Asian Man Records
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| Asian Man Records | |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Mike Park |
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| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Monte Sereno, California |
| Official website | AsianManRecords.com |
Asian Man Records is a DIY record label run by Mike Park[1] in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established in May 1996.[2]
History
[edit]Asian Man Records were distributed by Mordam Records.[3]
Sublabels
[edit]In 2011, Park established the Fun Fun Records sublabel, which released children's music.[4] As of 2015, artists on the Fun Fun label included Mike Park, Dan Potthast, Play Date, Kepi Ghoulie, Happy Wags, and Koo Koo Kanga Roo.[5]
Artists
[edit]The label specializes in mostly ska and punk. The first proper release by the label was Link 80's 17 Reasons and the label has since gone on to release recordings by punk heavyweights such as Alkaline Trio[6] and Less Than Jake. Other artists released include:
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Park - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (May 5, 2001). "Asian Man Records celebrates 5 years in business by giving away posters!". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Anthony, David. "Mike Park on the DIY ethics that have kept Asian Man Records in business for 20 years".
- ^ Shepherd, Stefan. "Zooblobble". Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Artists « Fun Fun Records". funfunrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sacher, Andrew (May 18, 2021). "Asian Man Records turns 25: Mike Park picks 10 of his favorite AMR releases of the past 5 years". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (2023-05-30). "Matt Skiba, Atom Willard, AFI's Hunter Burgan meet up in new band Lektron (listen)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
