Joe Hahn
Joseph "Joe" Hahn (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American DJ, director and visual artist. He is best known as the DJ for American rock band Linkin Park, where he performed the turntables , sampling and programming for all seven Linkin Park albums . Hahn and his bandmate Mike Shinoda are responsible for the majority of Linkin Park's album covers.
childhood and education
Joseph Hahn was born in Dallas on March 15, 1977, the youngest of three children . He has two older sisters. Hahn grew up in Glendale, California . Hahn is a second generation Korean American .
Hahn graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale in 1995 . He then studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , but did not graduate.
Career
Hahn started out as a DJ in high school. In college he met Mike Shinoda and joined his band Xero, which became known under this name and later as Linkin Park with the publication of Hybrid Theory in 1999. Hahn and Shinoda appeared in The X-Ecutioners ' single It's Goin' Down . Hahn starred in Shinoda's debut album by Fort Minor The Rising Tied on the song Slip Out the Back .
Hahn was named Chairman Hahn on the back of Linkin Park's first remix album, Reanimation , alongside the songs "With You" and "Cure for the Itch", titled "Wth> You" and "Kyur4 TH Ich". Hahn has directed several Linkin Park music videos , including the videos for “ Numb ”, “From the Inside”, “ What I've Done ”, “ Somewhere I Belong ”, “Pts.OF. Athrty ”,“ New Divide ”,“ Bleed It Out ”and“ Iridescent ”. He has also directed videos for Alkaline Trio , Static-X , Story of the Year , and Xzibit . In a 2003 interview, he told MTV that filmmaking was his real passion and that "making music is more of an additional thing". He is known for adding various dramatic effects to the music videos he makes, such as the casting of a snake in the video for "Iridescent".
In addition to his work in music, Hahn was involved with special effects on The X-Files and the Frank Herbert's Dune miniseries . He also directed a short film called The Seed and acquired the rights to a film adaptation of China Miéville's novel King Rat.
Hahn staged the trailer for the video game Medal of Honor with the single " The Catalyst " by Linkin Park. Hahn also shot the music video for "The Catalyst", which premiered on August 26, 2010, and 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 " was being shot by Hahn.
Hahn became the first Korean American to receive a Grammy when the band won the 2002 award for Best Hard Rock Performance . In November 2011 Hahn designed a helmet for Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi . From April 2012 Hahn directed a film adaptation of Eric Bogosian 's Mall, based on the novel in which Vincent D'Onofrio plays and which is produced by him. The music for the album was done by Linkin Park and Alec Puro from Deadsy for the film.
Private life
Hahn married Karen Benedit on February 15, 2005; they divorced in 2009.
On October 21, 2012, Hahn married Heidi Woan, whom he had met about two years earlier in 2010. They have one child, a daughter named Lola.
Discography
- With Linkin Park
- Other appearances
| year | Track | artist | album | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Hatsune Miku | black Rock Shooter | The Blu-ray release of Black Rock Shooter includes a 30-second test stop motion film of a remix of “Black Rock Shooter” by Joe Hahn. |
Filmography
Music videos
| year | Title | tape | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Papercut | Linkin Park | Co-directed with Nathan "Karma" Cox |
| In the end | |||
| Points of Authority | |||
| 2002 | Cold | Static-X | |
| Symphony in X Major (featuring Dr. Dre ) | Xzibit | ||
| It's goin 'down | The X-Ecutioners | Director and guest musician | |
| Kyur4 TH i | Linkin Park | MTV: playback and cameo | |
| 2003 | Somewhere I Belong | ||
| Numb | |||
| 2004 | Anthem of Our Dying Day | Story of the Year | |
| From the inside | Linkin Park | ||
| Breaking the Habit | Co-directed with Kazuto Nakazawa | ||
| 2005 | Time to waste | Alkaline trio | |
| 2007 | What I've Done | Linkin Park | |
| Bleed It Out | |||
| 2008 | Shadow of the Day | ||
| Given Up | Co-directed with Mark Fiore; labeled as Linkin Park | ||
| Leave Out All the Rest | |||
| 2009 | New Divide | ||
| 2010 | The Catalyst | ||
| Waiting for the end | |||
| 2011 | Burning in the Skies | ||
| Iridescent | |||
| 2012 | Burn It Down | ||
| 2013 | A Light That Never Comes | Linkin Park x Steve Aoki | |
| 2014 | Until It's Gone | Linkin Park | |
| 2017 | One more light | Co-directed with Mark Fiore |
Movies
| year | Title | role | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Seed | director | Co-directed with Ken Mercado |
| 2014 | Mall: Wrong Time, Wrong Place | director | Production: Vincent D'Onofrio |
Web links
- Joe Hahn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- “Billboard” - Google Books
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Linkin Park American. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn releases The Seed on iTunes. In: Monsters & Critics. March 27, 2008, archived from the original on October 14, 2012 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Han Hyun-Woo: A Band's Link in Korea. In: Chosun Ilbo. October 23, 2003, archived from the original on April 15, 2008 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 (English).
- ^ Joseph Hahn Pictures. In: Fanpix.net. Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Marinel R. Cruz: Curse-free music for the young and the restless. In: Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 2, 2002, accessed July 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Alex Pappademas: RK 101-LP: How to Succeed in Rock'N'Roll by Really, Really Trying. In: Spin. May 2003, p. 70 , accessed on July 13, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Corey Moss: Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares. In: MTV. October 20, 2005, accessed July 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Jon Wiederhorn: In The End, Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn Wants To Be A Filmmaker. In: MTV. August 8, 2003, accessed July 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Joe D'Angelo, Corey Moss: Why Linkin Park, Disturbed, Foo Fighters Just Say No To Video Directors. In: MTV. August 27, 2002, accessed July 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Steve Baltin: Linkin DJ Plants 'Seed'. In: Rolling Stone. August 9, 2005, accessed July 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Corey Moss: Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn To Take On 'King Rat'. In: MTV. March 21, 2010, accessed July 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Medal of Honor Features Linkin Park "The Catalyst" . EA . Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ↑ Bobby Kim: Linkin Park: Not Some Korean Kid's Name. (No longer available online.) In: KoreAm Journal. May 9, 2002, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kobayashi sports Linkin Park helmet design. In: formula1.com. November 25, 2011, archived from the original on December 23, 2014 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Gina Gershon, Mimi Rogers and Peter Stormare Enter Linkin Park DJ's 'Mall' . BloodyDisgusting. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ↑ Eric Bogosian's 'Mall' In Movie Crosshairs With Vincent D'Onofrio, Chelsea Handler . Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ↑ Karen Benedit. May 3, 2005, archived from the original on July 3, 2016 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Joe's new girlfriend - Heidi Woan. October 26, 2010, archived from the original on January 28, 2017 ; accessed on July 13, 2018 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hahn, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hahn, Joseph; Hahn, Mr .; Hahn, Chairman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas , Texas , United States |