Machine Shop co.
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| Industry | Entertainment |
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| Founded | 2002 (as company) 2015(as Venture Capital) |
| Founder | Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, Joe Hahn, Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Products | Video games, Music industry, Ventures |
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Machine Shop co. Machine Shop Ventures |
Machine Shop co. (commonly called Machine Shop or Linkin Park Inc.) is an American entertainment company that provides itself as Venture Capital, event provider, supporter and lifestyle company. It was started as a music company by Linkin Park bandmates, Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson in December 2012, later-on as a Venture Capital in January 2015. It was established as a joint company of music companies, "Chesterchaz Publishing" by "Chester Bennington", "Big Bad Mr. Hahn Music" by "Brad Delson" and "Joe Hahn", "Nondisclosure Agreement Music" by "Dave Farrell", "Rob Bourdon Music" by "Rob Bourdon" and "Kenji Kobayashi Music" by "Mike Shinoda". In an independent study released on August 14, 2015, CB Insights, recognized "Machine Shop" as the seventh most invested company by any celebrity. The company reached the mark due to major investments in "Lyft", "Blue Bottle Coffee Company" and "Shyp".
Mike Shinoda founded the music company to make the company one of the parent company of Machine Shop Records with Access Industries and Warner Bros.. The company made its first appearance in 2013 where it provided itself as an event provider for Concert For Philippines. Later the company provided as a supporter for the online-based game LP Recharge and produced their first musical work in the form of Recharged as a parent company. In December 2013 the company had partnered with a Japanese company "BeatRobo" to provide a platform known as Plug Air, but the software gained popularity in Asia when Hamasaki Ayumi released two hit singles Terminal and XOXO on the PlugAir platform.
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