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Sooyoung Park (born 1967) is an American 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. History Bitch Magnet released their first record in 1988. All of the band's albums were released on Communion Re ...
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 of New York (state), New York that lies north and northwest of the New York metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. Upstate includes the middle and upper Hudson Valley, ...
, and grew up in
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and
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. He graduated from
Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational lib ...
, where he was a founding member of the band
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. History Bitch Magnet released their first record in 1988. All of the band's albums were released on Communion Re ...
.


Discography


Bitch Magnet

*'' Star Booty'' (1988, Glitterhouse) *''
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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. While the record label was renowned for releasing work of artists such as Sonic Youth, Big Black, a ...
) *'' 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. To ...
) *'' Are You Driving Me Crazy?'' (1995, Touch and Go Records) *'' The Pace Is Glacial'' (1998, Touch and Go Records)


Shady

"Narcotic Candy" single (1994,
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)


Ee

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


Codeine

* Frigid Stars LP (expanded re-issue 2012, Numero Group)


Bored Spies

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Sooyoung 1967 births American male singers American rock singers American musicians of Korean descent Living people Oberlin College alumni People from North Tonawanda, New York