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 rock band Linkin Park, doing the scratching, turntables, sampling, and programming for all eight of Linkin Park's albums. Hahn and bandmate Mike Shinoda are responsible for most of Linkin Park's album artwork. Hahn also directed many of the band's music videos.
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| Birth name | Joseph Hahn |
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| Born | March 15, 1977 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Origin | Glendale, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Member of | Linkin Park |
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Early life and education
editJoseph "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
editHahn 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 Miéville'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
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)
- From Zero (2024)[24]
Other appearances
edit| Year | Track | Artist | Album | Notes |
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| 2002 | "It's Goin' Down" (with Mike 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 of Black Rock Shooter features a 30-second test short stop motion video as a bonus featuring a remix of "Black Rock Shooter" by Joe Hahn. |
Filmography
editMusic videos
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | The Seed | Director | Co-directed with Ken Mercado |
| 2014 | Mall | Director | Executive produced by Vincent 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. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Joseph Hahn". Discogs. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "New audition show aims to nurture band music in Korea". The Korea Times. April 14, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Michael Wood (September 5, 2024). "Linkin Park has a new singer and a new album on the way". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2024.