Dualtone Records
{{Short description|American record label}}
{{Infobox record label
| name =Dualtone Records
| image =
| parent = MNRK Music Group
| founded = {{start date|2001}}
| founder = Scott Robinson, Dan Herrington
| defunct =
| distributor = Alternative Distribution Alliance
| genre = Americana, folk, rock
| country = U.S.
| location = Nashville, Tennessee
| website = {{URL|www.dualtone.com}}
}}
Dualtone Records is an American record label specializing in folk, Americana, and indie rock. It was founded in 2001 by Scott Robinson and Dan Herrington.{{cite web |url=http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2005/09/12/daily53.html |title=Navarre signs distribution deal with Dualtone Records |access-date=2008-01-07 | last=Vomhof | first=John Jr. |date=2005-09-16 |work=Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal}}{{cite web |url=http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2006/04/17/smallb1.html |title=Modest label cranks it up |access-date=2008-01-07 |last=Sarles |first=Judy |date=2006-04-14 |work=Nashville Business Journal}} The company is run by Robinson and the label's president, Paul Roper. Albums are distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance. On January 20, 2016, Entertainment One acquired Dualtone Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/music/2016/01/20/nashvilles-dualtone-music-group-sold/79075310/|title=Nashville's Dualtone Music Group sold|first=Nate|last=Rau|website=The Tennessean}} Later, Dualtone's parent company eOne Music was acquired by The Blackstone Group in June 2021, with eOne Music rebranded as MNRK Music Group in September 2021.
History
Dualtone has been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards, winning four. The label celebrated its 20th year in 2021.
First year in business brought a number 2 hit at country radio for David Ball's "Riding with Private Malone".{{Cite web|date=2019-07-09|title=David Ball performs "Riding With Private Malone" On Country's Family Reunion.|url=https://keepinittruecountry.com/david-ball-riding-with-private-malone/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=When the cowboy sings|language=en-US}} The album Amigo went on to sell over 350,000 copies.
June Carter Cash's posthumous album Wildwood Flower was released in 2003. Including some of the final duets between her and husband Johnny Cash, the album went on to win two GRAMMY awards.
Brett Dennen's breakout album So Much More was released in 2006. "Ain't No Reason" from that album is now over 500,000 in all in sales. The label also released Dennen's second album Hope for the Hopeless in 2008 and Loverboy in 2011.
The Lumineers' self-titled debut album was released in April 2012 and was certified platinum in the US on February 20, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.variancemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=899:the-lumineers-album-goes-platinum-following-grammy-surge&catid=11:the-latest&Itemid=79 |title=The Lumineers Album Goes Platinum Following Grammy Surge |access-date=2013-03-26 |last=Staff |first=Variance |date=2013-02-21 |work=Variance Magazine}} The album is now over 3 million all in sales.{{Cite web|date=2018-06-14|title=The Lumineers: 2012 Debut Album Goes 'Triple Platinum' – RIAA – US Record Sales|url=https://fullinbloom.com/the-lumineers-2012-debut-album-goes-triple-platinum-riaa-us-record-sales/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=full in bloom|language=en-US}}
In 2014, Guy Clark's My Favorite Picture of You won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web|title=56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=59|access-date=25 February 2014}}
Shakey Graves And the War Came also was released in 2014. Shakey went on to win Best Emerging Artist at the 2015 Americana Awards.{{Cite magazine|date=2015-09-17|title=2015 Americana Awards: Shakey Graves, Sturgill Simpson & Lucinda Williams Win Big Honors|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6700378/2015-americana-awards-shakey-graves-sturgill-simpson|access-date=2020-06-22|magazine=Billboard}} And the War Came is approaching 200,000 sold with breakout single Dearly Departed over 400,000.
The Lumineers' second album Cleopatra was the first album of 2016 from an independent label to debut at No. 1 with over 120,000 albums sold.{{Cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7334131/the-lumineers-score-their-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-cleopatra-charts|title=The Lumineers Score Their First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2016-10-25}} The album is now over 1.5 million.
In October 2016 on Chuck Berry's 90th birthday, Dualtone announced an album of new material coming in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/arts/music/roll-over-beyonce-chuck-berry-announces-a-surprise-album.html|title=Roll Over Beyoncé: Chuck Berry Announces a Surprise Album |last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=2016-10-18 |newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-25}} Berry's 20th and final studio album, Chuck, was released posthumously on June 9, 2017. In September 2017, Dualtone (via eOne and Ole) became the official US song publisher for Berry's catalogue.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7980738/chuck-berry-us-publishing-dualtone-isalee-music|title=Dualtone to Handle Chuck Berry U.S. Publishing Rights: Exclusive|publisher=Billboard}}
Mt. Joy was signed in 2017 and released their breakthrough single "Silver Lining" in November which went on to go to number 1 at AAA.{{Cite web|title=Mt. Joy's Debut Single Hits #1 On Triple A Radio|url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=136197|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Top40-Charts.com}} The band's self titled album is over 160 million streams in the US. Recently the label has added Amos Lee, Angie McMahon, Hayes Carll, Gregory Alan Isakov, Kathleen Edwards and The Lone Bellow to the roster. Angie McMahon won the coveted Grulke prize at SXSW in 2019{{Cite web|date=2019-03-16|title=The 2019 Grulke Prize Winners|url=https://www.sxsw.com/news/2019/the-2019-grulke-prize-winners/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=SXSW|language=en-US}} and her breakout single "Slow Mover" was certified Gold in Australia. Gregory Alan Isakov's album Evening Machines landed at number 1 on the Billboard Americana/Folk chart on release{{Cite magazine|date=2018-10-17|title=Gregory Alan Isakov & LANY Debut On Emerging Artists Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8480394/gregory-alan-isakov-lany-debut-emerging-artists-chart|access-date=2020-06-22|magazine=Billboard}} and went on to be nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Folk Album.{{Cite web|title=Gregory Alan Isakov nominated for Best Folk Album|url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/gregory-alan-isakov-nominated-best-folk-album|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Grateful Web|language=en}}
The Lumineers' third album III was released September 13, 2019 and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Independent Chart.{{Cite magazine|title=Independent Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2019-09-28|access-date=2020-06-22|magazine=Billboard}}
Current roster
References
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External links
- {{official website| Dualtone.com/home}}
{{Blackstone Companies}}
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Category:American country music record labels