Machine Shop Records

Machine Shop Records

Parent company	Machine Shop co. Warner Music Group (Access Industries)
Founded	1999 (as The Shinoda Imprint)^[1]
Founder	Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, Joe Hahn, Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Warner Bros. Records (US) WEA International Inc (Int)
Genre	Hip hop, underground hip hop, alternative rock, nu metal
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London, England
Official website	machineshop.co

Machine Shop Records is a record label founded by American rock band Linkin Park members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda in 2001. The label is notable for releasing music in rock, hip hop, underground hip hop, alternative rock and nu metal music amongst other genres. The label is driven in joint by Shinoda and Delson under the mantra: "We are a think tank and a creative studio."

The label is responsible for bringing up artists, such as Holly Brook (now known as Skylar Grey),^[2] Styles of Beyond,^[3] No Warning^[4] and Shinoda's side project Fort Minor.^[5] The label has marked up 80 releases as of 2014.

History

1999-2002: Early years

American multi instrumentalist Mike Shinoda founded Machine Shop Records in 2001.

The label was originally known as The Shinoda Imprint, named after Mike Shinoda.^[6] Machine Shop was born in drummer Rob Bourdon's living room in 1999 when the band was packing CDs and stickers into boxes to send to their very first fans. The label only had the potential to release the extended plays for the bands fan club annually. Shinoda wanted to release albums of Linkin Park under the label, but the albums were already managed by the parent company Warner Bros. Records, and managing the albums on his alone basis was a difficult job. The first release under the label was for the fan club, LP Underground 2.0, which was released on November 18, 2002. The label also made available some enhanced features, such as T-shirts, sticker, key-chain, a band picture, guitar pick and membership card. The album was co produced by Don Gilmore with Shinoda. On November 17, 2003, the label released another extended play for the LPU fan club, entitled LP Underground 3.0, which featured the unreleased songs in the live album Live in Texas (which was released on November 18, 2003 through the record label).

2003-07: Mainstream success

The label was later renamed to Machine Shop after the involvement of the band members in the work. Brad Delson took over the work as an A&R representative of the label. The label got the breakthrough success after the release of the overnight recorded collaborative EP by Jay-Z and Linkin Park, entitled Collision Course, which was released under the collaboration of labels, Roc-A-Fella, Warner Bros. and Machine Shop. The EP was released on November 30, 2004.^[7] The EP was certified as Platinum in America.^[8] Later the label signed artists like No Warning, Simplistic and LNDN. Suffer, Survive became the first non-Linkin Park album and non shared label album to be released under the label. It was released on October 19, 2004. The album featured only 10 songs. The songs like, Dirtier Than the Next, Bad Timing and Hopeless Case gave a breakthrough success to the band and indirectly to the label. On November 18, 2003, the live album by Linkin Park Live in Texas was released under the label and Warner Bros. which was also certified as Platinum.^[9] It was also released as a DVD which featured Chester Bennington breaking Brad Delson's guitar. At the end of the concert, Joe Hahn threw a piece of his equipment on the stage floor. On November 22, 2005, the label again marked its success on releasing the album The Rising Tied by Fort Minor which was a side project by the founder Shinoda.^[5] Under the success of the album many artists like Styles of Beyond and Holly Brook were signed in the label.^[10] Holly Brook released two independent EPs Holly Brook EP and Sony CONNECT Sets under the label, whereas Styles of Beyond indirectly released singles in which they were featured through the project of Fort Minor. The singles by Fort Minor like Petrified/Remember the Name gave success to S.O.B. and Fort Minor. The breakthrough single Where'd You Go featuring Holly Brook marked number four on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the best ever debut song by any One-Hit-Wonder. The label meanwhile was also releasing EPs for Linkin Park Underground, and in addition it also released an EP for the fan club of Fort Minor, Militia. The label also released mixtapes like We Major and Razor Tag. The signing of S.O.B. brought the group back into the spotlight and marked success. On May 23, 2006, the label released Like Blood Like Honey by Holly Brook which was her debut album, which gave her the spot of #23 of U.S. Heat charts.^[11] In 2006, the label again gained spotlight after the single Numb/Encore by Linkin Park & Jay-Z won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. On October 10, 2005, the label released a mixtape of its own which was named as Machine Shop Mixtape. It featured Various Artists like Taproot, Papa Roach, Deftones and many others.^[12]

