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Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977, in Agoura, California[1]), is the lead guitarist for the band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R for Machine Shop Recordings.

Biography

Brad attended and later graduated from Aguora High School in Aguora Hills, California. Brad and Mike Shinoda who were friends since the 7th grade later formed a band by the name of Xero which would later have been Linkin Park. Brad then attended and graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles with a degree in communications, but he did not attend Law School, because of his hope to pursue his career for Linkin Park. While in college, Delson had to intern with a member of the music industry as a part of his career. He ended up working for Jeff Blue, an A&R representative at Warner Bros. Records. He told Blue about his band,and in return for giving him demos to listen to he was offered constructive criticism. Blue is the man who found Linkin Park`s current lead singer,Chester Bennington. Delson`s first band was called the Pricks, and he later played in a band called Relative Degree with his fellow Linkin Park Linkin Park was founded and anchored by three close friends Mike Shinoda,Brad Delson, and Rob Bourdon. Eventually, drummer Rob Bourdon (who earlier had worked very briefly with Delson in the band Relative Degree) was brought into the mix, and using the name Xero the three decided to make a serious attempt to become a professional band. After graduation from college Delson would later bring in his college roommate Dave (Phoenix) Farell into the Xero line-up, while Shinoda enlisted fellow DJ(and fellow PAC student), Joseph Hahn. A name change preceeded the addition of vocalist Chester Bennington. Public favor proved much easier to sway than did the fickle affection of the corporate minions, but eventually as 1999 was about to end, the band now renamed to Linkin Park due to the pre-existence of the band Hybrid Theory, they found themselves in an unnatural embrace from Warner Bros. embrace. From the moment of the release of Linkin Park`s first album Hybrid Theory (2000) Linkin Park was pulled to the front of the corporate rap/metal (sometimes referred to as Nu-Metal. Subsequent releases (the remix album Reanimation (2002). A second studio full length came out called Meteora (2003); and the band authorized "mash up" Collision Course (2004). In the context of the bands "media image", Delson distinguished himself from his fellow bandmates through the affectation of always wearing headphones at concerts and in promotional videos. Outside of his involvement in Linkin Park`s music and marketing, the guitarist also contributed a monthly column directed at beginning players for Guitar World Magazine.

Personal life

Delson is of Jewish faith.

Married to Elisa Delson. They married on September 16,2003, in a private ceremony. She was born in 1979, maiden name Elisa Sara Boren. She works as a scripter (Everwood).

Philanthropy

In 2005, Brad signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the United States. Brad has personally delivered instruments to children in the program and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.

Guitar playing style

Delson has been constantly criticized for playing simple guitar parts and never performing solos. He says that he "doesn't like to show off," giving reason to the fact performing solos is a rare act for him. He has explained that this is due to the nature of the band, and that he tries to make his guitar playing sound like a keyboard or strings to try to fit in with the hip hop and electronica sounds of the band.

In the summer of 2006, when Linkin Park performed at the Summer Sonic Festival hosted by Metallica, it was there that the band debuted a new song called Qwerty in which Delson stunned fans by playing one of the heaviest riffs the band has ever written. The song Hit The Floor from Meteora and the instrumental A.06 from the Linkin Park Underground 0.2 CD also feature similar heavy riffs. In the new album, Minutes to Midnight, there are more complex guitar parts and solos by Delson. The fastest is in the song, "In Pieces". Another is a simplistic one-minute-long solo in The Little Things Give You Away. Now, whenever Linkin Park performs Faint live, there is an extended version with Brad playing another fast guitar solo.

While many people believe Brad hasn´t ever played a solo till Minutes To Midnight, he has done a small solo back when the band was originally called Xero in the song Reading My Eyes.

