Linkin Park and many other musicians lend a hand to quake victims
By CARY BERGLUND and JULIE BRAYTON
Mar 25, 201


The guys from the band Linkin Park have always been socially conscious, and socially active. Their efforts to help out in disaster relief started with the Indonesian tsunami.

“When something like this happens, this is when it’s most important for us to go to work,” states Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park.

And sadly, with disaster following disaster around the globe, there has been no let up in the need, and there has been no slacking in the band’s efforts.

They established “Music for Relief” and partnered with “Save the Children” and now they have cast a wide net over their friends in the industry to create “Download to Donate” www.downloadtodonate.org


There, for ten dollars, you can download original music from a variety of artists who are joining the cause, artists who, like, Linkin Park, tour the world, and have seen the before, and met the people.

“We’re definitely very in touch with our fan base, and we’re moved by things like this because we know, if you just go on our twitter pages, on our message boards, you know the fans from Japan are there,” states Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park.

Mike Shinoda and his band mates have the added advantage that Linkin Park has from its inception been in constant contact with their fans, meet and greet, and signings wherever they perform are just part of their gig.

“We just decided that was something we didn’t want to let go. We wanted to make sure that, no matter what happened with the band, we kind of kept that style of communication, and a relationship with the fans,” states Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park.

So it was no surprise, really, to learn that their fans are already listening.

“Our bands, and the other bands and people involved, just do our best to make people aware of the things that are going on, and give them specific ways that they can help, rather than saying ‘oh it’s sad.’” states Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park.

And there is more than one way to help.

“Fans can copy and paste the material onto their thing. Your facebook page, your twitter, your blog, whatever it may be. We make it really easy for people to spread the word,” states Mike Shinoda, of the band Linkin Park.

And that is a way to find yet someone else who can donate.

There are even tee shirts designed by Shinoda that are up for sale on the sites.

Music, money, material and message, the mouse click options for becoming an active participant in lending a hand.