Joe Hahn
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Birth name | Joseph Hahn |
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Born | Dallas,Texas,U.S. | March 15, 1977
Origin | Glendale, California,U.S. |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Warner Bros. |
Member of | Linkin Park |
Joseph Hahn(born March 15, 1977[2][3][4]) is an American musician, DJ, director, and visual artist best known as the DJ and creative director of the American rock bandLinkin Park,doing thescratching,turntables,sampling,andprogrammingfor all seven of Linkin Park's albums. Hahn, along with bandmateMike Shinoda,are responsible for most of Linkin Park's album artwork. Hahn also directed many of the band's music videos.
Early life and education
[edit]Joseph "Joe" Hahn was born the youngest of three children[5]inDallas;Hahn has two older sisters.[5]Hahn is a second-generationKorean American,[6]and he grew up in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood[7]ofGlendale, California.[5][8]As a child, Hahn played the violin for a few years in school, then also tried out the guitar for a bit.[7]
Hahn graduated fromHerbert Hoover High Schoolin Glendale.[9]He then studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena but did not graduate.[7]
Career
[edit]Hahn begandeejayingin high school,[10]and he studied illustration at theArt Center College of DesigninPasadena, California.[8]In college, he metMike Shinodaand joined his band Xero, which would release its self-titled demo album in 1997. The band later became known as Hybrid Theory in 1999 with the EP release of the same name as the band, then was changed again intoLinkin Parkduring the recording sessions ofHybrid Theory.[10]Hahn and Shinoda guested inthe X-Ecutioners' hit single "It's Goin' Down".[11]Hahn also guest starred in Shinoda'sFort Minor's debut albumThe Rising Tiedon the song "Slip Out the Back".[12]
Hahn was calledChairman Hahnon the back cover of Linkin Park's first remix albumReanimationnext to the remixes of the songs "With You" and "Cure for the Itch", titled "Wth>You" and "Kyur4 TH Ich", respectively. Hahn has directed several of Linkin Park's music videos, such as those for "Numb","From the Inside","What I've Done","Somewhere I Belong","Pts.OF.Athrty","New Divide","Bleed It Out"and"Iridescent".[13]He has also directed videos forAlkaline Trio,Static-X,Story of the Year,andXzibit.[8]In a 2003 interview, he toldMTVthat film-making was his true passion, and that "doing the music [was] more of an extra thing".[13]He is known to add various dramatic effects to the music videos he directs, such as casting a snake in the video for "Iridescent".
Outside of his work in music, Hahn provided special effects work onThe X-Filesand the miniseriesFrank Herbert's Dune.[14]He also directed a short film calledThe Seed[15]and acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation ofChina Miéville's novelKing Rat.[16]
Hahn directed the trailer for the video gameMedal of Honor,featuring Linkin Park's single "The Catalyst".[17]Hahn also directed the music video for "The Catalyst", which premiered on August 26, 2010, as well as the music video for Linkin Park's "Waiting for the End"and"Burning in the Skies".On April 13, 2011,Mike Shinodaconfirmed on his blog that the music video for "Iridescent"would be directed by Hahn.
