Editing Joe Hahn (section)

==Career ==

Hahn began [[deejaying]] in high school,<ref name="pdi">Marinel. R. Cruz. "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B1s1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=703,37182279&dq=hahn+pasadena+xero&hl=en Curse-free music for the young and the restless]". ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''. June 2, 2002. 27.</ref> and he studied illustration at the [[Art Center College of Design]] in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref name=mc/> In college, he met [[Mike 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 into [[Linkin Park]] during the recording sessions of ''[[Hybrid Theory]]''.<ref name=pdi/> Hahn and Shinoda guested in [[the X-Ecutioners]]' hit single "[[It's Goin' Down (X-Ecutioners song)|It's Goin' Down]]".<ref>Alex Pappademas. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=CleCKauyN34C&dq=hahn+%22x-ecutioners%22&pg=PA70 RK 101-LP: How to Succeed in Rock'N'Roll by Really, Really Trying]". ''Spin''. May 2003. 70.</ref> Hahn also guest starred in Shinoda's [[Fort Minor]]'s debut album ''[[The Rising Tied]]'' on the song "Slip Out the Back".<ref>Corey Moss. "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051027060954/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511882/20051020/fort_minor.jhtml Linkin Park MC Gets Director With Flair For Video With Flares]}}". MTV. October 20, 2005. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.</ref>

Hahn was called '''Chairman Hahn''' on the back cover of Linkin Park's first remix album ''[[Reanimation (Linkin Park album)|Reanimation]]'' 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 (Linkin Park song)|Numb]]", "[[From the Inside (Linkin Park song)|From the Inside]]", "[[What I've Done]]", "[[Somewhere I Belong]]", "[[Pts.OF.Athrty]]", "[[New Divide]]", "[[Bleed It Out]]" and "[[Iridescent (song)|Iridescent]]".<ref name="jon" /> He has also directed videos for [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Static-X]], [[Story of the Year]], and [[Xzibit]].<ref name="mc" /> In a 2003 interview, he told [[MTV]] that film-making was his true passion, and that "doing the music [was] more of an extra thing".<ref name="jon">Jon Wiederhorn. "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031204160508/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1476408/20030808/linkin_park.jhtml?headlines=true In The End, Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn Wants To Be A Filmmaker]}}". MTV. August 11, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.</ref> 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 on ''[[The X-Files]]'' and the miniseries ''[[Frank Herbert's Dune]]''.<ref>Joe D'Angelo and Corey Moss. "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020904194115/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457200/20020826/linkin_park.jhtml Why Linkin Park, Disturbed, Foo Fighters Just Say No To Video Directors]}}". MTV. August 27, 2002. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.</ref> He also directed a short film called ''The Seed''<ref>Steve Baltin. "[https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7539972/linkin_dj_plants_seed Linkin DJ Plants 'Seed']{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Rolling Stone''. August 9, 2005. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.</ref> and acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of [[China Miéville]]'s novel ''[[King Rat (1998 novel)|King Rat]]''.<ref>Corey Moss. "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031001141044/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479388/20030929/linkin_park.jhtml?headlines=true Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn To Take On 'King Rat']}}. MTV. September 29, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.</ref>

Hahn directed the trailer for the video game ''[[Medal of Honor (2010 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'', featuring Linkin Park's single "[[The Catalyst]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medalofhonor.com/linkinpark|title=Medal of Honor Features Linkin Park "The Catalyst"|publisher=[[Electronic Arts|EA]]|access-date=2010-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729032336/http://www.medalofhonor.com/linkinpark|archive-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 (Linkin Park song)|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 (song)|Iridescent]]" would be directed by Hahn.

Hahn became the first Korean American to receive a [[Grammy]] when the band won the 2002 award for [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]].<ref name=chosun/><ref>Bobby Kim. "[http://yellowworld.org/arts_culture_media/265.html Linkin Park: Not Some Korean Kid's Name] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071508/http://yellowworld.org/arts_culture_media/265.html |date=March 4, 2016 }}". ''KoreAm Journal''. May 9, 2002. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.</ref> In November 2011, Hahn designed a helmet of [[Formula 1]] driver [[Kamui Kobayashi]].<ref>[http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/11/12830.html Kobayashi sports Linkin Park helmet design] formula1.com. Retrieved on November 27, 2011.</ref> As of April 2012, Hahn directed a film adaptation of [[Eric Bogosian]]'s ''[[Mall (film)|Mall]]'', based on the novel, which stars and is executive produced by [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]. The musical score for the album was handled by [[Linkin Park]] and [[Alec Puro]] of [[Deadsy]] for the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gina Gershon, Mimi Rogers and Peter Stormare Enter Linkin Park DJ's 'Mall'|date=May 9, 2012 |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3141655/gina-gershon-mimi-rogers-and-peter-stormare-enter-linkin-park-djs-mall/|publisher=BloodyDisgusting}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eric Bogosian's 'Mall' In Movie Crosshairs With Vincent D'Onofrio, Chelsea Handler|date=May 6, 2011 |url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/eric-bogosians-mall-in-movie-crosshairs-with-vincent-donofrio-chelsea-handler-126807/|publisher=Deadline}}</ref>

In 2019, he was a judge in the South Korean [[JTBC]] talent show ''[[Superband (South Korea)|Superband]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190411000671|title=Finding 'Super Band'|date=April 11, 2019 |publisher=The Korea Herald|access-date=2020-05-15|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/02/688_267151.html|title=New audition show aims to nurture band music in Korea|date=2019-04-14|publisher=The Korea Times|access-date=2020-05-19|language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Hahn composed the original score for the Samurai movie ''Blade of the 47 Ronin'' along with co-contributor Alec Puro.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}