Editing Joe Hahn

{{Short description|American musician}}
{{For|the music video director|Joseph Kahn (director)}}
{{redirect|Mr. Hahn|other people|Hahn (surname)|and|Han (Korean surname)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Joe Hahn
| image             = Linkin Park - From Zero Lead Press Photo - James Minchin III (Joe Hahn headshot).jpg
| caption           = Hahn in 2024
| image_upright     = 
| birth_name        = Joseph Hahn
| alias             = {{flatlist|
* Mr. Hahn
* Chairman Hahn
* Artofficial
}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1977|03|15}}
| birth_place       = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* [[Phonograph|Turntables]]
* [[Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]
* [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]]
* [[synthesizer]]
}}
| origin            = [[Glendale, California]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Nu metal]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
* [[rap rock]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]
* [[drum and bass]]
* [[Industrial music|industrial]]
* [[alternative metal]]<ref>Leahey, Andrew. "Linkin Park | Biography & History | AllMusic." http://www.allmusic.com/artist/linkin-park-mn0000289599/biography</ref>}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* DJ
* director
* visual artist
}}
| years_active      = 1995–present
| current_member_of = [[Linkin Park]]
| module          = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
 | signature       = Joe Hahn signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png
 }}
}}

'''Joseph Hahn''' (born March 15, 1977<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Hahn on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/joe-hahn/325096253 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Apple Music |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joseph Hahn |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/517956-Joseph-Hahn |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Songs written by Joe Hahn {{!}} SecondHandSongs |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/11825 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=secondhandsongs.com}}</ref>) is an American musician, DJ, director, and visual artist best known as the DJ and creative director of the rock band [[Linkin Park]], doing the [[scratching]], [[Turntablism|turntables]], [[Sampling (music)|sampling]], and [[Programming (music)|programming]] for all eight of Linkin Park's albums. Hahn and bandmate [[Mike Shinoda]] are responsible for most of Linkin Park's album artwork. Hahn also directed many of the band's music videos.

== Early life and education ==

Joseph "Joe" Hahn was born the youngest of three children<ref name="'Joe Hahn'">[http://www.lpamerican.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=32&lang=en 'Joe Hahn'](2011) ''Linkin Park American''. Accessed 2011-02-18. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330180958/http://www.lpamerican.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=32&lang=en |date=March 30, 2012 }}</ref> in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]; Hahn has two older sisters.<ref name="'Joe Hahn'"/> Hahn is a second-generation [[Korean Americans|Korean American]],<ref name="chosun">Han Hyun-Woo."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080415120848/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200310/200310230027.html A Band's Linkin Korea]". ''Chosun Ilbo''. October 23, 2003. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.</ref> and he grew up in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood<ref name="sj"/> of [[Glendale, California]].<ref name="'Joe Hahn'" /><ref name="mc">[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/news/article_1397174.php/Linkin_Park%E2%80%99s_Joseph_Hahn_releases_The_Seed_on_iTunes Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn releases The Seed on iTunes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014223839/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/news/article_1397174.php/Linkin_Park%E2%80%99s_Joseph_Hahn_releases_The_Seed_on_iTunes |date=October 14, 2012 }}. ''Monsters & Critics''. March 27, 2008. Retrieved on March 21, 2010.</ref> As a child, Hahn played the violin for a few years in school, then also tried out the guitar for a bit.<ref name="sj"/>

Hahn graduated from [[Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale)|Herbert Hoover High School]] in Glendale.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pyne |first=Holly |date= November 4, 2014|title=20 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Linkin Park — 18. |url=https://www.shortlist.com/news/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-linkin-park |magazine= [[ShortList]]|location= |publisher=[[Shortlist Media Limited]] |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref> He then studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena but did not graduate.<ref name="sj">{{cite magazine |last= Al-Jamie|first= Anthony|date= |title=Linkin Park's Joe Hahn: From DJ to Director|url=https://seouljournal.com/entertainment/item/235-linkin-park-s-joe-hahn.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215143/http://seouljournal.com/entertainment/item/235-linkin-park-s-joe-hahn.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |magazine=Seoul Journal |location= |publisher=Asia Journals |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>

==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}}

==Discography==

[[File:Joe-hahn-linkinpark-singapore-2011.cropped.jpg|thumb|Hahn in 2011]]

===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 (album)|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>