Hahn became the first Korean American to receive aGrammywhen the band won the 2002 award forBest Hard Rock Performance.[6][18]In November 2011, Hahn designed a helmet ofFormula 1driverKamui Kobayashi.[19]As of April 2012, Hahn directed a film adaptation ofEric Bogosian'sMall,based on the novel, which stars and is executive produced byVincent D'Onofrio.The musical score for the album was handled byLinkin ParkandAlec PuroofDeadsyfor the film.[20][21]
In 2019, he was a judge in the South KoreanJTBCtalent showSuperband.[22][23]
In 2022, Hahn composed the original score for the Samurai movieBlade of the 47 Roninalong with co-contributor Alec Puro.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]With Linkin Park
[edit]- Hybrid Theory(2000)
- Meteora(2003)
- Minutes to Midnight(2007)
- A Thousand Suns(2010)
- Living Things(2012)
- The Hunting Party(2014)
- One More Light(2017)
Other appearances
[edit]Year | Track | Artist | Album | Notes |
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2002 | "It's Goin' Down"(withMike Shinoda) | The X-Ecutioners | Built from Scratch | |
2005 | "Slip Out the Back" | Fort Minor | The Rising Tied | |
2006 | "Where'd You Joe?" (Remix of "Where'd You Go") | Fort Minor Militia EP | Fort Minor Militia exclusive track | |
"Move On" | ||||
2007 | "Bass on the Bottom" (Mr. Hahn and Troublemaker Remix) | Lady Tigra | Bass on the Bottom (Mr. Hahn + Troublemaker Remix) | |
2008 | "The Young & the Hopeless"(Remixed by Mr. Hahn) | Good Charlotte | Greatest Remixes | |
2009 | "Vegas Baby" | Uncle Kracker | Happy Hour (5-track Demo) | Outtake from the album,Happy Hour |
2010 | "Black Rock Shooter" (Remix by Joe Hahn) | Supercell,Hatsune Miku(Vocaloid) | Black Rock Shooter | The Blu-ray release ofBlack Rock Shooterfeatures a 30-second test short stop motion video as a bonus featuring a remix of "Black Rock Shooter" by Joe Hahn. |
Filmography
[edit]Music videos
[edit]Films
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Seed | Director | Co-directed with Ken Mercado |
2014 | Mall | Director | Executive produced byVincent D'Onofrio |
References
[edit]- ^Leahey, Andrew. "Linkin Park | Biography & History | AllMusic."http://www.allmusic.com/artist/linkin-park-mn0000289599/biography
- ^"Joe Hahn on Apple Music".Apple Music.RetrievedAugust 23,2022.
- ^"Joseph Hahn".Discogs.RetrievedAugust 23,2022.
- ^"Songs written by Joe Hahn | SecondHandSongs".secondhandsongs.com.RetrievedAugust 23,2022.
- ^abc'Joe Hahn'(2011)Linkin Park American.Accessed 2011-02-18.ArchivedMarch 30, 2012, at theWayback Machine
- ^abHan Hyun-Woo. "A Band's Linkin Korea".Chosun Ilbo.October 23, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^abcAl-Jamie, Anthony."Linkin Park's Joe Hahn: From DJ to Director".Seoul Journal.Asia Journals.RetrievedJanuary 27,2024.
- ^abcLinkin Park's Joseph Hahn releases The Seed on iTunesArchivedOctober 14, 2012, at theWayback Machine.Monsters & Critics.March 27, 2008. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^Pyne, Holly (November 4, 2014)."20 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Linkin Park — 18".ShortList.Shortlist Media Limited.RetrievedJanuary 27,2024.
- ^abMarinel. R. Cruz. "Curse-free music for the young and the restless".Philippine Daily Inquirer.June 2, 2002. 27.
- ^Alex Pappademas. "RK 101-LP: How to Succeed in Rock'N'Roll by Really, Really Trying".Spin.May 2003. 70.
- ^Corey Moss. "Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares".MTV. October 20, 2005. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
- ^abJon Wiederhorn. "In The End, Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn Wants To Be A Filmmaker".MTV. August 11, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^Joe D'Angelo and Corey Moss. "Why Linkin Park, Disturbed, Foo Fighters Just Say No To Video Directors".MTV. August 27, 2002. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^Steve Baltin. "Linkin DJ Plants 'Seed'[dead link].Rolling Stone.August 9, 2005. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^Corey Moss. "Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn To Take On 'King Rat'.MTV. September 29, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^"Medal of Honor Features Linkin Park" The Catalyst "".EA.Archived fromthe originalon July 29, 2010.RetrievedJuly 28,2010.
- ^Bobby Kim. "Linkin Park: Not Some Korean Kid's NameArchivedMarch 4, 2016, at theWayback Machine".KoreAm Journal.May 9, 2002. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^Kobayashi sports Linkin Park helmet designformula1.com. Retrieved on November 27, 2011.
- ^"Gina Gershon, Mimi Rogers and Peter Stormare Enter Linkin Park DJ's 'Mall'".BloodyDisgusting. May 9, 2012.
- ^"Eric Bogosian's 'Mall' In Movie Crosshairs With Vincent D'Onofrio, Chelsea Handler".Deadline. May 6, 2011.
- ^"Finding 'Super Band'".The Korea Herald. April 11, 2019.RetrievedMay 15,2020.
- ^"New audition show aims to nurture band music in Korea".The Korea Times. April 14, 2019.RetrievedMay 19,2020.
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- American musicians of Korean descent
- Grammy Award winners
- Linkin Park members
- Living people
- Musicians from Glendale, California
- Musicians from Los Angeles County, California
- Artists from Glendale, California
- Rock DJs
- Special effects people
- 1977 births