American musician, DJ, director and visual artist
Joe Hahn
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Hahn in 2011
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Birth name
| Joseph Hahn
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Also known as
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- Mr. Hahn
- Chairman Hahn
- Artofficial
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Born
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1977-03-15
)
March 15, 1977
(age 47)
Dallas
,
Texas
, U.S.
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Origin
| Glendale, California
, U.S.
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
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- Musician
- DJ
- director
- visual artist
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Instrument(s)
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Years active
| 1995?present
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Labels
| Warner Bros.
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Member of
| Linkin Park
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Musical artist
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 band
Linkin Park
, doing the
scratching
,
turntables
,
sampling
, and
programming
for all seven of Linkin Park's albums. Hahn, along with bandmate
Mike 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
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Joseph "Joe" Hahn was born the youngest of three children
[5]
in
Dallas
; Hahn has two older sisters.
[5]
Hahn is a second-generation
Korean American
,
[6]
and he grew up in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood
[7]
of
Glendale, 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 from
Herbert Hoover High School
in Glendale.
[9]
He then studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena but did not graduate.
[7]
Career
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Hahn began
deejaying
in high school,
[10]
and he studied illustration at the
Art Center College of Design
in
Pasadena, California
.
[8]
In college, he met
Mike Shinoda
and 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 into
Linkin Park
during the recording sessions of
Hybrid Theory
.
[10]
Hahn and Shinoda guested in
the X-Ecutioners
' hit single "
It's Goin' Down
".
[11]
Hahn also guest starred in Shinoda's
Fort Minor
's debut album
The Rising Tied
on the song "Slip Out the Back".
[12]
Hahn was called
Chairman Hahn
on the back cover of Linkin Park's first remix album
Reanimation
next 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 for
Alkaline Trio
,
Static-X
,
Story of the Year
, and
Xzibit
.
[8]
In a 2003 interview, he told
MTV
that 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 on
The X-Files
and the miniseries
Frank Herbert's Dune
.
[14]
He also directed a short film called
The Seed
[15]
and acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of
China Mieville
's novel
King Rat
.
[16]
Hahn directed the trailer for the video game
Medal 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 Shinoda
confirmed on his blog that the music video for "
Iridescent
" would be directed by Hahn.
Hahn became the first Korean American to receive a
Grammy
when the band won the 2002 award for
Best Hard Rock Performance
.
[6]
[18]
In November 2011, Hahn designed a helmet of
Formula 1
driver
Kamui Kobayashi
.
[19]
As of April 2012, Hahn directed a film adaptation of
Eric Bogosian
's
Mall
, based on the novel, which stars and is executive produced by
Vincent D'Onofrio
. The musical score for the album was handled by
Linkin Park
and
Alec Puro
of
Deadsy
for the film.
[20]
[21]
In 2019, he was a judge in the South Korean
JTBC
talent show
Superband
.
[22]
[23]
In 2022, Hahn composed the original score for the Samurai movie
Blade of the 47 Ronin
along with co-contributor Alec Puro.
[
citation needed
]
Discography
[
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With Linkin Park
[
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Other appearances
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Filmography
[
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Music videos
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Films
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References
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- ^
Leahey, Andrew. "Linkin Park | Biography & History | AllMusic."
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/linkin-park-mn0000289599/biography
- ^
"Joe Hahn on Apple Music"
.
Apple Music
. Retrieved
August 23,
2022
.
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"Joseph Hahn"
.
Discogs
. Retrieved
August 23,
2022
.
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"Songs written by Joe Hahn | SecondHandSongs"
.
secondhandsongs.com
. Retrieved
August 23,
2022
.
- ^
a
b
c
'Joe Hahn'
(2011)
Linkin Park American
. Accessed 2011-02-18.
Archived
March 30, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
a
b
Han Hyun-Woo."
A Band's Linkin Korea
".
Chosun Ilbo
. October 23, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^
a
b
c
Al-Jamie, Anthony.
"Linkin Park's Joe Hahn: From DJ to Director"
.
Seoul Journal
. Asia Journals
. Retrieved
January 27,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
c
Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn releases The Seed on iTunes
Archived
October 14, 2012, at the
Wayback 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
. Retrieved
January 27,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
Marinel. R. Cruz. "
Curse-free music for the young and the restless
".
Philippine Daily Inquirer
. June 2, 2002. 27.
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Alex Pappademas. "
RK 101-LP: How to Succeed in Rock'N'Roll by Really, Really Trying
".
Spin
. May 2003. 70.
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Corey Moss. "
Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares
". MTV. October 20, 2005. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
- ^
a
b
Jon Wiederhorn. "
In The End, Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn Wants To Be A Filmmaker
". MTV. August 11, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
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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.
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Steve Baltin. "
Linkin DJ Plants 'Seed'
[
dead link
]
.
Rolling Stone
. August 9, 2005. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
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Corey Moss. "
Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn To Take On 'King Rat'
. MTV. September 29, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
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"Medal of Honor Features Linkin Park "The Catalyst"
"
.
EA
. Archived from
the original
on July 29, 2010
. Retrieved
July 28,
2010
.
- ^
Bobby Kim. "
Linkin Park: Not Some Korean Kid's Name
Archived
March 4, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
".
KoreAm Journal
. May 9, 2002. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.
- ^
Kobayashi sports Linkin Park helmet design
formula1.com. Retrieved on November 27, 2011.
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"Gina Gershon, Mimi Rogers and Peter Stormare Enter Linkin Park DJ's 'Mall'
"
. BloodyDisgusting. May 9, 2012.
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"Eric Bogosian's 'Mall' In Movie Crosshairs With Vincent D'Onofrio, Chelsea Handler"
. Deadline. May 6, 2011.
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"Finding 'Super Band'
"
. The Korea Herald. April 11, 2019
. Retrieved
May 15,
2020
.
- ^
"New audition show aims to nurture band music in Korea"
. The Korea Times. April 14, 2019
. Retrieved
May 19,
2020
.
External links
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Live albums
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