Equipment

The equipment that Delson uses includes the following:
  • Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 guitars
  • Ibanez RG370dx guitars
  • Ibanez RG7620 7 string guitars (no longer uses)
  • Terry C. McInturff Sportster Guitars
  • Fender 50's Stratocaster
  • 2 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads
  • Marshall 1959 slp reissued head
  • Randall MTS cabinets
  • Randall MTS emulators
  • Dunlop Picks(0.83mm)
  • D'Addario EXL110 XL strings
  • DiMarzio Pickups (air zone / tone zone / d sonic)
  • Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
  • Boss BF-3 Flanger
  • 2 Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainers
  • Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
  • Ibanez LF-7 Lo-Fi
  • T.C.electronic G-Major
  • Digital Music Corp. GCX Guitar Audio Switcher
  • Digital Music Corp. Ground Control Pro w/ Boss Expression Pedal
  • In the What I've Done video, he used a Rory Gallagher Tribute Fender Stratocaster
  • Gibson Classic Les Paul for recording
  • Fender Jaguar for clean moody sounds (recording)
  • Digidesign Pro Tools
  • Soldano SLO100 Super Lead Overdrive amp head
  • Hiwatt amp
  • Marshall JCM800 2203 vintage series 100W tube head
  • Bogner vintage amp
  • Shure UHF guitar wireless
  • Boss TU-2 Chromatic tuner
  • Furman PL plus power conditioner
  • 4 Mesa Boogie 4x12 cabinets
  • VOX AC30 amplifier
  • Sears amp

External links

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Chester Bennington Rob Bourdon Brad Delson Dave "Phoenix" Farrell Joe Hahn Mike Shinoda
Discography
Studio albums: Hybrid Theory Meteora Minutes to Midnight
Other releases: Hybrid Theory EP Reanimation Live in Texas Collision Course
Singles
"One Step Closer" "Crawling" "Papercut" "In the End" "Pts.OF.Athrty" "Frgt/10" "Somewhere I Belong" "Faint" "Numb" "From the Inside" "Lying From You" "Breaking the Habit" "Numb/Encore" "Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You" "What I've Done" "Bleed It Out" "Shadow of the Day"
Other notable songs
"A Place for My Head" "Cure for the Itch" "It's Goin' Down" "P5hng Me A*wy"
Videography
Frat Party at the Pankake Festival The Making of Meteora Live in Texas Breaking the Habit Collision Course Minutes to Midnight
Related articles
Dead By Sunrise Fort Minor Grey Daze Julien-K Linkin Park Underground Machine Shop Recordings Music for Relief Projekt Revolution Relative Degree Styles of Beyond Tasty Snax Xero




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Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Forming in 1996, the band had since sold more than forty million albums and won two Grammys.[1][2][3] With their debut album, Hybrid Theory
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In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. It is the link between the recording artist/act and the record label, generally to help with the artistic and commercial
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Machine Shop Recordings is the Warner Bros. Imprint record label started by Linkin Park bandmembers Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda. The label was originally known as "The Shinoda Imprint", after Mike Shinoda but was changed in 2004 when other members of the group became more involved.
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Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. He is best known as the MC, Rapper and rhythm guitarist of Linkin Park, and his side project, Fort Minor.
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Xero (Zero) was the first name for the band Linkin Park, formed in 1996. It included Mark Wakefield, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell.

Band history

Xero was originally called SuperXero, but later revised their name to Xero.
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Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Forming in 1996, the band had since sold more than forty million albums and won two Grammys.[1][2][3] With their debut album, Hybrid Theory
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Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Forming in 1996, the band had since sold more than forty million albums and won two Grammys.[1][2][3] With their debut album, Hybrid Theory
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Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. He is best known as the MC, Rapper and rhythm guitarist of Linkin Park, and his side project, Fort Minor.
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Joseph Hahn, often known as Mr. Hahn, is a musician and director best known as the turntablist for the American band Linkin Park.

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Hahn joined Linkin Park when the band was called Xero in 1996 as the band's turntablist.
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Hybrid Theory
(2000) LP Underground 1.0 EP
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Singles from Hybrid Theory
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Reanimation
(2002) Linkin Park Underground v2.0
(2002)

Singles from Reanimation
# "Pts.Of.Athrty"
Released: July 15, 2002# "Frgt/10"
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Little Kids Rock, Inc.

Non-profit organization
Founded 2002
Headquarters Montclair, NJ

Key people David Wish, Founder
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Meteora
(2003) Linkin Park Underground v3.0
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Released June 9 2003
Format CD
Recorded 2003
Genre Nu metal, Rapcore
Length 2 min 42 s
Label Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s) Linkin Park
Producer(s) Don Gilmore
Peak chart positions
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