Mike Shinoda Net Worth And Biography

Mike Shinoda with an estimated net worth of $65 million is a super talented American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer.

He is also an artist, graphic designer, and co-founder of the 1996 Linkin Park.

In September 2012, he started writing articles for The Big Issue in the UK and was the publication’s U.S. election correspondent

Bio Data

Biography

Michael Kenji Shinoda popularly known as Mike Shinoda was born on 11 February 1977 in California to a European mother and a Japanese Father.

He attended the Aguora High Schoolalonside the Linkin bandmates Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon. After studying at Aguora high school,  he attended the Art Center College of design. At the Art Center College of Design of Pasadena, he studied graphic design and illustration. Shinoda graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration and obtained a job as a graphic designer.

At six, his mother encouraged him to take piano lessons. However, at the age of 13, he expressed his desire to move toward hip hop blues, and jazz.

In 1996, he co-founded Linkin Park alongside two of his bandmates Rob Bourdon and Brad Delson. Shinoda was the band’s lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter, and producer.

However, in 2003 he married Anna Hillinger an author, and together they have three children.

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Career

Mike Shinoda with an estimated net worth of $65 million started his career at the age of 6 by taking piano lessons.

In 2000, Linkin Park had their first album titled Hybrid Theory. The album was the best-selling album in 2001 selling over 9 million copies in the United States.

Even before the release of the Hybrid Theory, Shinoda was the overseer of some important parts of Linkin Park. Some of these important parts include marketing, merchandise, band branding, album release and collaboration project, and so on.

However, Mike Shinoda with a net worth of $65 million formed “Fort Minor” in 2005. Fort Minor is a hip-hop side project which released its first album titled “The Rising Tied”.

Shinoda with his bandmates founded Music For Relief in 2005 which was meant for providing aid to victims of natural disasters and preventing such disasters. Music For Relief is a nonprofit organization.

His public art shows Glorious Excess (BORN) opened in 2009 at the Japanese American National Museum. The Glorious Excess show includes nine new artworks with a limited signing on opening night.

Moreover, his career has earned him so many awards, recognition, and nomination.

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Awards

• Shinoda was awarded the Japanese American National Museum’s Award of Excellence and Ringtone of the year in 2006.
• In 2009, Shinoda received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) from the Art Center College of Design.
• In 2010, East West Players honored him with a Visionary Award and a dinner
• His song ‘Passenger’ won the Best remixed recording of the year in 2022.

Mike Shinoda Net Worth

The superstar and co-founder of Linkin Park Mike Shinoda have an estimated net worth of $65 as of 2022.

However, Mike Shinoda is a talented musician who does not rely on only his musical abilities but also on other things that he can do. His Net Worth of $65 million is not only attributed to music only but also to his graphic designs.

Mike Shinoda who involved himself with the technical aspects of the band is not just famous but also one of the richest musicians with a good net worth.

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