Draft:Dorado Records
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{{Short description|London electronica, experimental Jazz & D&B record label from the 1990s music scene - present}}
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Dorado Records is a British independent record label based in London, UK. Initially pioneering the Acid Jazz and Trip hop music movement of the early 1990s{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Arthur |title=Looking For the Perfect Beat |date=1 May 2025 |publisher=Faber & Faber |year=2025 |isbn=9780571387427 |edition=1st |pages=313}}, notable current and past artists signed to the label include D*Note, Sunship, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Natalie Walker, Beth Hirsh and American soul artist Jhelisa Anderson.{{cite book |last1=Pride |first1=Dominic |title=U.K Labels React To Rate |date=16 October 1999 |publisher=Billboard Magazine |year=1999 |edition=Oct. 1999 |publication-date=16 October 1999 |pages=21–23}}
History
Dorado Records was founded in 1992 by music executive Ollie Buckwell in Soho, London.{{Cite web |date=19 January 1999 |title=INgrooves Hires Digital Music Executive Ollie Buckwell as Senior Vice President, Business Development |url=https://www.teletrader.com/news/details/37393143?ts=1701869563883 |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=Teletrader}}
Initially focusing on experimental jazz artist signings, in 1995 Dorado branched into electronic dance adding experimental artists Sunship and DJ Q to the label’s roster. In the same year, Mixmag named Dorado as one of its 50 Best Record Labels in the world.{{Cite journal |date=1 June 1995 |title=The 50 Best Record Labels in the World |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Publication/mixmag |journal=Mixmag 1995 |volume=June 1995 |issue=June 1995 |via=Rate Your Music}}
In 1999 Dorado Records signed the solo singer Beth Hirsh, following her critically-acclaimed collaboration with Air on the Moon Safari LP, and subsequent return to London{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mackenzie |date=1 July 2010 |title=Beth Hirsch Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beth-hirsch-mn0000759044#credits |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=AllMusic}}. Dorado released Hirsh's second solo EP “P-Town Rubies” on 14th September 1999. At the time, Hirsh described Dorado Records to Billboard Magazine as “An anti-label, label. Every artist they work with they believe in. They promote their artists with a lot of integrity.” {{Cite web |last=Pride |first=Dominic |date=10 Jul 1999 |title=Hirsh Offers Solo 'Rubies' on Dorado |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Beth+Hirsch%22&pg=PA9 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Billboard Magazine}}
Dorado Records pioneered the use of early online music technology, offering their catalogue streamed in full in 1998. In 2003 Dorado was one of the first independent labels to license their catalogue to iTunes.{{Cite web |date=4 June 2019 |title=A Brief History of iTunes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48511006 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=BBC News}}
In 2004, Dorado opened a US office in Miami, and released the debut album from Cities Of Foam
The label has a long-running relationship with the band Brooklyn Funk Essentials, beginning in 1994 with the Dorado release of 'The Creator has a Masterplan.'{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Arthur |title=Looking For the Perfect Beat |date=1 May 2025 |publisher=Faber & Faber |year=2025 |isbn=9780571387427 |edition=1st |location=USA |pages=313}} In 2015, Dorado reunited with Brooklyn Funk Essentials releasing their fifth and most successful selling album
In 2024, the 1998 Dorado released-track Sunship's “Into the Sunshine Mix” of Jhelisa’s “Under Pressure” went viral on TikTok{{Cite web |date=1 January 2025 |title=The Skinny's Favourite Songs Involving Pressure |url=https://issuu.com/theskinny/docs/jan_2025_issue_228_- |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=The Skinny Magazine}}, as it featured heavily in clips of the 2024 solar eclipse. The label also pioneered the UK release of Swedish Grammy-nominated jazz artist Ebba Åsman following a meeting between label founder Ollie Buckwell and Åsman at a Brooklyn Funk Essentials concert.{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Chris |date=1 March 2025 |title=Ones Own Voice: Ebba Åsman |url=https://echoesmagazine.co.uk/product/digital-issue-March-2025/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=Echoes Magazine}}
As of 2024, Dorado continues to be based in both Miami and London.{{Cite web |date=8 February 2024 |title=Dorado Records at Independent Music Insider |url=https://independentmusicinsider.com/company/dorado-records/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Independent Music Insider}}
Notable Artist Roster (Past and Present)
See also
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