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Mike Park
Live at Arts at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HIBackground information Genres Ska, Punk rock, Indie Occupations Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Label Owner Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone Years active 1985–present Labels Asian Man
Dill
Dr. Strange
Simple Stereo
Sub City
Suburban HomeAssociated acts The Chinkees
The Bruce Lee Band
Skankin' Pickle
Shaken 69
Rx Bandits
Less Than Jake
Psychiatric DisorderWebsite Official Site Mike Park is a Korean American musician and progressive activist. His musical ventures include Skankin' Pickle for whom he both played the saxophone and sang, The Chinkees, The Bruce Lee Band, and most recently an acoustic solo project under his own name. After his time with Skankin' Pickle he went on to found Asian Man Records, a label which he has run out of his garage in California since 1996 with only help from his parents and friends.[1] Asian Man Records supports mostly ska and punk bands. Park will support any band as long as it is "anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-prejudice".[citation needed] Park has used Asian Man Records to release his own music, in addition to providing a start for smaller bands to allow them to grow, including Less Than Jake, Alkaline Trio, and The Lawrence Arms. In 1999 he formed the Plea for Peace Foundation an organization whose aim is "to promote the ideas of peace through the power of music", something which Park has been trying to do with his own bands and with the help of other groups.[citation needed]
Park was the impetus behind the Spring 1998 "Ska Against Racism" tour. The goal of the tour was to promote awareness about racism and raise money for anti-racism organisations such as the Museum of Tolerance. The national tour included The Toasters, Less Than Jake, the Blue Meanies, Mustard Plug, Five Iron Frenzy, MU330, Kemuri, and Mike Park himself.[2]
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Personal life
Park majored in music in college.[3]
Mike finished a European tour as of March 2008 and is currently[when?] planning on a North American tour with Chris "Sundowner" McCaughan. His first child, Maggie Elizabeth, was born on 17 November 2006, weighing 6.46 lbs. He is a Minister of the Universal Life Church.[4] His second child, Moses Young Park, was born on October 15, 2008 at 5:30 AM.
Discography
Solo
- Michael Park (Asian Man, 2001)
- For the Love of Music (Sub City, 2003)
- North Hangook Falling (Sub City, 2005)
- Mike Park 7 Inch and Art Print (Simple Stereo, 2008)
- Beans & Toast (2008)
- Mike Park/O Pioneers!!! split 7″ (Suburban Home, 2009)
- Smile (Asian Man, 2011)
With 'Skankin' Pickle'
Year Title Label 1991 Skafunkrastapunk Dill 1992 Skankin' Pickle Fever Dill 1994 Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle Dill Records 1996 Live Dill 1996 Green Album Dr. Strange With 'The Chinkees'
- The Chinkees Are Coming CD
- Karaoke with the Chinkees 7"
- Peace Through Music CD
- Present Day Memories Split CD with Lawrence Arms (out of print)
- Searching for a Brighter Future CD
With 'The Bruce Lee Band'
Year Title Label 1997 The Bruce Lee Band Asian Man 2005 Beautiful World EP Asian Man References
- ^ Inoue, Todd (January 1998). "Secret Asian Man". Metroactive. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.15.98/records1-9802.html. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ Steininger, Alex (April 1998). "Ska Against Racism". In Music We Trust. http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/07f04.html. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
- ^ http://koreanpop.org/?p=23
- ^ Mike Park
External links
- Asian Man Records
- Secret Asian Man
- Official Site
- Simple Stereo Official Site - with information on the Mike Park 7 Inch
- Plea For Peace Official Site
- Interview by Sound Scene Revolution (Podcast)
- Interview by Tom Bastian of decapolis.com (2000)
- Interview by Josh Snider and Jonny Havoc on BigSmileMagazine.com
- Album Review of "North Hangook Falling" on BigSmileMagazine.com
Lynette Knackstedt • Gerry Lundquist • Mike Mattingly • Ian Miller • Lars Nylander • Mike "Bruce Lee" Park • Chuck PhelpsStudio albums Live albums Associated acts Related articles Categories:- Living people
- American male singers
- American punk rock singers
- American musicians of Korean descent
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