Hiatus: 2007-2009

Mike Shinoda has stated on his blog that, as of January 2009, Machine Shop Recordings will be on hiatus due to disagreements between the label and its parent company Warner Bros. Records. On 23 May 2010 Shinoda stated a new release was likely, suggesting that they are looking to the UK for new releases.^[3] The label then released the album only in America.^[13] The label then signed out artists like Holly Brook and Styles of Beyond, due to disagreements with Warner Bros. Records. In the course of time although there weren't many releases, but the label missed the release of the score album by Linkin Park Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Score.

After hiatus: 2009-present

The first release by the label after hiatus is Download to Donate like Download to Donate for Haiti, Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0 and Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief.^[14]^[15] This project was handled by Shinoda and Enrique Iglesias. Later the release of 8-bit Rebellion! marked the return of the label, in America. The first big release after hiatus is A Thousand Suns by Linkin Park which was released on September 2010. The album landed on the top of Billboard 200 marking the return to the mainstream success of label. later the success was Living Things, Recharged and The Hunting Party which marked mainstream success in United States.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23] In 2013 the label again released an non-Linkin Park album Resurrection of the Wolf only in US, No Warning after the band reunited. The label also released soundtrack album Mall. The label releases the singles by the band only in United States, the release in other countries is released under the parent label. The label also released The Hunting Party outside US for the first time after hiatus in Australia.^[24]

Artists

Current acts

Act	Year signed	Releases under Machine Shop	Description
Linkin Park	2001	20	American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. They are the first artist signed under the label.
Dean DeLeo	2005	—	American guitarist known for his work with American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. He is also known for his role in the short-lived bands Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He became the second solo artist to sign under the label after Fort Minor, although he never released his own albums.
No Consequence	2009	3	Group inspired by the founder of the label Mike Shinoda.
LNDN	2011	2	Group from Chicago. Released two albums as a collaboration with Nass.
No Warning	2003	2	A hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. The group became the second group to get signed under the label
Ryan Giles	2013	1	A solo artist who works with different bands and worked with Linkin Park on the track Truth Inside a Lie.
Beta State	2013	2	A four-piece San Francisco band formed in 2009. They have been working hard to break into mainstream success, playing for the likes of Linkin Park, The Strokes, Florence and the Machine, Young the Giant, Cage the Elephant, and The Manchester Orchestra.
Lincoln Park Underground	2001	15	The official fan club of Linkin Park. They release a CD annually only for the fans of the band.
Fort Minor	2005	4	Side project by Mike Shinoda, which was on hiatus. It recently released a single under the label, titled as "Welcome".

Former acts

Act	Years on the label	Releases under Machine Shop	Description
Styles of Beyond	2005–2007	1	Underground hip-hop group which was currently on hiatus until their departure in 2013.
Skylar Grey	2005–2009	3	Solo artist, who worked with Shinoda on the song "Where'd You Go".
Simplistic	2002–2012	2	A rock band who released an EP and a studio album under the label. The group is hugely inspired by Shinoda. The band is now defunct.
The Rosewood Fall	2006	1	The group is now defunct.

Current producers

Past producers

Discography

The following is the list of all albums released through Machine Shop Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. Any additional record label involved are specified.

Linkin Park has got a total of 20 releases under the label.

Skylar Grey released three albums on the label before leaving Machine Shop in 2009.

Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots is signed under the label, but didn't release any of his own albums.