===Other appearances===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Track
! Artist
! Album
! Notes
|-
| 2002
| "[[It's Goin' Down (X-Ecutioners song)|It's Goin' Down]]" <small>(with [[Mike Shinoda]])</small>
| [[The X-Ecutioners]]
| ''[[Built from Scratch]]''
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| 2005
| "Slip Out the Back"
| rowspan="3" | [[Fort Minor]]
| ''[[The Rising Tied]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2006
| "Where'd You Joe?" (Remix of "[[Where'd You Go (Fort Minor song)|Where'd You Go]]")
| rowspan="2" | ''Fort Minor Militia EP''
| rowspan="2" | [[Fort Minor#Fort Minor Militia Exclusive Tracks|Fort Minor Militia exclusive track]]
|-
| "Move On"
|-
| 2007
| "Bass on the Bottom" (Mr. Hahn and Troublemaker Remix)
| [[L'Trimm|Lady Tigra]]
| ''Bass on the Bottom (Mr. Hahn + Troublemaker Remix)''
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| 2008
| "[[The Young & the Hopeless (song)|The Young & the Hopeless]]" (Remixed by Mr. Hahn)
| [[Good Charlotte]]
| ''[[Greatest Remixes]]''
|-
| 2009
| "Vegas Baby"
| [[Uncle Kracker]]
| ''Happy Hour (5-track Demo)''
| Outtake from the album, ''[[Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker album)|Happy Hour]]''
|-
| 2010
| "Black Rock Shooter" (Remix by Joe Hahn)
| [[Supercell (band)|Supercell]], [[Hatsune Miku]] ([[Vocaloid]])
| ''[[Black Rock Shooter#Anime|Black Rock Shooter]]''
| The Blu-ray release of ''Black Rock Shooter'' features a 30-second test short stop motion video as a bonus featuring a remix of "Black Rock Shooter" by Joe Hahn.
|}

==Filmography==

===Music videos===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Band
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"|2001
| "[[One Step Closer (Linkin Park song)|One Step Closer]]"
| rowspan="5"|[[Linkin Park]]
|
|-
| "[[Crawling (Linkin Park song)|Crawling]]"
|
|-
| "[[Papercut (Linkin Park song)|Papercut]]"
| Co-directed with [[Nathan Cox|Nathan "Karma" Cox]]
|-
| "[[In the End]]"
| 
|-
| "[[Points of Authority]]"
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2002
| "[[Cold (Static-X song)|Cold]]"
| [[Static-X]]
|
|-
| "[[Symphony in X Major]]" <small>(featuring [[Dr. Dre]])</small>
| [[Xzibit]]
|
|-
| "[[It's Goin' Down (X-Ecutioners song)|It's Goin' Down]]"
| [[The X-Ecutioners]]
| Director and guest musician 
|-
| "Kyur4 TH Ich"
| rowspan="4"|Linkin Park
| MTV:Playback and cameo appearance
|-
| rowspan="3"|2003
| "[[Somewhere I Belong]]"
|
|-
| "[[Faint (Linkin Park song)|Faint]]"
|
|-
| "[[Numb (Linkin Park song)|Numb]]"
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2004
| "[[Anthem of Our Dying Day]]"
| [[Story of the Year]]
|
|-
| "[[From the Inside (Linkin Park song)|From the Inside]]"
| rowspan="2"|Linkin Park
|
|-
| "[[Breaking the Habit (song)|Breaking the Habit]]"
| Co-directed with [[Kazuto Nakazawa]]
|-
| 2005
| "[[Time to Waste]]"
| [[Alkaline Trio]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007
| "[[What I've Done]]"
| rowspan="12"|Linkin Park
|
|-
| "[[Bleed It Out]]"
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2008
| "[[Shadow of the Day]]"
|
|-
| "[[Given Up]]"
| Co-directed with Mark Fiore; credited as Linkin Park
|-
| "[[Leave Out All the Rest]]"
|
|-
| 2009
| "[[New Divide]]"
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010
| "[[The Catalyst]]"
|
|-
| "[[Waiting for the End (Linkin Park song)|Waiting for the End]]"
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011
| "[[Burning in the Skies]]"
|
|-
| "[[Iridescent (song)|Iridescent]]"
|
|-
| "[[Not Alone (Linkin Park song)|Not Alone]]"
|
|-
| 2012
| "[[Burn It Down (Linkin Park song)|Burn It Down]]"
|
|-
| 2013
| "[[A Light That Never Comes]]"
| Linkin Park x [[Steve Aoki]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| "[[Until It's Gone (Linkin Park song)|Until It's Gone]]"
| rowspan="3" |Linkin Park
|
|-
| "[[Final Masquerade]]"
|
|-
| 2017
| "[[One More Light (song)|One More Light]]"
| Co-directed with Mark Fiore
|-
| 2018
| "[[Waste It on Me]]"
| [[Steve Aoki]] featuring [[BTS]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2024
| "[[The Emptiness Machine]]"
| rowspan="4"|Linkin Park
|
|-
| "[[Over Each Other]]"
|
|-
| "[[Two Faced (song)|Two Faced]]"
|
|-
| 2025
| "[[Up from the Bottom]]"
|
|-
|}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Seed (2006 film)|The Seed]]''
| Director
| Co-directed with Ken Mercado
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Mall (film)|Mall]]''
| Director
| Executive produced by [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1060386}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=-xIEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22joe+hahn%22+toys&pg=PA17 "Billboard" – Google Books]

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