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Brad Delson

Name: Brad Delson
DOB: December 1, 1977
Instruments: Guitar

Gear:

• Ibanez guitars
• PRS guitars
• Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads
• Mesa Boogie cabinets
• D'Addario strings (10XL)
• Boss Pedal effects
• D'Addario cables
• Dunlop picks (.83)
• Shure wireless

Bio:

Guitarist Brad Delson is often credited as being the funniest and most spontaneous member of Linkin Park. His playful sarcasm and quick wit can put you in knots with laughter (just ask his high school colleagues, who voted him "Most Unique" in the senior yearbook). But while he does possess the title of a jokester, he's also capable of being a serious person.

Brad grew up in Agoura, California and was friends with Mike Shinoda throughout his childhood. They attended Agoura High School together and graduated in 1996. It was this year when Xero was formed by the two. They remained close friends as they went to seperate colleges. Brad attended UCLA, where he met his roommate Dave Farrell, a bassist with a local punk band called Tasty Snax. Brad recruited Farrell to join Hybrid Theory, who had recently changed from 'Xero'. The rest is history. He graduated in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in Communications and was planning to go to law school until Hybrid Theory got a record deal and blew up as the newly named Linkin Park in fall 2000.

Brad handles the business side of Linkin Park with his father, Donn Delson. The two created BandMerch amid concerns over the unauthorized usage of Linkin Park's image and name on products, citing they wanted fans to get first-class, high-quality products when they purchased merchandise with the band's name on it. The company soon branched out past the borders of Linkin Park, handling merchandising affairs for some of the music industry's biggest heavy-hitters.

Delson is also the A&R representative for Linkin Park's Machine Shop Records label, most noticeably as an advisor for Fort Minor's 'The Rising Tied' which was released in fall 2005 on the imprint.

Phoenix Farrell

Date of Birth

8 February 1977, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

David Michael Farrell

Nickname

Phi Phi
Feenux

Spouse

Linsey Farrell

(28 December 2002 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Likes Mexican food

Is the bassist for the rock band Linkin Park.

He did not record bass for 'Hybrid Theory' because he had taken a year-long tour with his High School Band 'The Snax'. He rejoined the band shortly after the release of the CD.

Graduated from UCLA.

He was Brad Delson's roommate in college.

Has a degree in philosophy.

He was taught how to play guitar by his mom.

Plays violin and cello.

He was in a Christian rock band called Tasty Snax. They later changed their name to The Snax.

He was born in Massachusetts.

Has a daughter with wife Linsey, born in 2007.

Worked as an audio preservation historian throughout college.

Names his favorite bass players as Paul McCartney, Sting and Adam Clayton.

Rob Bourdon (Youngest Member of LP)

Birth Name

Robert Gregory Bourdon

Height

6' 4" (1.93 m)

Trivia

Started playing the drums at age 10.

Is the youngest band member in Linkin Park.

His previous job was a waiter

Went to go see Aerosmith concert with his mom who knew Joey Kramer the drummer for Aerosmith and became inspired to be a drummer himself

Worked in the bowling alley Corbin Bowl.

Gear:

• Gretsch kit
• Gibraltar Hardware
• Zildjian cymbals
• Remo heads
• Vater sticks
• Rane headphone amp
• Alesis DM-5 drum module
• Shure E-1 in-ear monitors
• D-drum trigger pads

Mr.Hahn(Josepeh Hahn)

Nickname

Mr. Hahn

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse

Karen

(? - present)

Trivia

He is Korean

DJ for the band Linkin Park

Went to Pasadena Arts School

Directs most of Linkin Park's music videos, often under the pseudonym 'Mr. Hahn'.

Graduated Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California.

He didn't graduate from art college.

Came up with the concept for the "One Step Closer" video.

Is from Glendale, California.

Gear:

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

Mike 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

Chester Bennington

He was born in Phoenix, Arizona . He is notable for producing loud and very high-pitched vocals. Most Linkin Park songs feature him screaming. His hair changes style and color frequently. When he was younger he practiced singing every day until his lungs and throat were sore to get the voice that he has now.

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Chester had a rather unpleasant life right through adolescence. He was sexually abused as a child, not by his family, but from the people around him. A few of his friends commited suicide and one died in a skateboarding accident. When Chester was 11, his parents went through a divorce. He has two half sisters and a half brother. Chester attended Centennial High School at the beginning of his freshmen year. But later he went to Greenway High. As a teenager, he was addicted to crystal meth and cocaine. However, Bennington is now free from his addiction and has been so for many years. His co-writer and fellow band member Mike Shinoda wrote a song, which until recently could not be performed live. The song, called "Breaking the Habit," brought back memories from the past which in many cases reduced Bennington to tears.

Bennington was formerly the lead vocalist in a band called Grey Daze in 1994, who were popular across Arizona and the United States, but didn't achieve global status. Grey Daze replaced Chester after he left, with a female singer and the band is now known as Waterface.

