Mike Shinoda has surprised the audience at a Sydney G Flip show by hopping up on stage to perform a live mashup.
Shinoda, who was down under to deliver a keynote speech at Big Sound joined recent songwriter partner G Flip onstage at Sydney's Enmore Theatre on Thursday night, performing a mashup of Linkin Park's In The End and G Flip's Worst Person Alive. The two songs blended together perfectly, with Shinoa and G Flip giving their all to some energetic vocal deliveries while G Flip's backing band went all out with the instrumental arrangement.
Watch triple j's video of the full performance below.
The live duet would come as no surprise to attendees of Shinoda's keynote speech (which Maniacs attended). As during the discussion of his production and songwriting work, he revealed he had co-written with G Flip recently, however, they decided not to release the resulting track as they were simply "good and not great".
The discussion of those writing sessions did include hints from Shinoda that more co-writes could be on the horizon for the pairing. "We spent the most time on one song; I feel like that song is good. Georgia and I get along great, and I know we can write good things together. So, just because we didn't do it yet, it doesn’t mean we won’t in future. And that's the same for other artists I've worked with — some artists that we did some things that we didn't release, and those aren't going to come out. But I try and treat those relationships as ones that haven't come together just yet.”
Shinoda and his Linkin Park bandmates recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of their landmark second full-length Meteora by releasing Meteora 20, An epic 20th-anniversary edition of Meteora. 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 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.
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.
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