Machine Shop Records

Machine Shop Records, also known as Machine Shop Recordings, is a record label founded by American rock band Linkin Park members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda in 2001. The record label has released singles and albums in genres including rock, hip hop, underground hip hop, alternative rock and nu metal.

The label has signed several artists prior to their mainstream breakthroughs, including Holly Brook (whose name was later changed to Skylar Grey),[2] Styles of Beyond,[3] No Warning[4] and Shinoda's side project Fort Minor.[5]

History

2003–07: Mainstream success

The label was later renamed to Machine Shop after the involvement of the band members in the work. Brad Delson took over the work as an A&R representative of the label. The label got the breakthrough success after the release of the overnight recorded collaborative EP by Jay-Z and Linkin Park, entitled Collision Course, which was released under the collaboration of labels, Roc-A-Fella, Warner Bros. and Machine Shop. The EP was released on November 30, 2004.[7] The EP was certified as Platinum in America.[8] Later the label signed artists like No Warning, Simplistic and LNDN. Suffer, Survive became the first non-Linkin Park album and non shared label album to be released under the label. It was released on October 19, 2004. The album featured only 10 songs. The songs like, Dirtier Than the Next, Bad Timing and Hopeless Case gave a breakthrough success to the band and indirectly to the label. On November 18, 2003, the live album by Linkin Park Live in Texas was released under the label and Warner Bros. which was also certified as Platinum.[9] It was also released as a DVD which featured Chester Bennington breaking Brad Delson's guitar. At the end of the concert, Joe Hahn threw a piece of his equipment on the stage floor.

On November 22, 2005, the label again marked its success on releasing the album The Rising Tied by Fort Minor which was a side project by the founder Shinoda.[5] Under the success of the album many artists like Styles of Beyond and Holly Brook were signed in the label.[10] Holly Brook released two independent EPs Holly Brook EP and Sony CONNECT Sets under the label, whereas Styles of Beyond indirectly released singles in which they were featured through the project of Fort Minor. The singles by Fort Minor like Petrified/Remember the Name gave success to S.O.B. and Fort Minor. The breakthrough single Where'd You Go featuring Holly Brook marked number four on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the best ever debut song by any One-Hit-Wonder. The label meanwhile was also releasing EPs for Linkin Park Underground, and in addition it also released an EP for the fan club of Fort Minor, Militia. The label also released mixtapes like We Major and Razor Tag. The signing of S.O.B. brought the group back into the spotlight and marked success. On May 23, 2006, the label released Like Blood Like Honey by Holly Brook which was her debut album, which gave her the spot of #23 of U.S. Heat charts.[11] In 2006, the label again gained spotlight after the single Numb/Encore by Linkin Park & Jay-Z won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. On October 10, 2005, the label released a mixtape of its own which was named as Machine Shop Mixtape. It featured Various Artists like Taproot, Papa Roach, Deftones and many others.[12]

parent	Machine Shop co. Warner Music Group
founded	2001 (as The Shinoda Imprint)‡R1R‡
founder	Mike Shinoda · Brad Delson
distributor	Warner Records (US) Warner Music Group (Int)
genre	Hip hop · underground hip hop · alternative metal · nu metal
status	Active
country	United States
location	Los Angeles, California
url	machineshop.co/

Machine Shop Records

History

1999–2002: Early years

2003–07: Mainstream success

Hiatus: 2007–2009

After hiatus: 2009–present

Artists

Current acts

Former acts

Current producers

Past producers

Discography

Upcoming releases

Crew and employees

See also

External links

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