He graduated in the year of 1994 from Washington High. He met his wife, Samantha while he was working in Burger King. He married her on Halloween 1996 at the age of 20, and because he was too poor to afford an actual wedding or engagement ring, the two of them have rings tattooed on their ring fingers. (Done before Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee had theirs done) They have one child, a boy named Draven Sebastian Bennington, born April 19, 2002 at 1 PM as mentioned on linkinpark.com : "Chester and Samantha had their son on April 19th, 2002 at 1PM. He's happy, healthy, and cute as can be. The baby and parents are doing great. They thank you for being so interested and they love you guys! The whole family will be on the road during the next Linkin tour!". As of May 2, 2005 the couple are divorcing after eight years of marriage. Samantha has been granted full custodial rights of their child, while Chester is fighting for joint custody. Like bandmate Mike Shinoda, Chester is working on a solo album. It will be completed by by late 2005 and set for release in early 2006.

Bennington's Tattoos

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As of 4/05, Totaling 13:

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• Upper Left Arm - (Pisces)
• Upper Back - (Six arms spread out)
• Lower Back - (Linkin Park lettered in old English) This tattoo was the result of a bet Chester made with a friend of his. If Hybrid Theory went platinum, the tattoo would be free. If not, Chester would have to pay full price. The album went platinum, and Chester got a free tattoo.
• Upper Right Arm - (Japanese Koi Fish)
• Lower Left Calf - (Hybrid Theory Soldier)
• Left Arm - (flames)
• Right Arm - (flames)
• Right Calf - (dragon)
• Ring Finger on Left Hand - (engagement band)
• Pinkie Finger on Right Hand - (birthstone in gold ring)
• dragon on his back on the left
• and on his right side.
• Unidentified tattoo on his right elbow - looks like a skull on a rose?

"Tattoos exude pain and pleasure all at the same time." —Chester

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Band History

The band saw its and first beginings in emcee/vocalist Mike Shinoda's small bedroom studio, where he and Brad Delson recorded the band's first material in 1996. The two had attended high school together, where they met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon. Shinoda hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying illustration at Art Center College in Pasadena. Meanwhile, attending UCLA, Delson shared an apartment with bassist Phoenix, who left the band after college and returned a year later. At this point, they named themselves Xero and recorded several demo tracks. They never got signed, and the project floundered. Then Shinoda decided to hire a vocalist, and put out an ad. They got Chester Bennington, a transplanted Arizona native who started making records when he was 16. 'When I was two, I used to run around singing Foreigner songs - there's tapes of me doing that... since I learned how to talk I've been telling everybody I was gonna grow up to be a singer.' laughs Bennington.

The band called itself Hybrid Theory after the addition of Bennington (the idea being that they were a hybrid of rock and rap), however, due to a trademark issue with a band called Hybrid, they were forced to change their name. Some discarded ideas (serious or not) were Clear (the band's favorite), Probing Lagers (which they thought was the lamest), Ten PM Stocker (because they would record every night at 10 pm at a place on Stocker Street) and Platinum Lotus Foundation. Eventually, they settled on Lincoln Park, suggested by Bennington because after band practice he would have to drive past there to get home. However the domain 'lincolnpark.com' cost more than the band could afford, so they changed the spelling to Linkin Park. However, it has also been suggested that the name 'Linkin Park' was suggested so that the band would appear right next to Limp Bizkit at record stores.

Working with an independent label, the band recorded the album Hybrid Theory EP, which featured 'Carousel', 'Technique', 'Step Up', 'And One', 'High Voltage', 'Part of Me'.

After being signed to Warner Brothers in 1999 their first album, Hybrid Theory was released in 2000. It was the top-selling album in the United States and New Zealand in 2001, with the hit singles 'One Step Closer', 'Crawling', 'Papercut', 'In The End' and 'Points of Authority'. The album is notable for its absence of profanity, in contrast to many other nu metal bands' songs.

Linkin Park were part of the Ozzfest in 2001, touring along side Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Crazy Town, Papa Roach and Disturbed. Linkin Park have also created their own tour - Projekt: Revolution , and on it have toured with Cypress Hill, Adema, DJ Z-Trip, Xzibit, Mudvayne and Blindside.

In 2002, they released a remix album of their Hybrid Theory album, called Reanimation, as well as releasing a remix version of their song, 'Points Of Authority'.

In 2003 their new studio album was released, titled Meteora, which debuted at #1 in the US and UK, and #2 in Australia. It contained the singles, 'Somewhere I Belong', 'Faint', 'Numb', 'From The Inside' and 'Breaking The Habit'. Later in the year, they joined forces with fellow nu-metal band Limp Bizkit and Metallica for the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003. From this tour, Linkin Park released a new CD/DVD set called Live In Texas. This set contains tracks from their three previous records, and was filmed on location at their Summer Sanitarium performances in

In 2004, Linkin Park created the Meteora World Tour. This tour included Linkin Park, P.O.D., Hoobastank, and Story of the Year.

In 2004, Linkin Park was touring with Snoop Dogg, The Used, Korn, and Less Than Jake on the main stage, and No Warning, Ghostface, Funeral For A Friend, M.O.P., and Downset on the second stage as part of Projekt Revolution 2004 . They also had a travelling DJ, Z-Trip with them, along with Irvin the Urban Action Figure.

On November 30, 2004, Linkin Park released Collision Course, a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z featuring rap-style remixes ('mash-ups') of songs from Meteora and Hybrid Theory using lyrics from Jay-Z's repertoire. Collision Course debuted at #1 in the US, but only got to # 17 in the UK. In Holland Collision Course made it to a 7th place. Their first Collision Course hit single 'Numb/Encore' reached #1 at the Free Record Shop Download Charts in Holland.

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