Mike Park

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Mike Park
File:Mike Park Honolulu 2008.jpg
Live at Arts at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HI
Background information
Genres Ska, Punk rock, Indie
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Label Owner
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone
Years active 1985–present
Labels Asian Man
Dill
Dr. Strange
Simple Stereo
Sub City
Suburban Home
Associated acts The Chinkees
The Bruce Lee Band
Skankin' Pickle
Shaken 69
Rx Bandits
Less Than Jake
Psychiatric Disorder
Website 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,[1] a label which he has run out of his garage in California since 1996 with only help from his parents and friends.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

Park majored in music in college.[4]

His first child, Maggie Elizabeth, was born on November 17, 2006, weighing 6.46 lbs. His second child, Moses Young Park, was born on October 15, 2008 at 5:30 am.

He is a Minister of the Universal Life Church.[5]

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 Records
1992 Skankin' Pickle Fever Dill Records
1994 Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle Dill Records
1996 Live Dill Records
1996 The Green Album Dr. Strange Records

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 Records
2005 Beautiful World EP Asian Man Records
2014 Community Support Group EP Really Records[6]
2014 Everything Will Be Alright, My Friend Asian Man Records

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-park-mn0000492442/biography
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  4. ↑ http://koreanpop.org/?p=23
  5. ↑ Mike Park
  6. ↑ http://www.punknews.org/article/53670/media-bruce-lee-band-bomb-the-music-industry-skankin-pickle-announce-community-support-group-ep

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