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| Full Name: | Fort Minor |
| Date of Birth: | 2004 |
| Place of Birth: | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Claim to Fame: | Album The Rising Tied (2005) |
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Fort Minor News and Gossip
MTV - Found Oct. 30, 2009
Mike Shinoda has had a successful run as part of Fort Minor, and Chester Bennington is currently enjoying success as the frontman of Dead by...
MTV - Found Oct. 26, 2009
... talking about doing a festival of just the bands we're in, so it will be Linkin Park, Orgy, Fort Minor, Dead by Sunrise, Julien-K, Circuit...
Linkin Park Vocalist Says New Album Is "Grandiose Insanity" - ChartAttack.com
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ChartAttack.comHerald Sun - Found Oct. 14, 2009
... has some wisdom to pass on, having been through this side-project thing himself with his hip hop-flavoured Fort Minor album The Rising Tied in...
Linkin Park singer rocks unoriginally - Southwest Florida Herald Tribune
Explore AllUSA Weekend Magazine - Found Oct. 16, 2009
... more musicians these days have side projects â for example, your own Linkin Park bandmate Mike Shinoda has Fort Minor, and Jack White is in...
Kentucky Kernel - Found Oct. 15, 2009
Shinoda?s side project, Fort Minor, paled in comparison to Linkin Park as well.
State News - Found Sep. 23, 2009
JM ?Remember the Name? (by Fort Minor). Originally Published: 57 minutes ago
Nah Right - Found Aug. 18, 2009
... to the album is singer Holly Brook, best known for Fort Minor?s chart topping ?Where?d You Go? single and video. Fort Minor, Get Busy...
Korea Times - Found Sep. 8, 2009
... off their individual talents: Victoria danced to Ciara's ''Love Sex Magic,'' Amber offered a bit of Fort Minor's ''Believe Me,'' and Luna...
Korea Herald - Found Sep. 3, 2009
Displaying rhythm, flow and speed, the Chinese-American tomboy performed a bit of Fort Minor's 'Believe Me' and then showcased her ability to...
Associated Content - Found Aug. 31, 2009
Remember the Name by Fort Minor: I think that this song was on one of the previews for the television show Friday Night Lights.
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 Mike Shinoda playing at a Linkin Park show.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Years active | 2004 - 2006 (Hiatus) |
| Labels | Machine Shop Recordings Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Linkin Park Styles of Beyond Get Busy Committee DJ Green Lantern Lupe Fiasco Demigodz Celph Titled Apathy Holly Brook Ghostface Killah Common Jay-Z |
| Website | www.fortminor.com |
| Members | |
| Mike Shinoda | |
Fort Minor is the hip-hop side-project of Mike Shinoda, the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's first solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied, was released in 2005 with the singles "Where'd You Go" featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga and "Remember the Name" featuring Styles of Beyond. Fort Minor Militia is the official fan club of the project, similar to Linkin Park Underground.1 Though it is technically a project by Shinoda alone, Styles of Beyond is heavily featured on "The Rising Tied" and appeared with Shinoda at photo shoots and live concerts.
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History
Shinoda had been studying piano since 1993.2 Soon after graduating from high school in the mid-1990s, Shinoda joined drummer Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and DJ Joe Hahn to form the band Xero, renamed Hybrid Theory in 1998. The next year, singer Chester Bennington joined the musicians, who finally renamed the group Linkin Park. The band was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1999 and released its debut album Hybrid Theory in 2000.3 In Linkin Park, Shinoda provided rap vocals in its hit singles "In the End", "Crawling", and "Papercut", and additionally keyboards for numerous other tracks. He also designed cover artwork for the band's albums.4 Hybrid Theory was nominated for three Grammy Awards and sold over 24 million copies.3
Around late 2004, Shinoda began recording his side project.5 The Rising Tied, the debut album of Fort Minor, was released in November 2005. Robert Hales directed its first video "Petrified", which was released the previous month.6 Jay-Z, who had previously collaborated with Linkin Park on the 2004 album Collision Course, was the executive producer for The Rising Tied.7 Shinoda told Corey Moss of MTV News that he imposed himself with a requirement to play all instruments and write all lyrics to his album except for strings, percussion, or choir parts.2 "Where'd You Go", its first single, peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; following was "Remember the Name" at #66.8 Another track, "Kenji" describes the experiences of Shinoda's family during the Japanese American internment of World War II.9
Due to the success of "Where'd You Go", on the week of April 26, 2006, sales of The Rising Tied increased by 45 percent, and the album chart position went up 89 positions to #104 on the Billboard 200.10"Where'd You Go" was awarded Ringtone of the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. In mid August 2006 Fort Minor performed at the Summer Sonic 2006 alongside Linkin Park.11
The third track on the album, "Right Now", is featured in the trailer of The Family That Preys by Tyler Perry.
In November 2006, Fort Minor released a video for "Remember the Name." Shinoda has stated he felt the video was a nice wrap-up for Fort Minor. Also in November, Shinoda stated that Fort Minor is on hiatus, because of his dedication to Linkin Park.
In 2006, Holly Brook released an exclusive version of "Where'd You Go" to radio stations, made completely by Holly Brook. Mike does not appear on this version, which can be heard by request on various American radio stations.12
Related Tracks
- Move On (featuring Mr. Hahn)
- Do What We Did (featuring Styles of Beyond)
- Tools of the Trade (featuring Styles of Beyond & Celph Titled)
- Start It All Up
- Strange Things
Discography
Main article: Fort Minor discography
- 2005: The Rising Tied
References
- ^ "What is the Fort Minor Militia". FMM. http://www.fortminormilitia.com/about. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b Moss, Corey (2005-11-22). "Mike Shinoda: Storyteller". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/bands/f/fort_minor/qa_112105/. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ a b Wilson, MacKenzie; Leahey, Andrew (2007-05-15). "Linkin Park > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jxfoxqykld6e~T1. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Apar, Corey (2005). "Mike Shinoda > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fnfuxqujldae~T1. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Montgomery, James (2005-03-04). "Mike Shinoda's Solo Album May Divide Linkin Park Fans". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497764/03042005/shinoda_mike.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Moss, Corey (2005-10-20). "Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511882/20051020/fort_minor.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Loftus, Johnny (2006). "Fort Minor - Biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfrxqwsldse~T1. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Fort Minor > Charts & Awards". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfrxqwsldse~T51. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Jeffries, David (2005-11-22). "The Rising Tied > Overview". allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jifrxqedldde. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Harris, Chris (2006-04-26). "T.I., Pink, Shakira Can't Shake Rascal Flatts From Billboard #1". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529510/20060426/t_i_.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Ringtone of the Year". MTV. 2006-09-02. http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/104924/ringtone-of-the-year.jhtml#id=1539042. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ crewdy of www.fortminor.co.uk (2006-09-04). "Where'd Mike Go?". Press release. http://www.fortminor.co.uk/2006/09/whered-mike-go.html. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
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