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October 20, 2008
POSTED ASH_QWERTY, HOW TO: ARTIST ROYALTIES, INDIE V. MAJOR We can hardly judge Warner for what they're doing though can we? I mean, we've all downloaded some LP music off random sites without paying haven't we (sorry Mike)? Although i know download all my non-cd tracks off 7digital.com- honest . But Mike & LP even support this- they're that kind of band. Still, screw Warner . Everyone on the LPU Forums hates them anyway!

M: The part about downloading is actually a common misconception; I don't support stealing music. Artists work hard to make and put out their songs, and they should be able to reap rewards from their work. I do, however, accept the fact that, the way the internet is, I can't stop anyone from stealing it. Some people want to chase down every peer-to-peer network and shut it down. I think that approach might simply be unrealistic.

However...the comment brings up a great point. Bear with me on this one.

When I was about 16, I decided to care about who I was buying music from. I realized that buying an album or concert ticket is more important to me than a lot of people. Here's how: every dollar you spend on a band (whether it be on their music, concert tickets, or merchandise) is a statement; it says that you want the artist to continue to make music. In buying something, you are essentially helping fund their future endeavors. This doesn't matter whether it is your friend's band down the street or Linkin Park. So now the question is, "If I think of every dollar I spend is a dollar of support...are there dollars I should be relocating elsewhere? Do I believe that Nike deserves my support? Do the ringtone companies, the fast food companies, the movie studios?" Food for thought.

Regardless how you feel about the topics above, the bottom line is this: if any of you are stealing music from a band that you love, but you're buying something from a company that you don't care about, I would very politely suggest that you might have some re-prioritizing to do.

POSTED BY STELIOS (about ROAD TO REVOLUTION DVD/CD) "The rest of the stuff will be made available to you, though...you'll see!" oh mike, please tell me that you dont mean that the rest of the live songs will be on the lpu8 cd! no more live songs!

M: No, the leftover live songs won't be the new LPU CD. We heard your comments about the last LPU CD needing to have more unique material, so we're trying to do that. I think this year's LPU CD will be one of the best ever. At the very least, it'll be the most unique. Here's what it won't be: live tracks, new unreleased Linkin Park album music. (insert frantic guessing game here).

(more responses to fan comments after the jump)

POSTED BY METAL_VALUE (about lp.com survey) Did the survey.. But didn't seem like the questions would contribute alot to the site personally

M: To be honest, when I wrote the request, I thought the survey was going to be more geared towards the site...I didn't see the questions until all of you did! HA! But thanks to everyone for answering the questions...it'll be helpful anyway.

POSTED BY EVERYONE Hey Mike! How's Chester doing?

M: He emailed me saying he's recovering well. We'll let you know when there's an update.

SIMILAR POSTS BY VV55 / ARIELCAHEN ...i thought it would be nice if you explained how the touring schedule thing works. I say that because now and then a rumor comes up about LP going somewhere they're not and a lot of fans end up thinking it's the bands fault or that the band doesn't want to go to these places, which is not true...I'd like to know why you will not come to Brazil. They were saying that linkin park would come to Brazil on 15 November, but now they are saying you are not coming...

M: FYI, we were never scheduled to come to Brazil in November. I don't know what went on therel, but I assure you that the band only cancels when circumstances require us to do so (health problems, for example). But sometimes there are nasty concert promoters in the world who will put up false information about a show because it benefits them to have people excited about their concert. The really horrible ones sometimes wait until fans buy tickets, or even wait until you arrive at the show...then they say the band didn't show up. They essentially trick you into giving them your money. What these people are doing is terrible. Again, the best thing you can do is always check linkinpark.com for confirmed tour dates. It's only official if it's posted there.

POSTED BY REZ, WATER: BOTTLE VS. FILTER Hi Mike. I commend you for all that you and the band have done for the environment. The only problem I have with your entry is the importing of bottled water. We live in a global economy where everything is dependent on everything else. That person making that bottle,tv,shoe,pants, and etc., depend on us for their livelihood. If America and other industrial nations stop importing goods from other countries like China and other developing countries it would be disastrous. You are essentially putting someone out of a job that they need to survive. Mike, you are in a position of influence and a lot of people look up to you. I hope that you will take the time to consider what I have said here.

