Daptone Records

Daptone Records is a funk and soul independent record label formed by Gabriel Roth and Neal Sugarman and based in Brooklyn, New York. After the demise of the Desco label Gabriel Roth teamed up with Neal Sugarman to create a new label, Daptone Records. In addition to Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Daptone has recorded and released the music of The Sugarman Three, The Budos Band, The Poets of Rhythm, The Daktaris, The Mighty Imperials, Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, Binky Griptite, and Naomi Davis.

The core of their music is the Dap-Kings. Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings features Sharon Jones on Vocal, Gabriel Roth aka Bosco Mann on Electric Bass, Binky Griptite on Guitar, Tommy 'TNT' Brenneck on Guitar, Fernando 'Bugaloo' Velez on Percussion, Homer Steinweiss on Drums, David Guy on Trumpet, Neil Sugarman on Tenor Sax and Ian Hendrixson-Smith on Baritone Sax.

The Sugarman 3 features Neal Sugarman, Saxophone; Adam Scone, Hammond Organ; Al Street, Guitar; Rudy Albin, Drums; Dave Guy, Trumpet. Soul singer Lee Fields often sings with the Sugarman 3 as well as flautist Daisy Sugarman.

Daptone built their own studios in Brooklyn where they have recorded most of their releases. Their distinctive sound is a product of the studio acoustics, recording only on analog tape (no digital), and mixing by Gabriel Roth. Their recording studio and engineering personnel have been sought out by record producers such as Mark Ronson. To date, Daptone's own releases include thirty-four 7"s and a dozen LPs (also issued as CDs). By the end of 2007 they had been expected to release Sharon Jones' third album, the Budos Band's second album, and a gospel album by Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens. The Dap-Kings also perform on Amy Winehouse's album, Back to Black (itself recorded at the Daptone recording studio), and the band toured with her in 2007. Over the weekend of February 16, 2009, the aforementioned studios were broken into and thieves made off with the better part of its equipment.

Discography

Artist	Title	Catalog Number	Release date
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings	Dap Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings	DAP-001	2002
Sugarman Three & Co.	Pure Cane Sugar	DAP-002	2002
The Mighty Imperials	Thunder Chicken	DAP-003	2003 (reissue)
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings	Naturally	DAP-004	2005
The Budos Band	The Budos Band	DAP-005	2005
The Sugarman 3	Sugar's Boogaloo	DAP-006	2006 (reissue)
Poets of Rhythm	Practice what you preach	DAP-007	2006 (reissue)
The Sugarman 3	Soul Donkey	DAP-008	2006 (reissue)
The Daktaris	Soul Explosion	DAP-009	2004 (reissue)
Bob and Gene	If This World Were Mine...	DAP-010	2007 (reissue)
The Budos Band	Budos Band II	DAP-011	2007
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings	100 Days, 100 Nights	DAP-012	2007
Various Artists	Como Now: The Voices Of Panola Co., Mississippi	DAP-014	2008
Menahan Street Band	Make the Road by Walking	DAP-015	2008
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens	What Have You Done, My Brother	DAP-016	2009
Various Artists	Daptone Gold	DAP-018	2009
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings	I Learned the Hard Way	DAP-019	2010
The Budos Band	Budos Band III	DAP-020	2010
Charles Bradley	No Time For Dreaming	DAP-021	2011

Artists

• Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
• The Budos Band
• Charles Bradley
• Lee Fields
• Menahan Street Band
• The Mighty Imperials
• Naomi Shelton
• Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• The Sugarman 3
• Adam Scone

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Official website
• "Soul Reviver" — a profile of Daptone Records in the New York Times Magazine, December 7, 2008
• Review
• Sharon Jones Video Interview
• Sharon Jones & The Dapkings 70 Min. Live Concert Video