mengadakan tur sendiri bernama Projekt Revolution, setelah sering diundang ke festival musik.

Meteora

Tanggal 25 Maret 2003, Linkin Park merilis album kedua bertitel Meteora. Nama tersebut diambil dari nama tempat ibadah di atas puing-puing di Yunani. Album ini juga meraih kesuksesan dengan penjualan kira-kira 11 juta kopi. Singelnya adalah Somewhere I Belong, Faint, Numb, From the Inside, Lying from You, dan Breaking the Habit.

Meteora memenangkan banyak penghargaan. Antara lain Penghargaan MTV kategori "Video Rock Terbaik" untuk lagu "Somewhere I Belong" dan "Penghargaan Pilihan Pemirsa" (Breaking The Habit). Linkin Park juga memenangkan penghargaan lain yaitu "Penghargaan Musik Radio 2004", "Penghargaan Artis Tahun Ini" dan "Penghargaan Lagu Tahun Ini" melalui lagu "Numb". Mesikpun album Meteora tidak sesukses Hybrid Theory album ini masuk 3 besar penjualan album di Amerika Serikat tahun 2003.

Linkin Park juga mengadakan Projekt Revolution Tour ke-2 serta sibuk ikut konser. Di sela-sela waktu itu, Linkin Park berhasil menyelesaikan rekaman album konser mereka, "Live In Texas", yang berisi lagu-lagu saat konser Linkin Park di Texas.

Proyek sampingan

Atas permintaan MTV, Linkin Park berkolaborasi dengan Jay Z dalam album "Collision Course". Materi album ini adalah remix dari sebagian lagu-lagu Linkin Park dalam album "Hybrid Theory" dan "Meteora" serta lagu-lagu Jay Z dalam album "Blueprint" serta "The Black Album". Album tersebut dirilis tahun 2004 dan menghasilkan 2 singel, yaitu Numb/Encore yang mendapat penghargaan Grammy kategori "Lagu Rap Terbaik" dan "Kolaborasi Terbaik".

Pada tahun 2005, Linkin Park lebih mengutamakan konser amal. Mereka membantu korban tsunami pada bulan Desember 2004 dalam konser bertajuk Music For Relief. Linkin Park juga membantu mengumpulkan uang untuk korban Badai Katrina tahun 2004. Sementara itu, Mike Shinoda bergabung dengan Fort Minor dalam album "The Rising Tied". Chester Bennington juga punya proyek solo yang dinamai Snow White Tan yang selanjutnya populer dengan nama Dead By Sunrise.

Pada 13 Oktober 2009, Dead By Sunrise meluncurkan album perdananya, yang berjudul Out Of Ashes. Namun sebelum mereka meluncurkan album, mereka terlebih dahulu merilis sebuah singel, yaitu Crawl Back In.

Linkin Park dan Artifical Life Inc. juga rencananya akan merilis game untuk iPhone dan iPod Touch, Linkin Park: 8-Bit Rebellion, pada Januari 2010.

Minutes to Midnight

Pada tahun 2006, mereka mulai merekam materi untuk album terbaru Linkin Park, yaitu "Minutes To Midnight". Banyak yang mengkritik Linkin Park karena sering tertunda peluncurannya. Walaupun begitu, Linkin Park menjamin bahwa album tanggal 14 Mei 2007 ini pantas untuk dikoleksi. Menurut Linkin Park, mereka menamai album barunya "Minutes To Midnight" (menit-menit menuju tengah malam) karena adanya isu nuklir di bumi ini yang dapat menghancurkan dunia pada saat tengah malam.

Sebanyak 100 lagu demo telah diciptakan namun hanya 12 yang dimasukkan ke dalam album. Tidak heran kalau album ini direkam selama 14 bulan. Dalam album Minutes To Midnight, unsur musik nu metal kurang kental. Walaupun demikian, album ini tetap digemari. Buktinya adalah album ini terjual hampir sebanyak 625 ribu kopi dalam pekan pertamanya (sebuah rekor dalam tahun 2007). Album studio ketiga ini diproduseri oleh Mike Shinoda dan Rick Rubin, mantan personil Beastie Boys. Singel pertamanya, "What I've Done", sudah mulai diputar di radio pada tanggal 2 April 2007. Minutes To Midnight juga menduduki tangga teratas Billboard. Pada tanggal 20 Agustus 2007, Linkin Park merilis singel keduanya, yaitu "Bleed It Out". Dan, pada bulan Oktober, Linkin Park merilis singel "Shadow of the Day". Lalu disusul dengan Given Up (Maret 2008), dan singel terakhir dari "Minutes To Midnight", Leave Out All The Rest (Juli 2008).

