Daptone Records

Daptone Records is an American funk and soul independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. Best known as the home of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley, the label boasts a roster which includes Menahan Street Band, The Budos Band, The Sugarman 3, and Antibalas, and runs the recording studio Daptone's House of Soul.

History Daptone Records was formed in 2001 by Gabriel Roth (Bosco Mann) and Neal Sugarman. Daptone was born out of the closure of Desco Records, a label run by Roth with fellow musician Philip Lehman who both played in the band Soul Providers. Roth and Lehman ended their band and business relationship in 2000. Roth, who had played with Sharon Jones as part of the Soul Providers, subsequently founded a new label with Neal Sugarman, leader of The Sugarman 3, as the home of their new group, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.

Their first release was 2002's Dap Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. In their first four years, Daptone would also put out Sharon Jones' sophomore album, Naturally, as well as original releases by the Sugarman 3 and Dap-Kings-adjacent The Budos Band.

During this time, they also converted a two-family home in Bushwick, Brooklyn into an analog recording studio space. The first album recorded there was Antibalas's "Who Is this America?" in July 2003. DJ and producer Mark Ronson became a fan of the studio. He brought in Amy Winehouse to record parts of her album Back to Black there with The Dap-Kings and Antibalas members Nick Movshon and Victor Axelrod. The Dap-Kings would tour with Winehouse in 2007.

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, The Sha La Das, 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.

Since its founding, Daptone has released over one hundred 45 RPM singles and fifty albums.

Imprints As of 2021, Daptone operates four specialty imprints.

Ever-Soul, an imprint that reissues rare soul singles from the 1960s and 1970s. Dunham, a label run by Thomas Brenneck and Homer Steinweiss, best known for their releases of Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band. Penrose, a Southern California offshoot of Daptone began by Bosco Mann in 2020. Wick, a subsidiary founded in the late 2010s with a roster of rock-leaning artists.

Recording studios Daptone built their studio, called Daptone's House of Soul, in a converted two-family home in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on Troutman Street. 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.

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.

In 2006, Amy Winehouse recorded parts of her Back to Black album at Daptone studios.

In February 2009, Daptone's House of Soul was broken into and thieves made off with the better part of its equipment.

Artists

Daptone Adam Scone Antibalas Benjamin & the Right Direction Bob & Gene Charles Bradley Cochemea Lee Fields Jalen Ngonda Joseph Henry Menahan Street Band Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens Orquesta Akokán 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 The Sha La Das The Womack Sisters

