The COS- The Church of Shinoda

[4everLP_Shinoda]

yay Mike welcomes me!!!!:DCan I dance with Mike ladies?

[woodyloveslinkin]

Mike Shinoda

AKA Michael Kenji Shinoda

 

Born: 11-Feb-1977

Birthplace: Agoura, CA

 

 

Gender: Male

Religion: Protestant

Ethnicity: Multiracial

Sexual orientation: Straight

Occupation: Musician, Artist

 

Level of fame: Somewhat

Executive summary: Singer/instrumentalist for Linkin Park

 

Born to a Japanese father and a Russian mother (who is reprotedly a distant decendant of composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky), Mike Shinoda was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura, where he resided for all of his pre-adult life. In his early teens Shinoda's musical interests found a source of encouragement in the person of guitarist Brad Delson, with whom he started to write and record songs in a makeshift studio set up in his home. Shinoda's first instrument had been the piano, for which he spent a decade studying both classical and jazz techniques, but during this formative period he added the guitar - and, eventually, rap-style vocals - to his repetoire. By the end of high school, drummer Rob 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. It was here that he made the acquaintance of DJ Joseph Hahn, who, along with Delson's college-mate Dave Phoenix Farrell, was soon added to Xero's line-up. Shinoda eventually completed his college training with a degree in illustration, securing himself a job as a graphic designer right after graduation. It was just prior to this, in the final year of his studies, that the band (now called Hybrid Theory) brought in second vocalist Chester Bennington. Only one 6-song EP would be released under the new name before legal issues forced them once again to change it - and thus it came to pass that Shinoda and his bandmates ultimately were to inflict themselves upon music consumers as Linkin Park.

 

Throughout 1999, Linkin Park continued to expand their following amongst L.A. club patrons. This growth in popularity made a record contract an even more urgent concern for the band, and Shinoda was forced to juggle his college finals with talent showcases for various major labels; while the former obviously went well for him, the latter failed to accomplish any positive results until the year was nearly over. Several labels had passed on the privelege until, finally, Warner Brothers made the decision to add the young band to its long list of musical hostages. The first fruits of this unwholesome union surfaced in the fall of 2000 as Hybrid Theory, sporting a cover designed by Shinoda himself; before long the album had found its way high into the charts, launching Linkin Park as one of the most popular exponents of the so-called 'nu-metal' genre.

 

From the start Shinoda was closely involved in the techical aspects of the band's recordings, and over the subsequent releases that role continued to expand, with the singer tackling a fair amount of the production duties for the Hybrid Theory remix album Reanimation (2002). His musical role also evolved, and the sophomore release Meteroa (2003) saw him assuming a more prominent role as a guitarist. By the release of the Linkin Park/Jay-Z 'mash-up' album Collision Course in 2004, he had his hands in every aspect of the release, from performing and producng to mixing and graphic design. Production and remix work for various other performers (including The X-ecutioners, Handsome Boy Modeling School and Depeche Mode was also undertaken from time to time.

 

 

Father: Leslie Shinoda

Mother: Kim Shinoda

Brother: Jason Shinoda

Wife: Anna Lovejoy (m. 10-May-2003)

 

 

High School: Augora High School, Augora, CA

University: Pasadena Art College

 

 

Linkin Park Vocalist/Guitarist/Keyboardist 1999-present

Grammy Best Hard Rock Performance (2001) (with Linkin Park)

Japanese Ancestry Paternal

Russian Ancestry Maternal

[Ravynlee]

Hey Woody! OMFG! I've been exalted a few ranks! You've made me 2IC! *squeeze hugs* Wow, never thought I'd be 2nd in charge at Mike's sanctuary *laughs* Hope this isn't considered sacrilage or anything? *raises a curious brow*

 

Well, just for that (and cause there doesn't appear to be too much pic-posting) I thought I'd share with you one or two of my fav Mike pics, sound sweet?

Though this has probably been seen like a billion times before I absolutely adore this pic of Mr Shinizzle! OMFG, he's got the most infectious smile...

 

And this one! *drools* Sorry Rob, I know my loyalties lie with you, but THIS pic is like... like... yeah... *thoughtful pause* I actually got this pic ages ago from a fanfic that was pretty explicit in nature by an author I no longer remember (sorry) but yeah, definately CoS material.