M: Sorry, in this case, I think the waste and pollution is the bigger issue. If lead paint on toys poison children, you can't argue that you that we should turn a blind eye to lead paint production simply because it provides jobs to the workers.

Check out the facts: http://www.filterforgood.com/learn_the_facts.php

mike
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у меня только одна реакция - Шинода продался политикам    что-то мне не смешно

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WeMix & Mike Shinoda Pick "Glorious" Songwriting Contest Finalists - WeMix Announces New Series of Opportunities for Musicians & Songwriters

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park & Fort Minor and WeMix.com have Selected Five finalists for the "Mike Shinoda: The Glorious (WeMix)" Songwriting Contest. Shinoda Will Help One Winning Artist Professionally Record Their Original Song in Studio. WeMix Announces a Series of New  Mike Shinoda: The Glorious (WeMix) 

Opportunities for its Emerging Base of Musicians and Songwriters after the Success of its First Series of A-list Opportunities.  Mike Shinoda: The Glorious (WeMix) 

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 23, 2008 -- After listening to thousands of submissions from musicians all over the nation, WeMix.com, the fast-growing, user-generated music creation and record label community for independent artists and Grammy award winning artist Mike Shinoda is pleased to announce the selection of five finalists for the "Mike Shinoda: The Glorious (WeMix)" songwriting contest.

The "Mike Shinoda: The Glorious (WeMix)" songwriting contest will give one of its finalists including Pilot Touhill from Burbank, California; Zii from Little Rock, AR; Ray Ven and Big Drew from Laurel, MD; Keith AKA Mr. Nice Guy from Reading, PA and ABrokeheartPro from Los Angeles, CA, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go in the studio with Shinoda where he will help professionally record their song. "It's my pleasure to help give the winning artist a platform and the professional guidance to bring their music to life in-studio," said Shinoda.

The contest coincides with Shinoda's gallery art exhibition series Glorious Excess (Dies), which features large-scale paintings and digital pieces that question society's celebrity obsession and the rules of stardom. Glorious Excess (Dies) comes to the Japanese American Nation Museum in Los Angeles on January 29, 2009. "Dies" is the end of a two-part exhibition that began with the sold-out Glorious Excess (Born) show in summer of 2008.

The winning contest song will premiere at the gallery opening. Guidelines for the contest called for songs that were written and inspired by Mike's artwork. "There's a strong creative connection between music and painting," said Gary Fisher, WeMix Chief Content Officer. "The WeMix community felt the same way, and it was inspiring to receive over 9,000 song entries in this contest." "I'm excited to see how the dynamic between the songs and my artwork plays out," said Shinoda. The winner will be chosen by the WeMix community and announced on November 25, 2008. Finalist submissions can be heard by visiting http://www.wemix.com/Contest.aspx?ctid=1258 .

The Shinoda contest is an example of WeMix.com's aim to help empower independent artists and provide them with artist development opportunities. From providing the chance to produce a new in-game theme song for MLB superstar Torri Hunter of the LA Angeles of Anaheim, to launching other career-viable music contests and programs, WeMix, co-founded by Grammy award winner and former independent artist Chris "Ludacris" Bridges has been expeditious since its June 2008 launch in keeping its promise to develop diverse, top-tier resources that give aspiring artists, musicians, producers and songwriters the opportunity to not only collaborate with but display their music to a relevant audience of A-list artists, influencers and potential new fans.

"WeMix has one simple mission: to provide real opportunities for new artists to fast track their careers", said WeMix co-founder Matt Apfel. "Whether it's collaborating with rock stars like Mike Shinoda or sports stars like Torii Hunter, we're thrilled by our results thus far and are excited to continue launching many similar opportunities."

