Joseph Hahn, better known as Mr. Hahn, (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is a Korean American turntablist and director best known as the DJ for Linkin Park
Joe joined Linkin Park, after meeting fellow band mate Mike Shinoda in art school, when the band was called Xero in 1996 as the band's turntablist. Since then, he has directed music videos for most singles of his band, with the exceptions of "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Faint" and "Given Up". He is referenced to as Mr. Hahn at the beginning of "Cure for the Itch" from Hybrid Theory as well as in "And One" from Hybrid Theory EP and "Kyur4 TH Ich" from Reanimation. He has also remixed their songs "With You" and "Cure for the Itch" (originally on "Hybrid Theory"), which appear on the remix album Reanimation as "Wth>You" and "Kyur4 Th Ich".
On the 2007 album Minutes to Midnight, Joe Hahn focused his contributions on programming with his sound effects board and MIDI keyboard. Minutes To Midnight also features his turntable talents on three tracks: "What I've Done", "Valentine's Day", and "In Pieces." Joe has been known to utilize MIDI pads on several tracks from the band. Examples include "Crawling", "Numb", and "Points of Authority".
On the 2007 album Minutes to Midnight, Joe Hahn focused his contributions on programming with his sound effects board and MIDI keyboard. Minutes To Midnight also features his turntable talents on three tracks: "What I've Done", "Valentine's Day", and "In Pieces." Joe has been known to utilize MIDI pads on several tracks from the band. Examples include "Crawling", "Numb", and "Points of Authority".
[edit] Personal life
He married Karen Benedit in February 2005 after dating her since 2003. Hahn attended the accredited Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, but didn't graduate in order to put his efforts into the band. Joe is known for his dry sense of humor and wit in most interviews. Joe is also a Transformers fan - on various occasions he has worn clothing or used turntables with Decepticon symbols on them. He was also the one to advise the band to put the single "What I've Done" on the soundtrack for the Transformers live action movie. Joe, along with Rob and Chester, were present at the Transformers movie premiere.
He married Karen Benedit in February 2005 after dating her since 2003. Hahn attended the accredited Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, but didn't graduate in order to put his efforts into the band. Joe is known for his dry sense of humor and wit in most interviews. Joe is also a Transformers fan - on various occasions he has worn clothing or used turntables with Decepticon symbols on them. He was also the one to advise the band to put the single "What I've Done" on the soundtrack for the Transformers live action movie. Joe, along with Rob and Chester, were present at the Transformers movie premiere.
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