Just got done signing the posters for the winners of the raffle…they’ll be shipping soon!
mike



Just got done signing the posters for the winners of the raffle…they’ll be shipping soon!
mike



We recently updated the store with a few new items for the holidays. Check out these tees, and the (discounted) book package. There’s other cool stuff in the store: http://bandmerch.seenon.com/index.php?v=mikeshinoda. As usual, proceeds go to Music For Relief and the Michael K. Shinoda endowed scholarship at Art Center College Of Design (benefitting students based on financial need and body of work).
mike
The winner gets:
a DC shoes package (valued at about $200),
a hand-defaced, signed poster print,
and two tickets to see Linkin Park and attend the band meet-and-greet.
The winner is:
Christina Wong
Macau, China
raffle ticket number #100-00001-453
Congratulations, Christina! The remaining 143 winners of the hand-vandalized, signed poster prints are being confirmed by the raffle company. They will be contacted soon. On behalf of Music For Relief, thanks for participating.
mike

Here’s the whole DoodleBrain piece, shown for the first time! It will be on display at LeVine through November 21. Not sure if it sold yet–if you’re interested, contact the gallery. Info at the link below.
Here’s a link to the rest of the show:
mike
I’m headed to NYC for the private opening of “True Self” at Jonathan Levine. Above is a small detail of the piece I did…Gary asked each artist to do a piece that represents themselves in some way, although not necessarily a self-portrait. Mine is a little bit like a painted doodle…it’s like what I would draw on a notepad next to a hotel phone if I was on a long call (except in paint instead of ballpoint ink). With that said, I called it “DoodleBrain.”
Other True Self participating artists: Adam Wallacavage, Alex Prager, Amor Muñoz, Boris Hoppek, Christian Clayton, Cleon Peterson, Dalek, Dave Cooper, David Sandlin, Deedee Cheriel, Eric White, Esther Pearl Watson, Fons Schiedon, Frieda Gossett, Gary Taxali, Gary Baseman, Gerard Dubois, Gretchen Ryan, James Jean, Jonathon Rosen, Korin Faught, Lauren Bergman, Leah Hayes, Lola, The London Police, Luke Chueh, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Mark Todd, Martha Rich, Mike Shinoda, Miso, Natalia Fabia, Orly Cogan, Ray Caesar, Rob Clayton, Robin VanValkenburgh, Ron English, Ryan Heshka, Ryan Jacob Smith, Shag, Shannon Freshwater, Tim Biskup, Travis Lampe. Sounds like a good show.
Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 24, 2009
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Jonathan Levine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY
http://garybaseman.createsend.com/T/ViewEmail/r/EA91124C44A82C56/3D3D7E377088F236C68C6A341B5D209E
mike
Recently got to know NORM, a tattoo / graffiti / gallery artist who has a show coming up tomorrow at Canvas LA…Good dude, and good work. I did a painting with him, which will be at the show. If you’re in the area, it’s a must-see. Here are some images at his studio that I took with my phone:



NORM / ANGELS WILL RISE / 8pm to midnight
CANVAS LA
441 North Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.944.0678
email: info@canvasla.com
More info about the show:
http://www.canvasla.com/blog/
mike
A quick art-related update. I’m showing one piece in the “True Self” show at Jonathan LeVine, NYC. The show is October 24th, curated by Gary Baseman.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Adam Wallacavage, Alex Prager, Amor Munoz, Boris Hoppek, Christian Clayton, Dalek, David Sandlin, Deedee Cheriel, Eric White, Esther Pearl Watson, Fons Schiedon, Fred Stonehouse, Frieda Gossett, Friends With You, Gary Taxali, Gary Baseman, Gerard Dubois, James Jean, Karen Hsiao, Korin Faught, KozynDan, Lauren Bergman, Leah Hayes, Lola, Luke Chueh, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Mark Todd, Martha Rich, Mike Shinoda, Natalia Fabia, Orly Cogan, Rob Clayton, Robin Van Valkenburgh, Ron English, Ryan Heshka, Ryan Jacob Smith, Shag, Shannon Freshwater, The London Police, Tim Biskup, Travis Lampe.
http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Exhibit.Upcoming
Here’s the piece in-progress!

mike
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm
212-243-3822
As announced earlier this year (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090421005647&newsLang=en), we’re putting together a video game for the iPhone and iPod touch. So far, it has been a lot of fun…although we don’t have a release date to announce yet, I thought I’d share a few of my concept drawings with you guys. I know it’s a terrible picture, ha!
This is the first time since the announcement that we’ve really talked about or mentioned anything about the game. We ‘re still working on it, but here’s what we want it to be: 1) Unique, 2) Fun.
We’ve been brainstorming ways to make story, combat, puzzles, music-based challenges, and RPG elements all fit within a community in the game. There are also some really funny things going on in the game that I know a lot of LP fans will recognize. Stay tuned for more info…
mike
As requested, the GLORIOUS EXCESS short film is now up in the videos section. It’s embeddable, so feel free to pop it up on your blog or site.
Enjoy!
mike
http://www.mikeshinoda.com/video/all/glorious_excess_dies_short_film
PS – A big shout out goes to Mark Fiore, who worked really hard on this with me. Thanks Mark!
YOU have a chance to win a unique piece of the Glorious Excess (Dies) art show!
If you came to the show or saw the images online, you know there is huge row of poster prints that makes up the entrance. I hand “vandalized” each one, making each a unique, original piece.
Music For Relief is putting on the raffle; Suru, Club Tattoo, and DC Shoes are helping spread the word. You can get tickets at any of their locations, or at this link:
https://www.celebritiesforcharity.org/raffles/gloriousexcess.cfm
140 people will win a poster print.
2 winners will get a print plus a DC shoes prize package valued at $200.
One grand prize winner will get a print, the DC package, and two tickets to a Linkin Park show and a meet and greet with members of the band.
Here’s the info:
mike
Glorious Excess (Dies) will be open at the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles through October 4th.