was he an artist?
Yes
Mike Shinoda
Outside of music, Shinoda is an artist and graphic designer. He has painted several pieces of artwork, some of which have been featured in the Japanese American National Museum.

when was linkin park's first album released 2000 what was the name of the album released in the above year? "Hybrid Theory" name some songs from the above collection. "One Step Closer", "In the End", "Crawling" and "Papercut" name some of the band members - former or current. Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn and Rob Bourdon was there a member's death in this band? Yes, Chester Bennington when did he die? July 20, 2017 what was the cause for his death? His death was ruled a suicide by hanging. who is the bassist for this band (former or current)? Dave Farrell who is the guitarist? Mike Shinoda can you name a few solo works from the above-mentioned person? "Post Traumatic"
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Mike Shinoda [SEP] Introduction
On January 25, 2018, Shinoda released the "Post Traumatic EP", which contained three songs about his own feelings at the aftermath of Chester Bennington's death on July 20, 2017. In March 2018, Shinoda announced through social media that he was working on a new solo album under the same name; the record was released on June 15, 2018.