Machine Shop Records (also known as Machine Shop Recordings) is a record label founded by American rock band Linkin Park members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda in 2001. The record label has released singles and albums in genres including rock, hip hop, underground hip hop, alternative rock and nu metal.
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| Founded | 2001 (as The Shinoda Imprint)[1] |
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| Status | Active |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | machineshop |
The label has signed several artists prior to their mainstream breakthroughs, including Holly Brook (whose name was later changed to Skylar Grey),[2] Styles of Beyond,[3] No Warning[4] and Shinoda's side project Fort Minor.[5]
History
edit1999–2002: Early years
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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 band's 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
editThe 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
editMike 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. Although there weren't many releases during this course of time, the label missed the release of the album Out of Ashes by Dead By Sunrise (a side project of Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington).
After hiatus: 2009–present
editThe 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 14, 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 a 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 the United States, the release in other countries is released under the parent label. The label also released The Hunting Party outside the US for the first time after hiatus in Australia.[24]
Artists
editCurrent acts
edit| Act | Year signed | Releases under Machine Shop | Description |
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| 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, Ontario, 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. |
| Linkin Park Underground | 2001 | 16 | 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 released a single under the label in June, 2015 titled "Welcome". |
Former acts
edit| Act | Years on the label | Releases under Machine Shop | Description |
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| Styles of Beyond | 2005–2007 | 1 | Underground hip-hop group which was on hiatus until their departure in 2013. |
| Holly Brook | 2005–2009 | 3 | Solo artist who worked with Shinoda on the song "Where'd You Go". |
| Simplistic | 2002–2005 | 1 | A rock band from Sacramento California who signed the first development deal with Machine Shop Recordings in 2002. The band recorded an EP produced by Mike Shinoda in 2003. Simplistic's 4 song EP, "The Impact of Crashing" helped to acquire the label's distribution deal from Warner Brothers, but never received distribution itself. Despite recording more than 75 original songs between the EP and in their own studio in Sacramento, the band was never funded to release an album on the label. In 2004 while interviewing producers for the album, the group recorded a song with Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails / A Perfect Circle), but then disbanded in 2005 due to personal and creative differences. |
| The Rosewood Fall | 2006 | 1 | The group is now defunct. |
Current producers
editPast producers
editDiscography
editThe 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.
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| Year | Artist | Album | Type | Details |
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| 2002 | Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 2.0 | EP |
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| 2003 | Linkin Park | Meteora | Studio |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 3.0 | EP |
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| Linkin Park | Live in Texas | Live |
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| 2004 | The Rosewood Fall | Demonstrate | Studio |
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| No Warning | Suffer, Survive |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 4.0 | EP |
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| Jay-Z & Linkin Park | Collision Course (released with Roc-A-Fella) |
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| 2005 | Fort Minor | Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied | Digital |
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| Various Artists | Machine Shop Mixtape | Mixtape |
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| Skylar Grey | Holly Brook EP | EP |
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| Sony CONNECT Sets | EP |
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| Fort Minor | Fort Minor: We Major | Mixtape |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 5.0 | EP |
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| Fort Minor | The Rising Tied | Studio |
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| 2006 | Skylar Grey | Like Blood Like Honey | Studio |
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| Fort Minor | Sessions@AOL | Live/EP |
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| Militia | EP |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 6.0 |
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| 2007 | Linkin Park | Minutes to Midnight | Studio |
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| Styles of Beyond | Razor Tag | Mixtape |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 7.0 | EP/Live |
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| 2008 | Linkin Park | Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes | Live |
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| 2009 | No Consequence | In the Shadow of Gods (released with Basick) |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 9.0: Demos | Demo |
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| 2010 | Various Artists | Download to Donate for Haiti | Compilation |
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| Linkin Park | 8-Bit Rebellion | Soundtrack |
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| A Thousand Suns | Studio |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground X: Demos | Compilation/Demo |
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| 2011 | Various Artists | Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0 | Compilation |
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| Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 11 | Demo |
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| 2012 | Linkin Park | Living Things | Studio |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 12 | Demo |
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| 2013 | No Consequence | IO (released with Basick and Invictus Records) |
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| Beta State | #Friendship - Deluxe Edition | Reissue |
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| Linkin Park | Recharged | Remix |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground XIII | Demo |
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| 2014 | No Warning | Resurrection of the Wolf (released with Bridge 9) |
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| Linkin Park | The Hunting Party | Studio |
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| Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground XIV | Demo |
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| Linkin Park & Alec Puro | Mall: Music from the Motion Picture | Soundtrack |
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| 2015 | Linkin Park Underground | LP Underground 15 | Demo |
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| 2016 | LP Underground Sixteen |
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| 2017 | Linkin Park | One More Light | Studio |
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| One More Light Live | Live |
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| 2018 | Mike Shinoda | Post Traumatic (EP) | EP |
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| 2018 | Mike Shinoda | Post Traumatic | Studio |
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| 2020 | Linkin Park | Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary Edition | Compilation |
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Upcoming releases
edit| Artist | Album details |
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| No Consequence |
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| Linkin Park |
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Crew and employees
edit- 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
- Lorenzo Errico - Digital Manager
- Kymm Britton – publicity
- Kas Mercer – publicity
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Machine Shop Linkedin LinkedIn
- ^ Who is Skylar Grey Machine Shop Recordings
- ^ a b Styles of Beyond and Machine Shop Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Linkin Park Offer No Warning From Their Machine Shop MTV August 20, 2004.
- ^ a b 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". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Skylar Grey's journey from being Holly Brook". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ Holly Brook Like Blood Like Honey Discogs
- ^ Machine Shop Mixtape Last.fm
- ^ Linkin Park Wants Out Of Warner Bros. Contract Billboard May 3, 2005
- ^ "About Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18.
- ^ About Download to Donate for Haiti Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (enter "Linkin Park" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search") on August 1, 2017. 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.
- ^ "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 5 May 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Certifications Albums Linkin Park" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Results 4 for 'Linkin Park Hunting Party'". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved June 1, 2014.[permanent dead link]