Editing Brad Delson

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Brad Delson
| image             = Brad Delson - From Zero Lead Press Photo - James Minchin III (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Delson in 2024
| birth_name        = Bradford Philip Delson
| birth_date        = {{nowrap|{{Birth date and age|1977|12|1}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|first=Corey |last=Apar |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brad-delson-mn0000134606 |title=Brad Delson &#124; Biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=December 1, 1977 |access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref>}}
| birth_place       = [[Agoura, California|Agoura]], [[California]], U.S.
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* Guitar
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| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[nu metal]]
* [[alternative metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[electronic rock]]}}
* [[pop rock]]
}}
| occupation        = Musician
| years_active      = 1995–present
| current_member_of = [[Linkin Park]]
| past_member_of    = Relative Degree
| website           = {{URL|linkinpark.com}}
| module            = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
 | signature       = Brad Delson signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png
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'''Bradford Philip Delson''' (born December 1, 1977<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Clifford |title=Current Biography Yearbook |date=June 1, 2003 |publisher=H. W. Wilson |location=United States |isbn=0824210263 |page=334}}</ref>) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band [[Linkin Park]].<ref name="ucla">[http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/aap/35th/champions/#braddelson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221063544/http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/aap/35th/champions/#braddelson|date=February 21, 2011}}</ref>

==Early life==
Delson was born and raised in [[Agoura Hills, California]].<ref name="Milenio">{{cite news |last=Quirarte |first=Xavier |url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/musica/linkin-park-celebra-20-anos-hybrid-theory-edicion-lujo |title='Hybrid Theory': 20 años de un disco explosivo de Linkin Park |language=Spanish |work=[[Milenio]] |date=October 24, 2020 |accessdate=December 5, 2022 }}</ref> He attended [[Agoura High School]] with his friend, [[Mike Shinoda]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cervantes |first=Niki |url=https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2017/July-2017/07_21_2017_Deceased_Linkin_Park_Frontmans_Band_Had%20Strong_Santa_Monica_Roots.html |title=Deceased Linkin Park Frontman's Band Had Strong Santa Monica Ties |work=Santa Monica Lookout |date=2017-07-20 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref> Delson played the [[trumpet]],<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite news |last=Apar |first=Corey |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brad-delson-mn0000134606 |title=Brad Delson |work=AllMusic |date=2017 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref> and later began playing the guitar when he was 12 years old.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/linkin-parks-brad-delson-on-the-new-album-a-thousand-suns-308888 |title= Linkin Park's Brad Delson on the new album A Thousand Suns|last=Bosso |first= Joe|date=November 24, 2010 |website=[[Music Radar]] |publisher= |access-date= January 28, 2024|quote=You know, I started playing the guitar when I was 12.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/in-the-studio-with-linkin-park |title=In the Studio with Linkin Park |last=Perlmutter |first= Adam|date=April 17, 2014 |website= [[Premier Guitar]]|publisher= |access-date=January 28, 2024 |quote=I’ve been playing guitar since I was 12.}}</ref> He enjoyed listening to [[Guns N' Roses]] and [[Metallica]].<ref name="metalhammer">{{cite news |last=Young |first=Simon |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/linkin-park-you-re-a-nu-metal-boy-band-discuss |title=Linkin Park, you're a nu metal boy band. Discuss. |work=Metal Hammer |date=October 23, 2015 |accessdate=December 5, 2022 }}</ref> He played in the rock band Relative Degree with drummer [[Rob Bourdon]], but the group disbanded after their first live show.<ref name="metalhammer"/>

Delson attended [[UCLA]], where he was roommates with bassist [[Dave Farrell]] for three years.<ref name="rolling">{{cite magazine |last=David |first=Fricke |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/linkin-park-david-fricke-talks-to-chester-bennington-about-hybrid-theory-success-67820/2/ |title=Linkin Park: David Fricke Talks to Chester Bennington About 'Hybrid Theory' Success |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 14, 2002 |access-date=December 5, 2022 }}</ref> He majored in communication studies, and later interned for [[Jeff Blue]], then the vice president of A&R for [[Zomba Music]].<ref name="jeff">{{cite news |last=Perez Hollingsworth |first=Ashley |url=https://genreisdead.com/jeff-blue-linkin-park-interview/ |title=Interview: Jeff Blue Reflects On The Struggles, Frustrations, And Joys Of Working With Linkin Park |work=Genre Is Dead |date=2021-02-16 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref> Blue shared his insight and experience on the music industry with Delson, while also giving him constructive feedback on musical projects.<ref name="jeff"/> Delson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies from UCLA in 1999.<ref name="LA-UCLA">{{cite news |last=Gordon |first=Larry |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-09-me-ucla9-story.html |title=UCLA replaces actor with rock star for commencement speech |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2009-06-09 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref> He considered attending law school after graduation but instead pursued a career as a professional musician.<ref name="onda">{{cite news |url=https://www.ondamusicale.it/musica/15925-brad-delson-il-chitarrista-dei-linkin-park-compie-41-anni/ |title=Brad Delson: il chitarrista dei Linkin Park compie 41 anni |language=Italian |work=ONDA Musicale |date=2018-12-01 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref>