With 100,000 original songs uploaded to the site by over 50,000 of its active community of artists, WeMix has been busy developing programs with artists and sports franchises to provide a plethora of new artist opportunities to its online community of musicians and songwriters. In the coming weeks WeMix will launch online talent programs including an opportunity to collaborate with rock group Avenged Sevenfold, A 16-bar writing competition where the winning verse will land on a remix of a song from Ludacris' forthcoming album Theatre of the Mind. In addition, WeMix has partnered with the Utah Jazz to launch a nationwide songwriting contest in search of an original fan-produced theme song for the 2008-09 NBA season, made especially for the Jazz. Several Jazz players and Ludacris will select five WeMix finalists and then the winner will be chosen by Jazz fans.

In addition to the upcoming artist programs, WeMix and Bridges also announced that they plan to start signing top talent from the site in a wide variety of capacities. "As an artist, it's gratifying to see the WeMix collaborative model working," added Ludacris. "I'm truly excited to work with as many WeMix artists and producers as possible."

"These opportunities are core to the company's main goal - to help aspiring artists become working musicians," said Fisher. "We're elated to provide multiple stages for new musicians to showcase their diverse talents and take important first steps in their careers."

About Wemix.com
Created by Disturbing Tha Peace Entertainment and MegaMobile TV, WeMix.com is a music-creation community and user-generated record label that enables unsigned singers, rappers, songwriters, musicians and producers to be heard and get discovered. Artists who join the WeMix.com community and upload their creations have the potential to sell their work directly to the consumer. Top-performers can also become eligible to have songs produced by Ludacris, thereby opening up an entirely new way to launch a career outside of the traditional music hierarchy. Please visit wwwwemix.com to learn more.

October 25, 2008
EDIT: Yes, I'm moving this post up in date, and re-posting it...I wanted to make sure it didn't get lost behind the HT b-day post.

Firstly, I just wanted to note that I intend my responses to always be a nod of respect for the people posting. Even if I respond to one of your comments in disagreement, I still respect your thoughtfulness and opinion enough to re-post and reply to your comment! Thanks for visiting.

POSTED BY JNUDDA (on downloading music, similar post by ECETIM) The music industry is moving onto the internets, and the record labels will be left in the dust if they don't change their business model...the last two NIN releases (Slip and Ghosts)...that that kind of distribution is the future of music...

M: It would be great to be in the situation that NIN and Radiohead are in--being independent and selling direct to the fans would be really interesting. We're currently in a contract with WB, and that relationship essentially requires us to do it a more traditional way, which is fine for now. Some day, that contract will be over, and we'll be looking into other options. At that time, we intend to explore all viable possibilities.

POSTED BY TACOSONTUESDAY Re: Re-prioritizing - I think that there needs to be a better way of indicating what is quality music. The worse musicians or entertainers are geniusly marketed to the point that the general public spends $ regardless if the product is inferior. Anytime dollars are the measure of success or failure, greed inevitably lurks. We are fed images of lap of luxury existence & we realize -That dude does not need my 99 cents more than I do...

M: A little convoluted, but I think you're making some good points. Here's what I think: since "quality" of music is totally subjective (you could easily argue for and against it on anything from Wu Tang's "36 Chambers" to Fugazi's "Repeater"), it's all about "what do I like?" Look, sometimes someone in the 'burbs wishes they was in da club dazzlin da bitchez wit they iced-out chain and buying da bar out so dey can take sum dime pieces back to da crib. But don't hate on them because they're making money. Instead, hate on them because their music doesn't interest you, and their message is shallow and contrived. Besides, if they're flashing money in their video, chances are they don't really have any anyway.