 

And this one I got from a LP MSN site a while back too! *s******s* Cute as a button huh?

I've seen Chas as a baby, Mike as a baby, Joe as a toddler and Rob as a kid now, so I'm getting there slowly! *laughs*

 

Well hope all you CoS-ers liked that little visual feast. Hey Woody, where did you get your info for Mike there? Can you provide a link for me so I can check it out too? Jammer's still having her on-again/off-again 'thing' for Mr Shinoda, so... *shrug* Wow! *looks surprised* It's quite comprehensive, in that I never knew his parent's name before! That'll come in handy for future fics/Sims2 games! *laughs* Yeah, pathetic aren't I?

 

Take care all, *hugs* and as usual TTYL,

 

-Rav

2IC in FoC, 2IC in CoS and Head of CoB!

(Wow, that'd look so cool on my resume... if only it bore actuall relevance to pertaining or securing further employment! *laughs*)

[Chipmonk21177]

great pics Rav!!

[woodyloveslinkin]

i take it you feel excited Ravyn.

[XrockinfreakX]

Ah another club woot, can I be in this one? Any weird welcoming thing I need to go through?

[woodyloveslinkin]

sure no problemo...

 

 

> Woody- President

> Pheonix- Priest

> Ravyn- 2nd in command of CoS (i changed it)

> FadedBlue- Caterer

> Twi- Church Doctor

> Suicide King- Minister of Healing

> LP186- Minister of Making Rude Noises

>MysteryLPChick- Pheonix's left hand

> Omega- Minister of Sacrifical Sacrifices

> Stupidsoul1- Pet Ferret/3rd in charge of CoS

> Session0677- Head of Security

> LPGirl- 2nd in charge of Security

> Shinoda Bear- Minister of Hallway Of Mike

> ForgottenKid- Security Guard

> Hybrid-Heart- Minister of Law Enforcement

> SpikeMinoda14- Chef

> Cyro - Gardener

> brokenangel - Assistant Gardener

> Sygy- Security Guard

> i_love_mike_shinoda2 - Holy water supplier

> Chipmonk21177- Waiter

> 4everLP_Shinoda- 2nd in charge of sacrifices

> XrockinfreakX- Churchs pet cat

 

 

welcome!!!

mike welcomes you

 

[XrockinfreakX]

YES! Pet cat *meow*, I cant see the picture that you posted but I like the rest of the pictures .

[woodyloveslinkin]

be nice to Winkie our pet ferret...

[Hybrid-Heart]

yeey welcome new ones

 

but i still don't know what i have to do as the.. Minister of Law Enforcement

Minister sounds cool though

[i_love_mike_shinoda2]

Aw sweet!!!!!! Holy Water Supplier!!!!! This is awesome!!!! *admires the bottle of holy water with wonderful mikeness inside*

[brokenangel]

*looks at Cyro* okay, so what am i supposed to help with?

[omega]

YES! Pet cat *meow*' date=' I cant see the picture that you posted but I like the rest of the pictures .[/quote']

 

awesome! another church pet!!!!!

*looks hungerly at xrockenfreakx*

[Chipmonk21177]

ooh church pets!! *chases them around like a crazy person* .......ok, i'm done lol

[omega]

*chases around the church pets with a axe*

 

sorry woody, bad habbit. i am the sacrificer after all! lol

[omega]

Where Is Everybody!!!!!!

[woodyloveslinkin]

well im here...sorry i got kinda kicked off the net at home and skools the only way i can acess this place....

[MysteryLpChick]

I've been hanging out with my family and friend. I just came back from seeing Wedding Crashers and War of the Worlds

[woodyloveslinkin]

does anyone have any new pics of the person we love?

[MysteryLpChick]

I do they were in my I Love Mike folder on the computer

[woodyloveslinkin]

thanks....

i need to arrange all my evanescence/a perfect circle/ linkin park/korn pics into folders...

*rapes mike pics*

[MysteryLpChick]

I have to clean out my picture folder so it would take me awhile to find some decent pictures of him.

[MysteryLpChick]

lol, nice way to show your love.

[woodyloveslinkin]

 

heres another...

(note; dont double post in the church)

[MysteryLpChick]

Those are some more, however, I usually go to yahoo images. Or We Love Mike Shinoda (MSN) site for images. I had a whole bunch but my cousin deleted them.