==Music career==
===Linkin Park===  
[[File:Linkin Park-Rock im Park 2014- by 2eight 3SC0496.jpg|thumb|Delson performing with Linkin Park at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock im Park]] in 2014]]
Delson, alongside [[Mike Shinoda]] and [[Rob Bourdon]], founded Xero, the earliest incarnation of [[Linkin Park]], in 1996.<ref name="lpassociation">{{cite web|url=http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/band|title=Everybody loves a success story.|access-date=December 5, 2022|publisher=The LP Association |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074244/http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/band |archive-date = August 7, 2007}}</ref> The band soon recruited vocalist Mark Wakefield, bassist [[Dave Farrell]], and turntablist [[Joe Hahn]].<ref name="lpassociation"/> After Wakefield left Xero, Delson turned to his former boss [[Jeff Blue]] from [[Zomba Music]] to help find a replacement. Blue introduced the band to [[Chester Bennington]], who successfully auditioned and became the band's full-time vocalist. Blue later became the vice president of A&R for [[Warner Bros. Records]], and helped the band sign a record deal.<ref name="lpassociation"/>

Delson played guitar on all eight of Linkin Park's albums. He also played bass on ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' when Farrell temporarily left Linkin Park to tour with another band.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hickie |first=James |url=https://www.kerrang.com/linkin-park-the-inside-story-of-hybrid-theory |title=Linkin Park: The inside story of Hybrid Theory |work=Kerrang! |date=2019-10-24 |accessdate=2022-12-17 }}</ref> After the release of ''Hybrid Theory'', Delson was closely involved with the production and creative direction of Linkin Park's sound alongside Shinoda.<ref name="chad">{{cite news |last=Childers |first=Chad |url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-meteora-album-anniversary/ |title=19 Years Ago: Linkin Park Release Their 'Meteora' Album Read More: 19 Years Ago: Linkin Park Release Their Second Album 'Meteora' |work=Loudwire |date=2022-03-25 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref><ref name="prem">{{cite news |last=Perlmutter |first=Adam |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/in-the-studio-with-linkin-park |title=In the Studio with Linkin Park |work=Premier Guitar |date=2014-04-17 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref> The two co-produced ''[[The Hunting Party (album)|The Hunting Party]]'' (2014) and ''[[One More Light]]'' (2017).<ref name="forbes">{{cite news |last=Baltin |first=Steve |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2017/05/26/linkin-park-shine-a-new-light-on-band-for-new-album/?sh=44c65a6d2807 |title=Linkin Park Shine A Different 'Light' On Band For New Album |work=Forbes |date=2017-05-26 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref> While working on ''The Hunting Party'', record producer [[Rick Rubin]] encouraged Delson to showcase his guitar playing by including more guitar solos compared to the band's previous albums.<ref name="prem"/> Delson commented on the new approach, "On the last few records I certainly played guitar in the studio, but I'd been focusing on other instruments… But these songs are all about rediscovering the guitar and having a lot of fun with it."<ref name="prem"/> He also oversaw the band's business operations, including their marketing and finance, alongside bandmates Farrell and Bourdon.<ref name="metalhammer"/><ref name="rolling"/>   