Year	Artist	Album	Type	Details
2002	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 2.0	EP	Released: November 18, 2002
2003	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 3.0	EP	Released: November 17, 2003
2003	Linkin Park	Live in Texas	Live	Released: November 18, 2003 Chart positions: #23 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
2004	The Rosewood Fall	Demonstrate	Studio	Released: July 8, 2004 Chart positions: #105 U.S.
	No Warning	Suffer, Survive	Studio	Released: October 19, 2004 Chart positions: #55 U.S.
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 4.0	EP	Released: November 22, 2004
	Jay-Z & Linkin Park	Collision Course (released with Roc-A-Fella)	EP	Released: November 30, 2004 Chart position: #1 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
2005	Fort Minor	Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied	Digital	Released: January 1, 2005
	Various Artists	Machine Shop Mixtape	Mixtape	Released: October 4, 2005
	Skylar Grey	Holly Brook EP	EP	Released: October 11, 2005
	Skylar Grey	Sony CONNECT Sets	EP	Released: October 29, 2005
	Fort Minor	Fort Minor: We Major	Mixtape	Released: October 30, 2005
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 5.0	EP	Released: November 21, 2005
	Fort Minor	The Rising Tied	Studio	Released: November 22, 2005 Chart Positions: #51 U.S. JPN certifications: 3x Platinum
2006	Skylar Grey	Like Blood Like Honey	Studio	Released: May 23, 2006 Chart Positions: #26 U.S. Heat
	Fort Minor	Sessions@AOL	Live/EP	Released: July 18, 2006 Chart Positions: #10 Jpn
	Fort Minor	Militia	EP	Released: November 22, 2006
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 6.0	EP	Released: December 5, 2006
2007	Linkin Park	Minutes to Midnight	Studio	Released: May 14, 2007 Chart Positions: #1 U.S. RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum
	Styles of Beyond	Razor Tag	Mixtape	Released: July 30, 2007
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 7.0	EP/Live	Released: December 5, 2007
2008	Linkin Park	Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes	Live	Released: November 21, 2008 Chart Positions: #41 U.S. RIAA Certification: Gold
2009	No Consequence	In the Shadow of Gods (released with Basick)	Studio	Released: 17 August 2009
2009	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 9.0: Demos	Demo	Released: December 3, 2009 Chart Positions: 73 Austria 66 Germany 29 New Zealand
2010	Various Artists	Download to Donate for Haiti	Compilation	Released: January 19, 2010
	Linkin Park	8-Bit Rebellion	Soundtrack	Released: April 26, 2010
	Linkin Park	A Thousand Suns	Studio	Released: September 15, 2010 Chart Position: #1 U.S. RIAA Certification: Gold
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground X: Demos	Compilation/Demo	Released: November 17, 2010
2011	Various Artists	Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0	Compilation	Released: January 11, 2011
	Various Artists	Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief	Compilation	Released: March 22, 2011
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 11.0	Demo	Released: November 15, 2011
	Simplistic	Coconut	EP	Released: 25 December 2011
2012	Simplistic	Bradycardia	Studio	Released: 2 June 2012
	Linkin Park	Living Things	Studio	Released: June 26, 2012 Chart Positions: #1 U.S. RIAA Certification: Gold
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 12.0	Demo	Released: November 16, 2012
2013	No Consequence	IO (released with Basick and Invictus Records)	Studio	Released: January 1, 2013 Chart Positions: #72 U.S. RIAA Certification: Silver
	Beta State	#Friendship - Deluxe Edition	Reissue	Released: May 21, 2013
	Linkin Park	Recharged	Remix	Released: October 29, 2013 Chart Positions: #10 U.S.
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground XIII	Demo	Released: November 18, 2013
2014	No Warning	Resurrection of the Wolf (released with Bridge 9)	Studio	Released: February 18, 2014
	Linkin Park	The Hunting Party	Studio	Released: June 13, 2014 Chart Positions: #3 U.S. Certifications: BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Gold
	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground XIV	Demo	Released: November 21, 2014
	Linkin Park & Alec Puro	Mall: Music from the Motion Picture	Soundtrack	Released: December 12, 2014
2015	Linkin Park Underground	LP Underground 15	Demo	Released: November 25, 2015

Upcoming releases

List of upcoming releases
Artist	Album details
No Consequence	Title: TBA Release date: TBA
Linkin Park	Title: TBA Release date: Late 2016

Crew and employees

Mike Shinoda - Founder, President
Brad Delson - Founder, President
Bill Silva - Chief Operating Officer
Jessica Sklar - Chief Strategy Officer, Partner
Ryan DeMarti - Director of Operations
Trish Evangelista - Project Manager
Peter Lee - Creative Director of Branding & Apparel
Josh Levine - Vice President of Brand Partnerships
Michael Seversky - Strategic Business Associate
Jason Hobbs - Strategic Vice President of Digital Strategy
Lorenzo Errico - Digital Manager
Christian Tachiera - Digital Coordinator
Kymm Britton – publicity
Kas Mercer – publicity

