1. Joseph Hahn was born on March 15,1977 and 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, turntables, sampling, and programming for all eight of Linkin Park's albums.
Joseph "Joe" Hahn was born the youngest of three children in Dallas; Hahn has two older sisters.
Joe Hahn is a second-generation Korean American, and he grew up in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood of Glendale, California.
Joe Hahn then studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena but did not graduate.
Joe Hahn began deejaying in high school, and he studied illustration at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Joe Hahn guest starred in Shinoda's Fort Minor's debut album The Rising Tied on the song "Slip Out the Back".
Joe Hahn has directed videos for Alkaline Trio, Static-X, Story of the Year, and Xzibit.
Joe Hahn 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, Joe Hahn provided special effects work on The X-Files and the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.
Joe Hahn directed a short film called The Seed and acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of China Mieville's novel King Rat.
Joe Hahn directed the trailer for the video game Medal of Honor, featuring Linkin Park's single "The Catalyst".
Joe Hahn became the first Korean American to receive a Grammy when the band won the 2002 award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
In November 2011, Joe Hahn designed a helmet of Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi.
In 2022, Joe Hahn composed the original score for the Samurai movie Blade of the 47 Ronin along with co-contributor Alec Puro.