Daptone Records
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Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Bosco Mann Neal Sugarman |
Distributor(s) | The Orchard |
Genre | Funk, soul |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Brooklyn, New York |
Official website | daptonerecords |
Daptone Records is a funk and soul independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York that is known for Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley.[1]
History
In 2001, Bosco Mann and Neal Sugarman formed Daptone Records. Mann had previously run the now defunct Desco record label.[2]
The core beginning of the Daptone Records sound began as The Dap-Kings, who in collaboration with Mark Ronson, backed Amy Winehouse on her hit record, Back to Black, which was recorded at the Daptone recording studio. In 2007, the Dap-Kings toured with Winehouse.[2]
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings features Sharon Jones on vocals, 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, Neal 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, and Daisy Sugarman plays flute.
In addition to Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Daptone has recorded and released the music of Antibalas, The Sugarman 3, The Budos Band, The Poets of Rhythm, The Mystery Lights, The Daktaris, The Mighty Imperials, Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, Binky Griptite, and Naomi Davis.
The Daptone Record label is inexorably tied to Sharon Jones. The label and members of her band were with her during the last weeks before her death.[3]
Brooklyn studios
Daptone built their studio, called Daptone's House of Soul in a converted two-family home in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was very run down when they first rented it, and the neighborhood was not great. Daptone Records has its offices in the top floor, the studio is on the ground floor. The label built the studio from scratch, and made the decision to not have computers, but to rely completely on the more old-fashioned analog recording methods to make music. There are tape machines and a CD recorder, but no Pro Tools or digital reverbs.[4]
The studio is 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 done by Roth. The recording studio and engineering personnel have been sought out by record producers such as Mark Ronson.[5]
In February 2009, Daptone's House of Soul was broken into and thieves made off with the better part of its equipment.[6][7]
Artists
- Adam Scone
- Antibalas
- Benjamin & the Right Direction
- Bob & Gene
- Charles Bradley
- Lee Fields
- Menahan Street Band
- Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
- Saun and Starr AKA "The Dap-ettes"
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- The Budos Band
- The Como Mamas
- The Frightnrs
- The James Hunter Six
- The Mighty Imperials
- The Sugarman 3
- The Olympians
Wick imprint artists
- The Ar-Kaics
- The Mystery Lights
- Michael Rault
Discography
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Artist | Title | Catalog Number | Release date |
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Sharon Jones & 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 | 2004 (reissue) |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Naturally | DAP-004 | 2005 |
The Budos Band | The Budos Band | DAP-005 | 2005 |
The Sugarman 3 | Sugar's Boogaloo | DAP-006 | 2007 (reissue) |
The Poets of Rhythm | Practice What You Preach | DAP-007 | 2006 (reissue) |
The Sugarman 3 | Soul Donkey | DAP-008 | 2007 (reissue) |
The Daktaris | Soul Explosion | DAP-009 | 2006 (reissue) |
Bob and Gene | If This World Were Mine... | DAP-010 | 2007 (reissue) |
The Budos Band | The Budos Band II | DAP-011 | 2007 |
Sharon Jones & 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 |
Pax Nicholas & The Nettey Family | Na Teef Know de Road of Teef | DAP-017 | 2009 (reissue) |
Various Artists | Daptone Gold (label sampler) | DAP-018 | 2009 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | I Learned the Hard Way | DAP-019 | 2010 |
The Budos Band | The Budos Band III | DAP-020 | 2010 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | I Learned the Hard Way (11x45s box set) | DAP-021 | 2010 |
Charles Bradley | No Time for Dreaming | DAP-022 | 2011 |
El Rego Et Ses Commandos | El Rego (compilation) | DAP-023 | 2011 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Soul Time! (compilation) | DAP-024 | 2011 |
Menahan Street Band | No Time For Dreaming (The Instrumentals) | DAP-025 | 2012 |
The Sugarman 3 | What The World Needs Now | DAP-026 | 2012 |
The Como Mamas | Get An Understanding | DAP-027 | 2013 |
Antibalas | Antibalas | DAP-028 | 2012 |
Menahan Street Band | The Crossing | DAP-029 | 2012 |
The Poets Of Rhythm | Anthology 1992-2003 | DAP-030 | 2013 |
Charles Bradley | Victim of Love | DAP-031 | 2013 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Give The People What They Want | DAP-032 | 2014 |
Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens | Cold World | DAP-033 | 2014 |
The Budos Band | Burnt Offering | DAP-034 | 2014 |
Saun & Starr | Look Closer | DAP-035 | 2015 |
Various Artists | Daptone Gold, Vol. II (label sampler) | DAP-036 | 2015 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | It's A Holiday Soul Party | DAP-037 | 2015 |
DAP-038 | NR | ||
Walker Family Singers | Panola County Spirit | DAP-039 | 2016 |
The James Hunter Six | Hold On! | DAP-040 | 2016 |
Charles Bradley | Changes | DAP-041 | 2016 |
The Frightnrs | Nothing More To Say | DAP-042 | 2016 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Miss Sharon Jones! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | DAP-043 | 2016 |
The Olympians | The Olympians | DAP-044 | 2016 |
The Como Mamas | Move Upstairs | DAP-045 | 2017 |
Antibalas | Where the gods are in peace | DAP-046 | 2017 |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Soul Of A Woman | DAP-050 | 2017 |
The James Hunter Six | Whatever it takes | DAP-051 | 2017 |
See also
References
- ^ Knafo, Saki (December 5, 2008). "Soul Reviver - Gabriel Roth - Daptone Records - Profile". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Gross, Terry (November 28, 2007). "Sharon Jones Is 'Nobody's Baby'". Fresh Air. NPR.
- ^ Roberts, Randall (November 20, 2016). "Dap-Kings' Gabriel Roth recalls Sharon Jones' last days: 'She didn't want to stop singing'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Mao, Jeff "Chairman"; Roth, Gabriel (February 11, 2010). "Gabriel Roth, Daptone Records, New York" (Video interview (includes transcript)). Red Bull Music Academy 2010. London.
- ^ Daley, Dan (June 2008). "Gabriel Roth: Recording For Daptone Records". Sound on Sound.
- ^ BrooklynVegan Staff (February 17, 2009). "Daptone Records robbed…". BrooklynVegan.
- ^ Warren, Mathew R. (February 22, 2009). "Brooklyn Music Studio Carries On After Burglary". The New York Times.
Further reading
- Mao, Jeff "Chairman"; Roth, Gabriel (February 11, 2010). "Gabriel Roth, Daptone Records, New York" (Video interview (includes transcript)). Red Bull Music Academy 2010. London.
External links
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