Linkin Park guitarist and co-vocalist Mike Shinoda is set to speak at the upcoming BIGSOUND music conference in Brisbane. 

Shinoda leads the fourth announcement of speakers for the event. A massive part of the music industry for over three decades, the Linkin park co-founder will share insights learned from his lifetime in music, which in addition to his exploits in Linkin Park has included musical success with Fort Minor, as well as an extensive list of work as a producer and songwriter. As per the BIGSOUND announcement,  Shinoda also works for the Warner Music Group as their Community Inovation Advisor, consulting the label group's work across NFT's, Web3 and more, while also raising millions with his Linkin Park bandmates via their self-founded charity Music For Relief. All of this experience makes him the perfect addition to the BIGSOUND speakers lineup and his session is set to be one of the tickets in the highest demand at the conference. 

A full lineup of speakers can be found here. BIGSOUND runs from September 5th to September 8th in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, filling 18 venues in the region with a range of events and live music showcases. Delegate passes and tickets for the festival are on-sale now.

Linkin Park released the epic 20th-anniversary edition of their game-changing second album Meteora earlier this year. Released in various configurations, including a Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set, Deluxe Vinyl Box Set, Deluxe 3-CD, and Digital Download, all of which are available to purchase via Maniacs now, Meteora|20 is as a Linkin Park fans dream. To celebrate the arrival of Meteora|20, Linkin Park have unleashed the third previously unreleased track from the collection, the visceral More The Victim. Debuted via The Howard Stern Show More The Victim followed d Lost and Fighting With Myself as the crown jewels of a highly sought after collection.  Listen to it now below. 

Shinoda personally mixed and architected the final product, keeping it true to the initial intention. “What I like about this trio of songs is that they’re all very different from one another,” said Shinoda. “They all showcase a distinct approach from the band at the time.”  More The Victim and Meteora|20 arrive at a time when the music and cultural phenomenon of Linkin Park are bridging generations. 

Lost the lead single from the Meteora|20 collection has taken over rock radio across the globe, while dominating streaming charts by amassing over 100 million streams, and 33 million YouTube views.

 Mike Shinoda has uploaded an unboxing video of the holy grail of the configurations, the Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set. Watch the full unboxing video below. 

The largest music industry event in the southern hemisphere, BIGSOUND recently announced the 140 artists who are set to showcase at this year's event.  

Amongst the line-up for BIGSOUND 2023, which will see the global music industry's focus shift to Brisbane, are a stack of acts from the heavier end of the local music spectrum.  

Heading up the heavy list are Central Australian metal icons Southeast Desert Metal, while Eora/Sydney heavy rockers Battlesnake will follow their recent run with The Smashing Pumpkins touring festival The World Is A Vampire by showcasing at BIGSOUND, and instrumental prog-lords The Omnific will follow up their support of Polyphia's sold-out national run by playing BIGSOUND. 

Joining these two will be  Behind You, Valtozash, Porcelain Boy, Coldwave, Zheani and Johnny Hunter. Each of these local heavy acts will have the chance to showcase at BIGSOUND, which runs from 5-8 September. 

There are a stack of quality locals on the rock end of the spectrum, with the likes of Bec Stevens, Sophisticated Dingo and Moaning Lisa also set to appear. With over 1300 applicants from artists across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, BIGSOUND bookers made the seemingly impossible task of whittling down the record-breaking list of requests to 141 of the most buzz-worthy acts currently generating huge amounts of hype around the country.

Bigsound Co-Programming Lead and Sunroom Co-Director Ruby-Jean McCabe says curating the showcasing lineup was no small feat.

“Once again this year we had the unenviable task of reading, listening to and enjoying several thousand BIGSOUND applications from all over the country and world. While this is definitely our favourite time of the year, because we get to listen to so much amazing music, it can be our least favourite as well. As bookers, we have to make the hard decision of whittling down these acts which felt like an impossible task given the talent in front of us! We feel this year’s lineup is one of the strongest we’ve ever seen showcase at BIGSOUND, which makes the task harder than ever before. The future of music in Australia is continuing on its upward trajectory and with this lineup, it’s obvious it will continue to do so.”

Now in its 22nd year, BIGSOUND has left no stone unturned in its quest to showcase the crème de la crème of emerging acts, with all states and territories represented, as well artists flocking in from regional areas, remote communities and across the pond. 3-night Music Showcase tickets are on sale now via www.bigsound.org.au.

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