Delson and Linkin Park entered a seven-year hiatus following the sudden death of Chester Bennington in 2017. The band announced their reunion with new members in September 2024, and the band's eighth album, ''[[From Zero]]'', was released in November, which Delson co-produced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linzinmeir |first=Taylor |date=April 23, 2022 |title=Mike Shinoda — Linkin Park Have 'No Plans' for New Music |url=https://loudwire.com/mike-shinoda-linkin-park-no-plans-for-new-music-live-shows-video/ |access-date=December 5, 2022 |website= |publisher=[[Loudwire]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="M.Sherman-2024">{{cite news |last=Sherman |first=Maria |url=https://apnews.com/article/linkin-park-new-singer-album-9259986bd153e5b70202681dd06cb015 |title=Linkin Park reunite 7 years after Chester Bennington's death, with new music |work=AP News |date=September 5, 2024 |accessdate=September 5, 2024 }}</ref> Delson later revealed that he would not be joining the band on tour, preferring to work in the studio and behind the scenes. [[Alex Feder]] performs in his place, but Delson remains an official member of the band, and states that he is not ruling out a return to touring in the future.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/linkin-park-guitarist-brad-delson-confirms-he-will-sit-out-of-all-live-shows-3791566 | title=Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson confirms he will sit out of all live shows | website=[[NME]] | date=September 7, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Weller|first=Phil|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-brad-delson-isnt-touring-with-linkin-park|title=“You never know. I don't have a crystal ball, I can’t definitely say”: Linkin Park’s Brad Delson on why he stepped back from touring – and if he’d ever return to the stage|work=[[Guitar World]]|date=December 23, 2024|accessdate=February 18, 2025}}</ref>

===Machine Shop Records===
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Delson and Shinoda founded their own record label, [[Machine Shop Records]], in 2001.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news |last=Egan |first=Matt |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/05/18/investing/linkin-park-tech-investors-silicon-valley/ |title=Linkin Park: Rock band by night, venture capitalists by day |work=CNN |date=2015-05-18 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref> Delson explained his rationale behind founding his own record label, commenting, "Too many people in the music industry tried to preserve the status quo instead of embracing innovation."<ref name="cnn"/>

== Discography ==
=== With Linkin Park ===
{{Main|Linkin Park discography}}
* ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Meteora (album)|Meteora]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album)|Minutes to Midnight]]'' (2007)
* ''[[A Thousand Suns]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Living Things (Linkin Park album)|Living Things]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Hunting Party (album)|The Hunting Party]]'' (2014)
* ''[[One More Light]]'' (2017)
* ''[[From Zero]]'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-05/linkin-park-reunited-new-singer-emily-armstrong-new-album-from-zero|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Linkin Park has a new singer and a new album on the way|author=Michael Wood|date=5 September 2024|access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>

== Playing style and equipment ==
[[File:Brad Delson playing at Smirnoff Music Centre.jpg|thumb|Delson performing at [[Smirnoff Music Centre]] in [[Dallas]], Texas, on August 4, 2007]]
Delson has stated that he "doesn't like to show off", and that he attempts to play his guitar so that it sounds as though it were the keyboard or strings so as to seamlessly fit in with the band's [[hip hop music|hip-hop]]- and [[electronica]]-style compositions.  Delson has also stated that he likes to produce a gritty, "sampled" feel with his sound.  Although a self-described "fervent opponent of guitar leads," he started performing solos in the ''Minutes to Midnight'' era after his bandmates encouraged him to do so.<ref>Gold, Judah. "Buzz: Linkin Park." Guitar Player, vol. 35, no. 3, 2001., pp. 70-70, 72.</ref>{{dubious|date=January 2024|reason=How could a source published in 2001 make statements about the Minutes to Midnight album released in 2007? Seems unlikely.}} Delson performs guitar solos on the tracks "[[What I've Done]]",<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Al-Sardar |first= Ali|date=August 12, 2023 |title= Top 10 Linkin Park Songs: A Definitive Ranking — 5. What I've Done (Minutes to Midnight, 2007)|url=https://rockinformer.com/top-linkin-park-songs-definitive-ranking/#5_What_Ive_Done_Minutes_to_Midnight_2007 |magazine=RockInformer |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref> "In Pieces",<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coffman |first=Tim |date= November 17, 2021|title=A beginner's guide to Linkin Park: from radio hits to rarities |url=https://www.altpress.com/beginners-guide-to-linkin-park/ |magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref> and "The Little Things Give You Away."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://rock929rocks.com/galleries/linkin-park-their-20-best-songs-ranked/|title=Linkin Park: Their 20 Best Songs, Ranked |last= |first= |date=July 19, 2022 |website=rock929rocks.com|publisher= [[WBOS]]|access-date= January 27, 2024|quote=}}</ref> Delson also played many solos on Linkin Park's 6th studio album ''[[The Hunting Party (album)|The Hunting Party]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Childers |first= Chad|date=March 21, 2014 |title=Brad Delson on Linkin Park's new album: "There's a lot of guitar solos"|url= https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-brad-delson-guitar-solos-new-album/ |magazine=[[Loudwire]] |location= |publisher= [[Townsquare Media]]|access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>

