Sooyoung Park (born 1967) is an American and South Korean singer-songwriter, best known for fronting the bands

Bitch Magnet Bitch Magnet was an American post-hardcore band who formed in 1986 at Oberlin College in Ohio and later moved to North Carolina, United States. They released their first record in 1988. All of the band's albums were released on Communion Records ...

and Seam. In 1995 he co-founded Foundation of Asian American Independent Media, an art festival dedicated to showcasing Asian American culture.

Early life

Sooyoung Park was born in 1967 in

upstate New York Upstate New York is a geographic region consisting of the area of New York State that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area. Although the precise boundary is debated, Upstate New York excludes New York City and Long Is ...

, but grew up in

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and

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

. He graduated from Oberlin College, where he was a founding member of the band ''

''.

Discography

Bitch Magnet

*'' Star Booty'' (1988,

Glitterhouse Glitterhouse Records is a German independent record label and mail order company based in Beverungen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was founded in the mid-1980s. From the late 1980s until the mid-1990s it was the European branch of the American la ...

) *''

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'' (1989, Glitterhouse) *'' Ben Hur'' (1990, Glitterhouse)

Seam

*'' Headsparks'' (1991,

Homestead Records Homestead Records was a Long Island, New York-based sublabel of music distributor Dutch East India Trading that operated from 1983 to 1996. The label was known for not paying its artists and not spending any money on promotion. History The l ...

) *'' The Problem With Me'' (1993,

Touch and Go Records Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. ...

) *'' Are You Driving Me Crazy?'' (1995, Touch and Go Records) *'' The Pace Is Glacial'' (1998, Touch and Go Records)

Shady

"Narcotic Candy" single (1994, Beggars Banquet)

Ee

* For 100 We Try Harder (2002, Asian Man Records)

Codeine

Frigid Stars LP ''Frigid Stars LP'' is the debut album by American indie rock band Codeine. It was released in August 1990 on Glitterhouse in Europe and in Spring 1991 on Sub Pop in the US. The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded ...

(expanded re-issue 2012, Numero Group)

Bored Spies

*''Summer 720 7" single'' (2013,

Damnably Damnably is a small independent record label and music publisher based in London, England, which also organises live events and tours for its roster of acts. History The label was founded in 2006 by George Gargan, of the band Former Utopia. He ...

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Sooyoung 1967 births American male singers American rock singers American musicians of Korean descent Living people Oberlin College alumni