Is there a lot of pressure being in such a wildly successful bandLinkin Park?
I think there was an issue in the beginning about Fort Minor being as successful as Linkin Park, that some people kept comparing the two. The fact that I named the project instead of just calling the album Mike Shinoda was really hard to grasp for some people. They were like, Are you changing your name to Fort Minor? Is it a group? The answer is pretty simple. I didnt want to play off the success of LP, I just wanted Fort Minor to grow and become its own thing. I think the music is so unique and I wanted the album to live on its own without being paired with my band. What part does Audio-Technica play in getting your sound across? We use A-T mics on stage with Fort Minor and Linkin Park. Theyve always been reliable for sound quality and durability. In the studio, I used the 40 Series mics for some of the more unique vocal tones and some of the percussion sounds on the Fort Minor album. Do you prefer working in the studio or live performance? Why? I like bothI think when Im in the studi
