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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]
Asian Man Records were distributed by Mordam Records. [3]
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]
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