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Mike Shinoda is an American singer, rapper, guitarist, songwriter and producer most famous for co-founding the band Linkin Park and his solo project Fort Minor. His ability to not only play the guitar with such talent but also to be able to branch off from Linkin Park and become successful in his solo work from songwriting to playing and recording to producing. He has not only inspired me to learn new instruments like the guitar but also to learn the process of recording and producing music.

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Nine Inch Nails known for their darn and tortured industrial rock songs played a big part in turning Mike into the musician he is today. This influenced Mike to incorporate more heavy metal elements into his songs and instrumentals especially while he was working with Linkin Park. "That era of Nine Inch Nails was my favorite era. I loved The Downward Spiral, I love The Fragile too, which had some really good lush instrumental pieces." (Baltin, 2020).

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ILLENIUM is an American DJ, music producer and songwriter. ILLENIUM is an inspiration to me as he has pieces of work in multiple genres from trance to bass and even working on songs with some of my favorite bands and artists. ILLENIUM is one of the many EDM artists that have inspired me to take up DJing and working on electronic music. I love his unique style of transitioning from trance to bass in a single song and has a lot of impact on me.

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The infamous Banksy known for his bold and beautiful artwork were not only noticed by Mike but the whole band, this not only influenced the bands album covers but is also shown in their songs through out the years. In an interview with MTV "We were all really interested in Banksy at the time, and stenciling, and this kind of propaganda. I think that was something that we all really [clung] to, and so the idea of a stencil of some sort of a figure or a soldier or a militant vibe came across" (Hosken, 2020).

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Amon Tobin is a Brazilian composer and producer who is highly noted for his unusual methods in sound design and music production. This has inspired Mike to take a more "aggressive" approach on not only the creative side with songwriting but also on the production side. "I would aspire to be as good at sound design as Amon Tobin. It's so aggressively creative and different." (Baltin, 2020)

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When ILLENIUM was young he had a rebellious streak listening to mainly country and rock music, one of his favorites being the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. This has inspired him to pick up the guitar as his first instrument and is shown in his work as his a lot of his songs carry a certain rock element, even leading him to collaborate with other rock groups or personas. "With a wide range of influences, his parents listened to Country & Rock music, he himself was impressed with artists such as the Red-Hot Chilli Peppers & Little Wayne. As a young adult he had a rebellious streak." (Pianity, 2020).

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Blink-182 has been a massive influence on ILLENIUM's childhood listening to a lot of rock music growing up. Blink-182's influence can be shown in his work which carries a lot of alt-rock elements in his songs even ending up working with Blink-182. "Paper Thin was really a dream project for me. I got to collaborate with one of my favorite artists ever, Tom DeLonge. I feel like it has the nostalgic pop punk vibes but also really incorporates my sound. I think the blend sounds amazing and I’m so stoked with how this one turned out!" (Goldenberg, 2020).

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Motionless in White is another alt-rock band that inspired ILLENIUM through their songs leading him to use rock as a so called platform for his projects. Motionless in White's heavy elements played a part in ILLENIUM's music showed in his use of the guitar and heavy drops on his tracks. "We linked up with Motionless and White and we also linked up with the Spirit Box for "Shivering." So it was just so fun. It was very organic and just like, "I'm a big fan of you and let's try to do something together." (Baltin, 2020)