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| Born | Joseph Hahn (1977-03-15)March 15, 1977 (age 48) |
| Origin | Glendale, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Member of | Linkin Park |
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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 bandLinkin Park, doing thescratching,turntables,sampling, andprogramming for all eight of Linkin Park's albums. Hahn and bandmateMike Shinoda are responsible for most of Linkin Park's album artwork. Hahn also directed many of the band's music videos.
Joseph "Joe" Hahn was born the youngest of three children[5] inDallas; Hahn has two older sisters.[5] Hahn is a second-generationKorean American,[6] and he grew up in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood[7] ofGlendale, 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 fromHerbert Hoover High School in Glendale.[9] He then studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena but did not graduate.[7]
Hahn begandeejaying in high school,[10] and he studied illustration at theArt Center College of Design inPasadena, California.[8] In college, he metMike 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 intoLinkin Park during the recording sessions ofHybrid Theory.[10] Hahn and Shinoda guested inthe X-Ecutioners' hit single "It's Goin' Down".[11] Hahn also guest starred in Shinoda'sFort Minor's debut albumThe Rising Tied on the song "Slip Out the Back".[12]
Hahn was calledChairman Hahn on the back cover of Linkin Park's first remix albumReanimation 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 forAlkaline Trio,Static-X,Story of the Year, andXzibit.[8] In a 2003 interview, he toldMTV 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 onThe X-Files and the miniseriesFrank Herbert's Dune.[14] He also directed a short film calledThe Seed[15] and acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation ofChina Miéville's novelKing Rat.[16]
Hahn directed the trailer for the video gameMedal 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 aGrammy when the band won the 2002 award forBest Hard Rock Performance.[6][18] In November 2011, Hahn designed a helmet ofFormula 1 driverKamui Kobayashi.[19] As of April 2012, Hahn directed a film adaptation ofEric Bogosian'sMall, based on the novel, which stars and is executive produced byVincent D'Onofrio. The musical score for the album was handled byLinkin Park andAlec Puro ofDeadsy for the film.[20][21]
In 2019, he was a judge in the South KoreanJTBC talent showSuperband.[22][23]
In 2022, Hahn composed the original score for the Samurai movieBlade of the 47 Ronin along with co-contributor Alec Puro.[24]
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| 2002 | "It's Goin' Down"(withMike 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 | |
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| 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 ofBlack Rock Shooter features a 30-second test short stop motion video as a bonus featuring a remix of "Black Rock Shooter" by Joe Hahn. |
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| 2006 | The Seed | Director | Co-directed with Ken Mercado |
| 2014 | Mall | Director | Executive produced byVincent D'Onofrio |
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