Dunham Charles Bradley

Penrose Thee Sacred Souls The Altons

Wick The Ar-Kaics The Jay-Vons The Mystery Lights Michael Rault

Discography

ArtistTitleCatalog NumberRelease dateSharon Jones & The Dap-KingsDap Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-KingsDAP-0012002Sugarman Three & Co.Pure Cane SugarDAP-0022002The Mighty ImperialsThunder ChickenDAP-0032004 (reissue)Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsNaturallyDAP-0042005The Budos BandThe Budos BandDAP-0052005The Sugarman 3Sugar's BoogalooDAP-0062007 (reissue)The Poets of RhythmPractice What You PreachDAP-0072006 (reissue)The Sugarman 3Soul DonkeyDAP-0082007 (reissue)The DaktarisSoul ExplosionDAP-0092006 (reissue)Bob and GeneIf This World Were Mine...DAP-0102007 (reissue)The Budos BandThe Budos Band IIDAP-0112007Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings100 Days, 100 NightsDAP-0122007Various ArtistsComo Now: The Voices Of Panola Co., MississippiDAP-0142008Menahan Street BandMake the Road by WalkingDAP-0152008Naomi Shelton & the Gospel QueensWhat Have You Done, My BrotherDAP-0162009Pax Nicholas & The Nettey FamilyNa Teef Know de Road of TeefDAP-0172009 (reissue)Various ArtistsDaptone Gold (label sampler)DAP-0182009Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsI Learned the Hard WayDAP-0192010The Budos BandThe Budos Band IIIDAP-0202010Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsI Learned the Hard Way (11x45s box set)DAP-0212010Charles BradleyNo Time for DreamingDAP-0222011El Rego Et Ses CommandosEl Rego (compilation)DAP-0232011Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsSoul Time! (compilation)DAP-0242011Menahan Street BandNo Time For Dreaming (The Instrumentals)DAP-0252012The Sugarman 3What The World Needs NowDAP-0262012The Como MamasGet An UnderstandingDAP-0272013AntibalasAntibalasDAP-0282012Menahan Street BandThe CrossingDAP-0292012The Poets Of RhythmAnthology 1992-2003DAP-0302013Charles BradleyVictim of LoveDAP-0312013Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsGive The People What They WantDAP-0322014Naomi Shelton & the Gospel QueensCold WorldDAP-0332014The Budos BandBurnt OfferingDAP-0342014Saun & StarrLook CloserDAP-0352015Various ArtistsDaptone Gold, Vol. II (label sampler)DAP-0362015Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsIt's A Holiday Soul PartyDAP-0372015The Dap-KingsA Closer Look at The Dap-Kings: The Instrumentals Behind Saun & Starr's "Look Closer"DAP-0382018Walker Family SingersPanola County SpiritDAP-0392016The James Hunter SixHold On!DAP-0402016Charles BradleyChangesDAP-0412016The FrightnrsNothing More To SayDAP-0422016Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsMiss Sharon Jones! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)DAP-0432016The OlympiansThe OlympiansDAP-0442016The Como MamasMove UpstairsDAP-0452017AntibalasWhere the gods are in peaceDAP-0462017Bob & GeneIf This World Were MineDAP-0472017 (reissue)The FrightnrsMore To Say VersionsDAP-0482017The DaktarisSoul ExplosionDAP-0492018Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsSoul Of A WomanDAP-0502017The James Hunter SixWhatever it takesDAP-0512017Orquesta AkokánOrquesta AkokánDAP-0522018The Sha La DasLove In The WindDAP-0532018Charles BradleyBlack VelvetDAP-0542018CochemeaAll My RelationsDAP-0552019Innov Gnawa LilaDAP-0562021The Budos BandVDAP-0572019AntibalasFu ChroniclesDAP-0602020Orquesta Akokán16 RayosDAP-0642021CochemeaVol 2: Baca SewaDAP-0672021Various ArtistsDaptone Super Soul Revue Live at the ApolloDAP-0692021Victor AxelrodIf You Ask Me To...DAP-0702023The FrightnrsAlwaysDAP-0712022The James Hunter SixWith LoveDAP-0722022Scone Cash PlayersBrooklyn to BrooklinDAP-0732022Thee Sacred SoulsThee Sacred SoulsDAP-0742022Lee FieldsSentimental FoolDAP-0752023Jalen NgondaCome Around and Love MeDAP-0762023Orquesta Akokán CaracolesDAP-0772024Thee Sacred SoulsGot A Story To TellDAP-0782024The AltonsHeartache In Room 14DAP-0792025CochemeaVol 3: Ancestros FuturosDAP-0802025AntibalasHourglassDAP-0812025The OlympiansIn Search of a RevivalDAP-0832026Jalen NgondaDoctrine of LoveDAP-0842026Orquesta AkokánAmérica!DAP-0852026The Womack SistersThe Womack SistersDAP-0862026

Notable awards Grammy Awards

2021: Antibalas, Fu Chronicles – Best Global Music Album (nominated) 2019: Orquesta Akokán, Orquesta Akokán – Best Tropical Latin Album (nominated) 2014: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Give The People What They Want – Best R&B Album (nominated)

A2IM Libera Awards

2021: Antibalas, Fu Chronicles – Best World Record 2021: Label of the Year (Small) 2019: Orquesta Akokán, Orquesta Akokán – Best Latin Album (nominated) 2019: Charles Bradley, Black Velvet – Best R&B Album (won) 2019: Charles Bradley, Black Velvet Deluxe – Creative Packaging (nominated) 2019: Label of the Year (Small) (won) 2018: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Soul of a Woman – Best R&B Album (won) 2018: Label of the Year (Small) (won) 2017: Charles Bradley, Changes – Best Blues/Jazz/R&B Album (won) 2017: Charles Bradley – Best Live Act (nominated) 2017: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (Neal Sugarman) – Best Sync Usage (won) 2017: Label of the Year (Small) (won) 2017: Charles Bradley, Changes – Marketing Genius (nominated) 2016: Label of the Year (Small) (won) 2015: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Hardest Working Artist (won) 2015: Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Cold World – Best Heritage Album (nominated) 2015: Label of the Year (Small) (nominated) 2014: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, "Retreat" – Video of the Year (nominated) 2014: Charles Bradley – Hardest Working Artist (won) 2014: Charles Bradley – Best Live Act (nominated) 2014: Label of the Year (Small) (won) 2013: Antibalas, “Dirty Money” – Video of the Year (nominated) 2013: Label of the Year (Small) (nominated) 2012: Charles Bradley – Road Warrior of the Year (won) 2012: Label of the Year (Small) (won)

See also Daptone Records artists Daptone Records albums Bosco Mann Sharon Jones Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Truth & Soul Records

References

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