References

↑ Machine Shop Linkedin Linkedin
↑ Who is Skylar Grey Machine Shop Recordings
1 2 Styles of Beyond and Machine Shop
↑ Linkin Park Offer No Warning From Their Machine Shop MTV August 20, 2004.
1 2 Fort Minor discography Discogs
↑ The Shinoda Imprint LP Association
↑ Billboard - 14 May 2005 - Page 55 Billboard
↑ Trust, Gary (2009-08-07). "Ask Billboard: Steve Vai, Jay-Z, Radiohead". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
↑ "Gold & Platinum: Linkin Park". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
↑ Skylar Grey's journey from being Holly Brook
↑ Holly Brook Like Blood Like Honey Discogs
↑ Machine Shop Mixtape Last.fm
↑ Warner Bros. Records rock act Linkin Park is demanding its release from Warner Music Group in the wake of a dispute over a renegotiation of the band's contract. Billboard May 03, 2005
↑ "About Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief".
↑ About Download to Donate for Haiti
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
↑ "Certified Awards" (enter "Linkin Park" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Linkin Park)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
↑ "Austrian certifications – Linkin Park" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved June 15, 2014. Enter Linkin Park in the field Interpret. Click Suchen
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Linkin Park)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
↑ "Canadian certifications – Linkin Park". Music Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
↑ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums Chart – Chart #1322 – Sunday 18 August 2002". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
↑ "Certifications Albums Linkin Park" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
↑ "Results 4 for 'Linkin Park Hunting Party'". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

External links

Mike Shinoda

Solo career / Fort Minor	Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied We Major The Rising Tied Sessions@AOL Militia Rock Phenomenon (as host)

Linkin Park	Hybrid Theory Reanimation Meteora Collision Course Minutes to Midnight 8-Bit Rebellion! A Thousand Suns Living Things Recharged The Hunting Party

Score and soundtrack	MTV VMA Score 2005 The Seed The Raid: Redemption Medal of Honor: Warfighter Mall: Music from the Motion Picture

Singles	"Enjoy the Silence 04" "Petrified/Remember the Name" "Believe Me" "Where'd You Go" "S.C.O.M. / Dolla / Get It / Spraypaint & Ink Pens" "Welcome"

Featured singles and tracks	"It's Goin' Down" "Second to None" "Carry Me Away"

Related articles	Mike Shinoda production discography Linkin Park discography Fort Minor discography Machine Shop Machine Shop co. Warner Bros.

Linkin Park

Chester Bennington Rob Bourdon Brad Delson Dave Farrell Joe Hahn Mike Shinoda Mark Wakefield Discography Songs Members Awards and nominations

Studio albums	Hybrid Theory Meteora Minutes to Midnight A Thousand Suns Living Things The Hunting Party

Remix albums	Reanimation Recharged

Live albums	Live in Texas Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes A Thousand Suns+ Living Things + The Hunting Party: Live from Mexico

Compilations	A Decade Underground Studio Collection 2000–2012

EPs	Hybrid Theory EP Collision Course Songs from the Underground

Video albums	Frat Party at the Pankake Festival The Making of Meteora Breaking the Habit The Making of Minutes to Midnight The Meeting of a Thousand Suns

Soundtracks	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Score Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album 8-Bit Rebellion! Mall

Tours	Hybrid Theory World Tour Street Soldiers Tour US-To-Europe Tour Projekt Revolution LP Underground Tour Meteora World Tour Minutes to Midnight World Tour International Tour A Thousand Suns World Tour 11th Annual Honda Civic Tour Living Things World Tour Carnivores Tour The Hunting Party Tour

Related articles	Machine Shop Records Machine Shop co. Download to Donate Music for Relief 8-Bit Rebellion! LP Recharge The Seed Fuse Present: Linkin Park Live at MSG Inside Living Things Mall Dead by Sunrise Fort Minor Stone Temple Pilots In the Chamber with Linkin Park

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