| Mike Park | |
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Live at Arts at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HI |
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| Background 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 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, 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". 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.
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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Park majored in music in college.[3]
Mike finished a European tour as of March 2008 and is currently 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.
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Label |
| 1997 | The Bruce Lee Band | Asian Man |
| 2005 | Beautiful World EP | Asian Man |
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