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Hometown: San Jose, CA (USA)

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Though he began as a member of Skankin' Pickle, Park is most well known for his label, Asian Man with it's stable of well-regarded bands including Chicago favorites Alkaline Trio and The Lawrence Arms as well as plenty of bands imported from the Pacific like Polysics.

Besides his label, Park is also founder and organizer of numerous charities and events and a prolific solo artist who prefers to engage fans directly through series of basement shows and acoustic performances.

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Challenging Me [7 inch] (2008)

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North Hangook Falling (2005)

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For The Love Of Music (2003)

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Interviews

Mike Park

Monday, February 28, 2005 at 5:31 PM (EST)

Media: Maguma Taishi (Mike Park, Patrick Costello of Dillinger Four): "Dachsund Suicide"
Asian Man Records founder Mike Park has unveiled a new band influenced by the Japanese hardcore scene called Maguma Taishi. Park fronts the group, which also features Hideo Takahashi and Matthew Kazama of Birthday Suits as well as…
March 11, 2013

Media: New Found Glory, Saves The Day, Mike Park, Buck-O-Nine added to Pouzza Fest 2013
Some big names have been added to the Pouzza Fest 2013 lineup, including new Found Glory, Saves The Day, Buck-o-Nine and Mike Park. They join previously announced bands like Braid,…
December 12, 2012

Tours: The Used / We Came As Romans / Crown The Empire / Mindflow (Take Action! Tour 2013)
Hopeless Records/Subcity Records has announced the full schedule and lineup for the 2013 edition of the annual Take Action! Tour. First launched back in 2011 with Cave In,…
November 12, 2012

Interviews: Play Date
To those aging punkers out there with young children, let's face it: So far, our kids aren't too impressed with our old Dillinger Four and Jawbreaker records. Sure, they're colorful and serve as questionable teething devices, but for whatever reason, "Peel It the Fuck Down" just doesn't resonate with a…
August 14, 2012

Interviews: Mike Park offers free Fun Fun Records sampler
Asian Man Records' Mike Park is offering a free download of a 5 song sampler from his new label that specializes in music for children, Fun Fun Records. The sampler features songs from Jesse Wagner of…
May 04, 2012

Videos: Classics of Love / Mike Park live in Brooklyn
Asian Man Records has posted video from a sold-out performance by Classics of Love and Mike Park. The show took place in March at Death by Audio in Brooklyn, NY. Videos…
April 24, 2012

Tours: Kevin Seconds / Kepi Ghoulie / Vic Ruggiero / Franz Nicolay
Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, Vic Ruggiero, and Franz Nicolay will be heading out on the road together for the Arms Aloft Social…
February 24, 2012

Tours: Mike Park announces Fun Fun Records
Asian Man Records head honcho, Mike Park, has launched a new record label entitled Fun Fun Records. The record label will focus on child friendly tunes for "their development into super duper great teens and…
February 22, 2012

Tours: Classics of Love / Mike Park / Bomb The Music Industry! (east coast)
Classics of Love, the latest band fronted by Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy and Common Rider, has announced three tour dates on the east coast for March.…
January 20, 2012

Interviews: An Oral History of Asian Man Records (Part 3 of 3)
Founded in the mid-90's by Mike Park, Asian Man Records was one of the first labels to make its mission to be "nice" and to treat everyone, from bands, to fans, to distributors, with respect and general pleasantries. By…
October 04, 2011