The band later signed a record deal with Warner Bros Records. Chester Bennington joined Linkin Park in 1999, replacing Wakefield as lead vocalist. He has also served as a producer for tracks and albums by artists such as Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond and the X-Ecutioners.īorn in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, and raised in Agoura Hills, Shinoda formed Xero, which later became Linkin Park, with two of his high school friends: Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon in 1996, later joined by Joe Hahn, Dave Farrell and Mark Wakefield. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and was the band's collaborative vocalist while Chester Bennington was lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter and producer. Michael Kenji Shinoda ( / ʃ ɪ ˈ n oʊ d ə/ born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
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