POSTED BY THENEWLINKINPETE Hey Mike, I find your comment on the downloading issue interesting and I quoted you to make some conversation on the MB and put my own opinions there: http://forums.linkinpark.com/showthread … amp;page=4 Also I´d like to ask if the famous quote "We support free music. Go ahead, download that shit!" (or smthng like that) is yours? Cause for example on youtube people seem to use that as a justification to put up your songs. Peace -Petri

M: I do support "free music." For example: QWERTY (Live) was free. My FM mixtape was floating around, free. When Tim Fite or NIN gave away tracks, or Radiohead let you pay whatever you wanted, I thought, "that's a great way to do it." But if the artist says, "I want you to pay X amount for it," then it's a different story. The bottom line is: if you like the song and band, I would say you should buy it. If you don't, your options are: DL it, or leave it alone.

Again, for a more in-depth look at this story, go here

POSTED BY HYBR1D_7H3ORY (on downloading music) Mike, Those were some really great questions, and even better responses. I totally support your opinion on understanding what your money is going to, and thinking critically about how your actions affect other people...If you wanna talk further I opened a new thread... http://forums.linkinpark.com/showthread … post455402

M: Great! Feel free to continue the conversation there, I'll pitch in if i have something to say.

POSTED BY REZ (on water bottles v filtered) Hi Mike. Thanks a million for responding to my comment regarding the bottle water issue. ...I agree with you 100% that we have to do something. But we must act responsibly...We have to come up with solutions that will make our environment more sustainable for future generations, but at the same time we must work to improve social and economic conditions. Like I mentioned before, everything is connected to everything else...Thanks once again Mike and keep up the good work!

M: Agreed! It's all connected...Wouldn't it be great if those people you are concerned about got jobs producing energy-efficient eco-friendly products from recycled material? Both problems solved.

POSTED BY SQUISHY_HO (similar question by EAMER) Do you think you could give out tips to people who just started painting? Cause it's my case, i try stuff but i feel it doesn't work out right. Could you give out "where to start" tips and like do's and don'ts? Or a book recommendation, cause you seem good in that, too :p thanks a lot =)

M: Great idea. I'll put one together.

POSTED BY LOL2MELP you know mike, you might keep in touch with your lp fans, but what about your fm fans?they didn't disappear with fort minor.they're still there, waiting for you.so if you do get the chance to swing by and say hello, it would be much appreciated.

M: In an effort to keep things more streamlined, I'm really spending most of my "posting time" here on mikeshinoda.com. I totally appreciate all the fans who are on FM.com, LP.com, FMM, LPU, etc., but I hope you guys don't mind just coming here to get the direct word. Bouncing around everywhere to post takes up time that I could otherwise be spending on writing music or making a worthwhile post here.

Thanks for posting,
mike

вот честно, я не поняла, что такого ужасного в футболке Фи 

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Rocker's Halloween memories...

Вот и снова Хэлловин, и мы на днях распросили некоторых рок-звезд об их наиболее памятных событиях в этот праздник, а так же о планах на сегодня.
LINKIN PARK обычно справляют Хэлловин, устраивая вечеринку дома у МАЙКА ШИНОДЫ. К сожалению, в этом году группа на столько занята работой над новым альбомом, что, по словам Шиноды, у него даже не было времени спланировать вечеринку. Но вспоминая прошлые годы, он говорит, что самое замечательное представление устроил ДЖО ХАН и трое его друзей, нарядившиеся северокорейским диктатором КИМ ЧЕН ИРом, американским президентом ДЖОРДЖЕМ БУШем и парочкой ядерных ракет. Но, как заметил Шинода, Хан на этом не остановился ---цитата “На исходе ночи мы стали находить постеры КИМа по всему дому. Он буквально завалил мой дом этой пропагандой”

It's Halloween once again, and we recently asked a few rock stars about their favorite Halloween memories, as well as their plans for today.

LINKIN PARK usually spend their Halloween at a party at MIKE SHINODA's house. Unfortunately, this year the band are so busy working on a new record, Shinoda says he didn't have time to plan a party. But looking back on past years, his favorite memory was JOE HAHN and three friends dressing as North Korean dictator KIM JONG IL, U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH, and a pair of nuclear missiles.

But Shinoda says Hahn didn't leave it at that -- quote, "As the night wore on, "we started finding like Kim [Jong Il] posters around the house. He was literally putting propaganda up in my house."

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