Mike Shinoda Net Worth in 2021

Whether you are a Linkin Park fan or not, Mike Shinoda is likely to be a known personality or name to you. This American musician has been winning hearts with his music and record production, holding a current net worth of approximately $65 million as of 2021.

Why you may not be aware is that his real name is Michael ‘Mike’ Shinoda, and he co-founded the renowned rock band, Linkin Park, in 1994. He is also the creator of the hip-hop-focused project, ‘Fort Minor’, which came live in 2004.

Mike Shinoda Net Worth and Overview

We have made an overview of the most important details about this well-rounded celebrity, giving you a chance to get to know a little more about him. 

Net Worth	$65 million
Date of Birth	11 February 1977
Age	43 years
Height	1.83 m or 6 feet
Source of Wealth	Music, Singing, Songwriting, Rapping, Keyboard Playing, Guitar, Graphic Designing, Visual Art, Acting
Country of Origin	United States of America
Last Updated	May 2021

Early Life

Mike Shinoda came to this world on the 11^th day of February in the year 1977. His birthplace is Los Angeles, California, in the United States of America. His father is Japanese- American while his mother is European. He grew up in the suburbs of Agoura Hills in Los Angeles. 

The artist was sent to the classical music school to learn piano at the age of 6. As he started to grow up, he developed an interest in playing jazz, blues as well as hip-hop. He attended Agoura High School, after which he made his way to the Art Centre College of Design to learn graphic design and illustration. 

Career

Upon graduating, Mike Shinoda started his band called ‘Xero’, whilst working as a graphic designer. This band was later renamed ‘Linkin Park’. The first album of the band, ‘Hybrid Theory, was released in 2000, where Shinoda was mostly involved in the technicalities.

Over 10 million copies of the band were sold, just within the U.S.A. alone. The first remix album, ‘Reanimation’ came out in 2002. Shinoda was responsible for the direction, structure, and administration of the album. 

Mike Shinoda rose as a musician and engineer of the studio through the second album of the band, ‘Meteora’ in 2003. In 2004, Shinoda produced and mixed a ‘mash-up’’ called the ‘Collision Course’, which later won the Grammy Award for best rap-song collaboration. 

Shinoda did not stop exploring his interest and knack for art and graphics. His first public show, ‘Diamonds Spades Hearts & Clubs’ was staged in 2004. This included a vibrant series of around 10 paintings. These later came to be known as “The Rising Tied’s Artwork”. 

In 2005, Shinoda started his side project called ‘Fort Minor’, releasing the album, ‘The Rising Tied’. One of the singles from the album, ‘Where’d You Go’ rose to No. 4 on the Hot 100 chart.

In 2007, Shinoda contributed as a vocal for the album of Linkin Park called, ‘Minutes to Midnight’. He was ranked in the 72nd position of Top 100 metal Vocalist of All Times by the ‘Hit Parader’. 

His recent contributions include the band’s latest albums called, ‘A Thousand Suns(2010)’, ‘Living Things (2012)’ and ‘Recharged (2013)’—a remix of ‘Living Things’ and ‘A Light That Never Comes (2014)’.

Highlights & Achievements

The artist is celebrated for his versatility and is credited mostly for his expertise as a rapper, guitarist, keyboard player, and produced of the American rock band, ‘Linkin Park’. He emerged as a vocalist in 2007 as mentioned above. 

As for achievements, besides the two Grammy Awards that Shinoda won for the singles, ‘Crawling’ and ‘Numb/Encore’ of Linkin Park, he has conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D) from the Art Centre College of Design and an EWP Visionary Award in 2010.

Furthermore, he was awarded the Japanese American National Museum’s Award of Excellence in 2006. His project, ‘Fort Minor’ won an MTV VMA as the ‘Best Ringtone’ in the same year and was featured in several films and TV shows, including, ‘Entourage’, ‘Boston Legal’, ‘Gridiron Gang’, ‘Freedom Writers’, ‘Friday Night Lights (TV)’, ‘The Karate Kid’, and ‘Numbers’.

Age, Height, and Weight

The 43-year old artist is 183 cm in height and weighs around 78 kilos. He has never been involved with smoking and likes to work out thrice a week to maintain his fitness. 

Personal Life

Mike Shinoda is good friends with Lupe Fiasco, Common, and John Legend. 

As for the family, Muto Shinoda and Donna Shinoda are his parents. In 2003, Mike Shinoda married Anna Hillinger, a children’s book writer after dating for 3 years. As of today, the couple has two children. The name of their elder child is Otis Akio Shinoda. 

The artist owns a Mercedes-Benz G-Class and a 5 bedroom, 8 bathroom house, of the size of 7,646 square feet, in the surroundings of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, in California. 

Shinoda started to write for the ‘The Big Issues’ in 2012, as its correspondent for the US elections. 

Shinoda has also started a college scholarship at Art Centre College of Design, his alma mater, to encourage and assist future illustrators and graphic designers. This scholarship is known as the ‘Michael K. Shinoda Endowed Scholarship’, which serves as financial aid, taking into account the creative mindset of applicants.  

Criticism

When Hybrid Theory was released, Mike Shinoda and his band received quite some criticisms. They were asked to change and tailor their bands to be more like other established bands. However, Shinoda, with his band members fought the remarks tooth and nail throughout the journey. 

Once the band was established and started reaching new heights, they also received quite some criticism for entering the big picture too fast. 

Mike Shinoda Net Worth in 2021

Mike Shinoda, whose net worth today is $65 million, is an exciting and versatile artist and personality in the industry today. His grounded attitude has earned him numerous accolades and appreciations. He has been dealing with all the struggles and criticisms valiantly and aspiring to achieve more every day.

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