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                                 Name: Micheal Kenji Shinoda
                           Age: 24
                           Date of Birth: February 11, 1977
                         Sign: Aquarius
                           Place of Birth: Agoura, CA
                         Married: No, but has the VERY lucky Anna
                           Glasses or Contacts: Mainly contacts, but every now and then
                           he'll put his glasses on
                           Religion: Protestant

Other Random Facts:
-Mike is half Japanese
-Went to Agoura High School
-Graduated from the Pasadena Art College of Design
-Majored in illustration but studied graphic design heavily
-Got a job as a Graphic Designer right out of college
-Designed the soldier on the cover of the Hybrid Theory LP, and also the peaceful fetus on the Hybrid Theory EP (Joe did the other half)
-Met Brad in 7th grade
-Was inspried to become a musician after his first concert expierience ( Killer B's (Anthrax and Public Enemy))
-Did the artwork/ logo for Stlyes of Beyond's 2000 FOLD cd
-First time he heard One Step Closer on the radio was in Arizona
-Big fan of Dido, alos likes tons of female singers/bands, like Madonna to Kittie to the Sneaker Pimps
-Took classical piano for 10 years but got sick of playing classical and moved into jazz and hip hop
-He says dark blue is his natural hair color, light blue was only a phaze
-Mike goes crazy when he speaks in third person
-Thinks the Apex twin "Windowlicker" video is hillarious
-Says his most poignant moment was getting a college diploma