Sooyoung Park Explained

Sooyoung Park
Alias:	Panther Lau
Birth Date:	1967
Birth Place:	North Tonawanda, New York, U.S.
Genre:	Indie rock, post-hardcore, slowcore
Occupation:	Musician
Instrument:	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Label:	Touch and Go Records
Years Active:	1986 - present
Associated Acts:	Bitch Magnet, Seam, Ee, Bored Spies

Sooyoung Park (born 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for fronting the bands Bitch Magnet^[1] and Seam.^[2] In 1995 he co-founded Foundation of Asian American Independent Media, an art festival dedicated to showcasing Asian American culture.^[3]

Early life

Sooyoung Park was born in 1967 in upstate New York, but grew up in West Virginia and North Carolina. He graduated from Oberlin College, where he was a founding member of the band Bitch Magnet.^[4]

Discography

Bitch Magnet

• Star Booty (1988, Glitterhouse)
• Umber (1989, Glitterhouse)
• Ben Hur (1990, Glitterhouse)

Seam

• Headsparks (1991, Homestead Records)
• The Problem With Me (1993, Touch and Go Records)
• 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 (expanded re-issue 2012, Numero Group)

Bored Spies

• Summer 720 7" single (2013, Damnably)

Notes and References

1. Doug . Brod . Ira . Robbins . Bitch Magnet . . 2007 . March 23, 2013.
2. Denise . Sheppard . Seam . . 2007 . March 23, 2013.
3. Web site: About Us . Foundation of Asian American Independent Media . 2012 . March 23, 2013.
4. Web site: Interview with Sooyoung Park on the Bitch Magnet reunion. 2020-07-11. GiantRobotStore. en.