Joseph Hahn (born March 15, 1977) is an American musician, DJ, director and visual artist best known as the DJ of the American rock band

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer ...

, doing the

scratching Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable to produce percussive or rhythmic sounds. A crossfader on a DJ mixer may be used to fade between two record ...

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, sampling, and programming for all seven of Linkin Park's albums. Hahn, along with bandmate

Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda (; ja, 篠田賢治, Shinoda Kenji; born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and was the band's collaborative vocali ...

, is responsible for most of Linkin Park's album artwork. Hahn also directed many of the band's music videos.

Early life and education

Joseph "Joe" Hahn was born the youngest of three children'Joe Hahn'
(2011) ''Linkin Park American''. Accessed 2011-02-18. in

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; Hahn has two older sisters. Hahn grew up in

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,Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn releases The Seed on iTunes
. ''Monsters & Critics''. March 27, 2008. Retrieved on March 21, 2010. and is a second-generation

Korean American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian Americans ...

.Han Hyun-Woo
A Band's Linkin Korea
. ''Chosun Ilbo''. October 23, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010. 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 began

deejaying A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile D ...

in high school,Marinel. R. Cruz.
Curse-free music for the young and the restless
. ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''. June 2, 2002. 27. and he studied illustration at the

Art Center College of Design Art Center College of Design (stylized as ArtCenter College of Design) is a private art college in Pasadena, California. History ArtCenter College of Design was founded in 1930 in downtown Los Angeles as the Art Center School. In 1935, Fred R. ...

Pasadena, California Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. I ...

. In college, he met

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

during the recording sessions of ''

Hybrid Theory ''Hybrid Theory'' is the debut studio album by American Rock music, rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, through Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recording Studios, NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, North Holl ...

''. Hahn and Shinoda guested in

the X-Ecutioners The X-Ecutioners are a group of American hip hop DJs/turntablists from New York City, New York. The group formed in 1989 and currently consists of three DJs, including Total Eclipse, DJ Boogie Blind, DJ Precision. Original members of the grou ...

' hit single " It's Goin' Down". Hahn also guest starred in Shinoda's

Fort Minor Fort Minor was a hip hop side project by American musician Mike Shinoda, who is better known as the rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, producer, and rapper of the rock band Linkin Park. The project's only album, ''The Rising Tied'', was released in ...

's debut album ''

The Rising Tied ''The Rising Tied'' is the only studio album by Fort Minor, the hip hop side project by Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda. The album was released on November 22, 2005, through Warner Bros. Records and Shinoda's label Machine Shop Recordings. Shi ...

'' on the song "Slip Out the Back". 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 "What I've Done" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the first single from their third studio album, '' Minutes to Midnight'' (2007), and is the sixth track. The song was released as a radio single on April 1, 2007, as ...

", "

Somewhere I Belong "Somewhere I Belong" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released to US radio on February 24, 2003, as the first single from their second studio album, ''Meteora'' (2003), and is the album's third track. It entered the top ten ...

", "

Pts.OF.Athrty "Points of Authority" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the fourth track on their first studio album, ''Hybrid Theory''. Mike Shinoda's verses originally had different lyrics, and Chester Bennington's parts became no different fr ...

", "

New Divide "New Divide" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song is released as a single and was recorded specifically for the soundtrack, '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album'' to Michael Bay's film '' Transformers: Revenge of t ...

", "

Bleed It Out "Bleed It Out" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released as the second single from their third studio album, ''Minutes to Midnight''. The single was released on August 17, 2007. On July 30, 2007, the music video was s ...

" and "

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". He has also directed videos for

Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...

Static-X Static-X is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994. The line-up has fluctuated over the years, but was long-held constant with band founder, frontman, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wayne Static until his ...

Story of the Year Story of the Year is an American rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri, Story of the Year at Allmusic.comAccessed May 17, 2007. in 1995 under the name 67 North. The band eventually changed their name to Big Blue Monkey in 1998, and then subseq ...

, and

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. In a 2003 interview, he told

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that film-making was his true passion, and that "doing the music asmore of an extra thing".Jon Wiederhorn.
In The End, Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn Wants To Be A Filmmaker
. MTV. August 11, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010. 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 ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

'' and the miniseries ''

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''. He also directed a short film called '' The Seed'' and acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of

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's novel '' King Rat''. Hahn directed the trailer for the video game ''

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

'', featuring Linkin Park's single "

The Catalyst "The Catalyst" is a song by the American rock band Linkin Park. Released on August 2, 2010, it is the first single from their fourth studio album, '' A Thousand Suns'', which was released on September 8, 2010. The music video for the song, direc ...

". 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 "Waiting for the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 1, 2010. It is the second single and eighth track from their fourth studio album, '' A Thousand Suns'', which was released on September 14, 2010. A music vide ...

" and "

Burning in the Skies "Burning in the Skies" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was announced as the band's third single from their fourth studio album, '' A Thousand Suns'', on January 20, 2011, and it was released on March 21. A music video for the sin ...

". On April 13, 2011,

confirmed on his blog that the music video for "

" would be directed by Hahn. Hahn became the first Korean American to receive a

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when the band won the 2002 award for

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. In November 2011, Hahn designed a helmet of

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driver

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. As of April 2012, Hahn directed a film adaptation of

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's ''

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'', based on the novel, which stars and is executive produced by

Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leonar ...

. The musical score for the album was handled by

and

Alec Puro Alec Puro (born April 25, 1975), also known as Alec Püre, is an American drummer, songwriter and composer. As well as being the drummer for Deadsy, Puro has composed music for numerous television shows and films. Career Puro is best known for ...

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for the film. In 2019, he was a judge in the South Korean

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talent show ''

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''. In 2022, Hahn composed the original score for the Samurai movie Blade of the 47 Ronin along with co-contributor Alec Puro.

Personal life

On February 15, 2005, Hahn married Karen Benedit; they divorced in 2009. On October 21, 2012, Hahn married Heidi Woan, whom he had met about two years prior in 2010. Their daughter was born the next year.Joe's new girlfriend – Heidi Woan
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Discography

With Linkin Park

* ''

'' (2000) * ''

Meteora The Meteora (; el, Μετέωρα, ) is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos.Sofianos, D.Z.: "Metéora". ...

'' (2003) * ''

Minutes to Midnight The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists''. Maintained since 1947, the clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity ...

'' (2007) * ''

A Thousand Suns ''A Thousand Suns'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 13, 2010, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band and was produced by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick R ...

'' (2010) * '' Living Things'' (2012) * '' The Hunting Party'' (2014) * ''

One More Light ''One More Light'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on May 19, 2017, through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop. It is the last Linkin Park album to feature lead vocalist Chester Bennington before ...

'' (2017)

Other appearances

Filmography

Music videos

Films

References

External links

*
"Billboard" – Google Books
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