Dualtone Records

Dualtone Records
Company type	Independent
Industry	Music industry
Founded	2001; 25 years ago
Founder	Scott Robinson, Dan Herrington
Headquarters	United States
Key people	Scott Robinson (Manager), Paul Roper (President)
Products	Music recordings
Parent	MNRK Music Group

Dualtone Records is a United States-based record label that focuses on the genres of folk, Americana, and indie rock. Established in 2001 by Scott Robinson and Dan Herrington, the label is currently managed by Robinson alongside president Paul Roper. Its albums are distributed through the Alternative Distribution Alliance. On January 20, 2016, Entertainment One completed the acquisition of Dualtone Records. Subsequently, in June 2021, The Blackstone Group purchased eOne Music, which was rebranded as MNRK Music Group in September 2021.

History

Marking its twentieth year in 2021, Dualtone has earned sixteen Grammy Award nominations and secured four wins.

During its inaugural year, Dualtone scored a number 2 hit on country radio with David Ball's "Riding with Private Malone," while the album Amigo sold more than 350,000 units.

The posthumous release of June Carter Cash's Wildwood Flower in 2003, featuring collaborations with Johnny Cash, garnered two Grammy Awards.

Brett Dennen's breakthrough album So Much More (2006), which includes the track "Ain't No Reason," achieved sales exceeding half a million copies. Dualtone also released his subsequent albums Hope for the Hopeless (2008) and Loverboy (2011).

The Lumineers’ self-titled debut album (2012) attained platinum certification and surpassed three million sales in the United States. Their follow-up record, Cleopatra (2016), distinguished itself as the first independent label album that year to debut at number one with over 120,000 copies sold and has since exceeded 1.5 million in sales. Their third studio effort, III (2019), entered at number one on the Billboard Independent Chart.

In 2014, Guy Clark’s My Favorite Picture of You was honored with the Grammy for Best Folk Album. That same year featured the release of Shakey Graves’ And the War Came, which approached 200,000 copies sold; Graves earned Best Emerging Artist at the 2015 Americana Awards.

On Chuck Berry’s 90th birthday in October 2016, Dualtone announced his final studio work, Chuck, which was released posthumously in June 2017. By September 2017, Dualtone had become the official U.S. publisher for Berry’s entire catalog.

Mt. Joy became part of Dualtone’s roster in 2017; their single "Silver Lining" reached number one on AAA radio charts, and their self-titled album has accumulated over 160 million streams domestically. Recent signings include Amos Lee, Angie McMahon, Hayes Carll, Gregory Alan Isakov, Kathleen Edwards, and The Lone Bellow. McMahon received the Grulke prize at SXSW in 2019; her track "Slow Mover" earned Gold certification in Australia. Isakov’s album Evening Machines debuted atop the Billboard Americana/Folk chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.

Current roster

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