Mike Shinoda at Fillmore Auditorium

American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and graphic designer Mike Shinoda is best known as co-founder of alternative metal band Linkin Park. Rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and vocalist of the band, Shinoda formed the group in 1996, and the band subsequently became one of the world's best-selling artists, having sold more than 70 million albums worldwide. In January 2018, Shinoda released the Post-Traumatic EP in the wake of his bandmate, and lead singer of Linkin Park, Chester Bennington's death on July 20, 2017. Shinoda released his debut solo album of the same name in June 2018.