Delson typically performs while wearing a pair of [[Shure]] brand headphones, in order to protect his hearing.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Freeman|first1=Phil|title=Linkin Park Were America's Last Huge Rock Band|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1953412/against-all-odds-linkin-park-were-americas-last-huge-rock-band/franchises/sounding-board/|website=Stereogum|access-date=July 24, 2017|date=July 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Linkin Park Gear Gallery|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20785-linkin-park-gear-gallery|website=Premiere Guitar|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=July 24, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Delson's equipment includes the following:<ref>[http://www.randallamplifiers.com/about/pdf/GP0908_Linkin-Park_MTS.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029225330/http://www.randallamplifiers.com/about/pdf/GP0908_Linkin-Park_MTS.pdf|date=October 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>''Guitar World'', July 2008</ref>

=== Guitars ===
* [[PRS Guitars|Paul Reed Smith]] Custom 24/Standard 24/CE 24 guitars – Delson's favorite guitar is his custom-made red [[PRS Guitars|PRS]] with the Hybrid Theory soldier on the body, tuned to [[Drop C#]]. He also has one with a greyburst finish and the "Minutes to Midnight-era LP" logo on it for tuning to [[Drop D]] and for performing songs from ''Minutes to Midnight''. He also has a blue CE24 and sunburst Custom 24 that was his main guitar for the early days of Linkin Park and can be seen in the videos for "In The End, Crawling, and One Step Closer". It was retired in 2003. He also has two CE24s and a Custom 24 with a Fernandes Sustainer neck pickup for performing "No More Sorrow".
* [[PRS Guitars|PRS]] Custom 22/CE 22 guitars. Delson has two Custom 22, one in a grayish color tuned to [[E♭ tuning]] and one red, with the Hybrid Theory soldier on the body identical to his Custom 24 tuned to Drop C#. The same red guitar had its neck pickup changed out for a Fernandes Sustainer pickup for performing No More Sorrow.
* [[PRS Guitars|PRS]] NF3 – used on "Runaway" and "With You". tuned to [[Drop B tuning|Drop B]]
* [[PRS Guitars|PRS Standard]] – Silver finish. Used in E♭ tuning. Retired in 2002.
* [[Ibanez]] RG470XL guitar – used on "Don't Stay" and "Nobody's Listening", tuned to [[Drop B tuning|Drop B]]
* [[Ibanez]] GRG370DX guitar
* [[Ibanez]] RG120 guitar – Used on "A Place for My Head" during the Summer Sannitarium 2003 Tour and some [[Projekt Revolution]] shows in 2004 (one was smashed at nearly every show on Summer Sanitarium in 2003, and occasionally on Projekt Revolution in 2004). 
* [[Ibanez]] RG7620 7-string guitar – Used on "Runaway" and "With You" from 1999 to 2002, tuned to [[B tuning]]
* [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] Rory Gallagher Tribute [[Stratocaster]] – Used on "What I've Done", "The Little Things Give You Away", "Valentine's Day", "Bleed it Out", "New Divide", "Iridescent", "Burning in the Skies" and "The Catalyst".
* [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] vintage 1950s [[Stratocaster]] – Use mainly in the studio or as a backup for his Fender Rory Gallagher Tribute Stratocaster. (During Summer Sonic 2009 he asked for one in the middle of New Divide as his Rory Gallagher had a problem)
* [[Fender Jaguar]]
* [[Fender Telecaster]]
* [[Gibson Les Paul]] (no longer used)
* [[Ibanez]] RGT3120 – used on "Runaway" and "With You" in 2003–2007, tuned to B
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] J45 – Used on "The Messenger" (A Thousand Suns)

=== Effects ===
To avoid problems with pedals being damaged during live performances, Delson keeps his effect pedals in a rack along with his amplifiers and controls them through a pedalboard onstage. The board also contains a pedal control which allows him to change the settings for his effect pedals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uo5E6dtyIs  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/0uo5E6dtyIs| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Guitar World – Linkin Park's Brad Delson touring rig |publisher=Youtube.com |date=December 4, 2008 |access-date=March 3, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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* Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro floorboard
* GCX Audio Switcher
* [[TC Electronics]] G-Major effects processor
* [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] Expression pedal
* [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] BF-3 Flanger
* [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] NS-2 Noise Suppressor
* [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] CS-3 Compression Sustainer (x2)
* [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
* [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop]] MXR Micro Amp
* [[Ibanez]] LF-7 Lo-fi pedal