Lagu "No Roads Left" bisa didapatkan melalui pemesanan lewat iTunes. Sementara lagu "Qwerty" bisa didapatkan di EP berjudul Linkin Park Underground v6.0.

Mereka juga merilis lagu "New Divide" yang dipakai untuk soundtrack film terbaru Transformers yaitu Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.Lagu ini juga sudah mencapai posisi 6 di Amerika Serikat, di Inggris mencapai posisi 20, dan mendapat penghargaan dalam kategori "Best Scream Song of the Year" di Spike TV.

Album Studio Keempat

Belakangan ini banyak yang berkata bahwa Linkin Park telah "mati". Padahal tidak. Mereka bahkan sedang bekerja pada album studio keempat mereka. Lagi-lagi Rick Rubin yang menjadi produsernya. Sampai pada Bulan November 2009, mereka sedang fokus pada 5 lagu, setelah sebelumnya terdapat 60 lagu demo, kemudian disaring menjadi 20. Durasinya pun akan lebih panjang dari lagu-lagu Linkin Park lain pada umumnya (sekitar 4-5 menit). Dan, untuk ke depannya, setelah album keempat dirilis, Linkin Park berjanji akan berusaha mengeluarkan album barunya lebih cepat. A Thousand Suns, inilah nama album keempat Linkin Park. Track Listing 1. The Requiem 2. The Radiance 3. Burning In The Skies 4. Empty Spaces 5. When They Come For Me 6. Robot Boy 7. Jornada Del Muerto 8. Waiting For The End 9. Blackout 10. Wretches And Kings 11. Wisdom, Justice, And Love 12. Iridescent 13. Fallout 14. The Catalyst 15. The Messenger

Jenis musik

Aliran

Pada awal pembentukannya, Linkin Park beraliran rock. Setelah masuknya seorang DJ atau turntablis bernama Joe Hahn, Linkin Park mengganti alirannya menjadi hip-hop. Namun, pada album Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park mengganti lagi alirannya menjadi nu metal dan rapcore. Demikian juga pada album Meteora, hanya saja Linkin Park juga menambahkan unsur elektronika.

Pada album Minutes To Midnight, segalanya berubah total. Linkin Park benar-benar mengurangi unsur nu metal secara spesifik. Sebagai gantinya, Linkin Park menggunakan aliran alternative rock. Ini jelas sebuah eksperimen mengingat kesuksesan Linkin Park dengan genre nu metal dalam album sebelumnya. Tetapi, ternyata eksperimen itu berhasil.

Teknis

Linkin Park jarang menggunakan teknik melodi gitar namun petikan gitar. Selain itu, rap dari Mike Shinoda sering muncul di banyak lagu. Terkadang Chester berteriak dalam beberapa lagu.

Lagi-lagi, perubahan terjadi di album Minutes To Midnight. Linkin Park mengurangi unsur rap dari Mike. Rapnya hanya ada di 2 lagu, yaitu Bleed It Out dan Hands Held High. Sementara vokal Chester lebih dominan dibanding sebelumnya. Linkin Park juga bermain lebih lembut.

Linkin Park Underground

Ini adalah kelompok penggemar Linkin Park yang dibentuk tahun 2001 oleh Linkin Park dan Jessica Sklar. Jika bergabung dengan LPU (singkatannya) maka bisa memperoleh merchandise khusus untuk anggota LPU. Seperti kaus, asbak, buku, ringtone ekslusif, lagu ekslusif, video eksklusif, dan album LPU setiap tahunnya. Sejauh ini album LP Underground v9.0 merupakan terobosan terbaik, karena di dalam album itu seluruh lagunya adalah lagu-lagu demo yang belum pernah dirilis oleh Linkin Park sebelumnya. Ditambah lagi ada lagu demo Across The Line, sebuah lagu yang paling banyak dibicarakan pada forum Linkin Park sejak DVD Making of Minutes to Midnight dirilis. Lagu ini sebelumnya memiliki judul Japan.