# Mike Park > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Park > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Park.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Park > Source revision: 1354686764 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Mike Park Live at Arts at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HI Background information Born Michael Brian Park (1969-11-11) November 11, 1969 (age 56) Seoul, South Korea Genres Ska punk, punk rock, indie rock 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 Musical artist **Michael Brian Park** is an American musician and progressive activist. His musical ventures include [Skankin' Pickle](/source/Skankin'_Pickle) for whom he both played the saxophone and sang, [The Chinkees](/source/The_Chinkees), [The Bruce Lee Band](/source/The_Bruce_Lee_Band), Kitty Kat Fan Club, Ogikubo Station, as well as an acoustic solo project under his own name. After his time with [Skankin' Pickle](/source/Skankin'_Pickle) he went on to found [Asian Man Records](/source/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](/source/Ska) and [punk](/source/Punk_rock) bands. 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](/source/Less_Than_Jake), [Alkaline Trio](/source/Alkaline_Trio), and [The Lawrence Arms](/source/The_Lawrence_Arms). In 1999 he formed the [Plea for Peace Foundation](/source/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.[3] 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](/source/Anti-racism) organisations such as the [Museum of Tolerance](/source/Museum_of_Tolerance). The national tour included [The Toasters](/source/The_Toasters), [Less Than Jake](/source/Less_Than_Jake), the Blue Meanies, [Mustard Plug](/source/Mustard_Plug), [Five Iron Frenzy](/source/Five_Iron_Frenzy), [MU330](/source/MU330), [Kemuri](/source/Kemuri), and Mike Park himself.[4] ## Plea for Peace Foundation The Plea for Peace Foundation was founded in 1999 by musician and founder of [Asian Man Records](/source/Asian_Man_Records), Mike Park. The Plea for Peace Foundations is a 501C3 Non-Profit Organization based in [San Jose](/source/San_Jose%2C_California), [California](/source/California), in the [United States](/source/United_States). The organisation's stated goal is to "promote the ideas of peace through the power of music". Initially the foundation was only active in national and global music tours, but in 2007 it intends to open a youth center for children where they will be encouraged to "perform music, create art, dance and talk to others of similar interests". In 2004, Plea for Peace organized a musical tour of the same name. The tour was a stand against President George W. Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.[5][6] Plea for Peace also organized a bike tour in 2005, called the Bike for Peace tour. Mike Park and members of several bands including [Lawrence Arms](/source/Lawrence_Arms), [Alkaline Trio](/source/Alkaline_Trio), and [MU330](/source/MU330) biked from [Olympia, Washington](/source/Olympia%2C_Washington) to [San Diego](/source/San_Diego%2C_California) over the course of a month to raise funds for a new youth center in Park's hometown of [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California).[7][8] ## Personal life Park grew up in [Silicon Valley](/source/Silicon_Valley) in [Northern California](/source/Northern_California), where he still lives. He majored in music in college.[9] He is a Minister of the [Universal Life Church](/source/Universal_Life_Church).[10] ## Discography ### Solo - *Michael Park* (Asian Man, 2001) - *For the Love of Music* (Sub City, 2003) - *[North Hangook Falling](/source/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](/source/Smile_(Mike_Park_album))* (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](/source/The_Chinkees_Are_Coming)* CD - *Karaoke with the Chinkees* 7" - *Peace Through Music* CD - *Present Day Memories* Split CD with [Lawrence Arms](/source/Lawrence_Arms) (out of print) - *Searching for a Brighter Future* CD ### With 'The Bruce Lee Band' Year Title Label 1995 The Bruce Lee Band Asian Man Records 2005 Beautiful World EP Asian Man Records 2014 Community Support Group EP Really Records[11] 2014 Everything Will Be Alright, My Friend Asian Man Records 2019 Rental!! Eviction!! Asian Man Records 2021 Division in the Heartland EP Asian Man Records ### With 'Ogikubo Station' - *Ogikubo Station S/P* (Asian Man, 2017) - *We Can Pretend Like* (Asian Man, 2018) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mike Park | Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-park-mn0000492442/biography). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Inoue, Todd (January 1998). ["Secret Asian Man"](https://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.15.98/records1-9802.html). Metroactive. Retrieved May 13, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Mike Park"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070127170752/http://www.mikeparkmusic.com/about.php). *www.mikeparkmusic.com*. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-IMWT_SAR_4-0)** Steininger, Alex (April 1998). ["Ska Against Racism"](https://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/07f04.html). In Music We Trust. Retrieved February 17, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hajdu, David. ["Where Has "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" Gone?"](http://newrepublic.com/article/67654/where-has-where-have-all-the-flowers-gone/). New Republic. Retrieved January 14, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Plea for Peace 2004"](https://www.punknews.org/article/8611/plea-for-peace-2004). *Punk News*. Retrieved January 14, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Plea For Peace `05: Bike For Peace"](https://www.punknews.org/article/11736/tours-plea-for-peace-05-bike-for-peace). *Punk News*. Retrieved January 14, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Horowitz, Matt. ["Steve Choi (Rx Bandits, Peace'd Out, The Sounds of Animals Fighting, The Chinkees)"](https://www.noecho.net/interviews/steve-choi-rx-bandits-peaced-out-the-chinkees-interview). *No Echo*. Retrieved January 14, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["PIONEER OF THE THIRD WAVE SKA REVIVAL, 99.9 PER CENT INDIE MAN: INTERVIEW WITH MIKE PARK"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110726234827/http://koreanpop.org/?p=23). *koreanpop.com*. September 11, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://koreanpop.org/?p=23) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Mike Park"](http://www.mikeparkmusic.com/booking.php). *Mikeparkmusic.com*.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Music: Bruce Lee Band (Bomb the Music Industry!, Skankin' Pickle) announce 'Community Support Group' EP"](https://www.punknews.org/article/53670/media-bruce-lee-band-bomb-the-music-industry-skankin-pickle-announce-community-support-group-ep). *Punknews.org*. ## External links - [Asian Man Records](http://www.asianmanrecords.com) - [Interview by Sound Scene Revolution (Podcast)](http://www.soundscenerevolution.com/index.php?id=6) - [Interview](http://www.decapolis.com/musicreviews/interviews/asian.shtml) by Tom Bastian of decapolis.com (2000) v t e Skankin' Pickle Lynette Knackstedt Gerry Lundquist Mike Mattingly Ian Miller Lars Nylander Mike "Bruce Lee" Park Chuck Phelps Studio albums Skafunkrastapunk Skankin' Pickle Fever Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle The Green Album Live albums Skankin' Pickle Live Associated acts The Bruce Lee Band The Chinkees Mu330 Related articles Dill Records Asian Man Records Dr. Strange Records Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National United States Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mike Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Park) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Park?action=history)). 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