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* Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
* Dr. Scientist Reverberator
* Electro-Harmonix HOG
* EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport SR
* EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird
* Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail
* Red Panda Particle
* Strymon BigSky
* Z.Vex Super Hard-On
* Z.Vex Mastotron<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20710-in-the-studio-with-linkin-park?page=3 |title=In the Studio with Linkin Park |publisher=Premierguitar.com |date=April 17, 2014 |access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>
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=== Amplifiers and current rig ===
For the first two albums, he used [[Mesa/Boogie]] [[Dual Rectifier]]s and modified Marshall 1959SLP reissue heads live and in the studio, but during the recording of ''Minutes to Midnight'' Delson decided not to use much of his old equipment to give him a new sound. Delson used several vintage and rare amplifiers such as [[Soldano Custom Amplification|Soldano]] SLOs, [[Marshall amplification|Marshall]] JCM 800, [[Mesa Boogie]] Dual Rectifier, a 1972 50-watt [[Hiwatt]] Custom, a [[Bogner Amplification|Bogner]] Uberschall, and an extremely rare [[Bo Diddley]] amplifier with an onboard tape delay that was probably made for Diddley by Watkins (WEM). During live performances, Delson relies on several Randall MTS Modules to recreate the sound from these different amplifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/linkin-parks-brad/aug-07/31016 |title=Electric & Acoustic Guitar Gear, Lessons, News, Blogs, Video, Tabs & Chords |publisher=GuitarPlayer.com |access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, the Randall rig was eventually phased out for a Fractal Axe-FX II setup, which is run direct into the PA system and a Matrix GT1000FX power amp. The only analog effect pedals being used are a Devi Ever Shoegazer fuzz, Electro-Harmonix H.O.G., and a Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor.

=== Other ===
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* [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop]] Picks-Tortex Wedge (0.73mm)
* [[D'Addario (manufacturer)|D'Addario]] strings: EXL115, EXL140, EXL110{{col-2}}
* [[DiMarzio]] pickups – D-Sonic, Tone Zone, and Air Norton
* [[Audio technica]] wireless transmitters and receivers
* [[Native Instruments]] Maschine Mikro - used on "Castle of Glass", "Lies Greed Misery", and "Victimized"
* Megaphone - used on "Empty Spaces" and "When They Come For Me"
* [[Mike Shinoda]]'s Access Virus Ti2, Nord Stage 2, Korg Triton (from 2007-2009), & Open Labs Neko (from 2010 to 2014) for keyboards
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== Personal life ==
Delson married Elisa Boren in September 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last=Keys |first=Lisa |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/weddings/article/wedding_planner_to_the_stars_focuses_on_details_details_and_also_details_20/ |title=Jewish Journal |publisher=Jewish Journal |date=December 13, 2007 |access-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref> The couple bought a home in [[Los Angeles]]' [[Beverlywood, Los Angeles|Beverlywood]] neighborhood in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Selin |first=Alica |url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-brad-delson-new-la-home/ |title=Linkin Park Guitarist Brad Delson's New L.A. Home Has Blue Velvet Movie Theater |work=Loudwire |date=2022-02-03 |accessdate=2022-12-06 }}</ref>

He was the keynote speaker at his alma mater [[UCLA]]'s [[UCLA College of Letters and Science|College of Letters and Science]] commencement ceremony on June 12, 2009, in [[Pauley Pavilion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/linkin-park-s-brad-delson-to-keynote-93860.aspx |title=Linkin Park's Brad Delson to keynote UCLA commencement &#124; UCLA |publisher=Newsroom.ucla.edu |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611172113/http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/linkin-park-s-brad-delson-to-keynote-93860.aspx |archive-date=June 11, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla9-2009jun09,0,1688849.story |title=UCLA replaces actor with rock star for commencement speech |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 9, 2009 |access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref>

Delson is [[Jews|Jewish]].<ref name="onda"/>

=== Philanthropy ===
* 2004 – Delson and his wife established the Delson Scholarship Fund at UCLA, which annually awards four-year scholarships to extraordinary students from Huntington Park.<ref name="ucla" />
* 2005 – Linkin Park established [[Music for Relief]], a non-profit organization founded to aid victims of world catastrophes and combat global warming. Since its founding, Music for Relief has raised almost three million dollars, helping victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|South Asian tsunami]], [[Hurricane Katrina]], and the Southern California wildfires.<ref name="ucla" />
* 2005 – Signed on as an official supporter of [[Little Kids Rock]], a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the United States. Delson has personally delivered instruments to children in the program and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.<ref>[http://www.littlekidsrock.org/news/press/Delson.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107152448/http://www.littlekidsrock.org/news/press/Delson.html|date=January 7, 2009}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160702101101/http://www.linkinpark.com/users/brad Delson's official page from linkinpark.com]

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