Royal Potato Family

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Royal Potato Family
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Founded2009 (2009)
FounderKevin Calabro, Marco Benevento
Genre Americana, rock, jazz
Country of originU.S.
Location Brooklyn, New York
Official website www.royalpotatofamily.com

Royal Potato Family is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The label's roster includes Marco Benevento, Seth Walker, American Babies, Robert Walter, Holly Bowling, Lukas Nelson, Neal Casal, Mike Dillon, Allison Miller, Superhuman Happiness, and Nolatet. The label was founded in early 2009 by Kevin Calabro and Marco Benevento.

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History

Royal Potato Family was created in 2009 by musician Marco Benevento and his manager/publicist Kevin Calabro as a method to release Benevento's music. Since Benevento's album Me Not Me, the label has added many other artists of varied musical genres, yet who are aligned with the founders' philosophy. "I’d like to think what makes us appealing to other artists as a home for their releases is that we’ve maintained our integrity over the years. We still honestly believe that music can make the world a better place. We want these records to be a soundtrack to people’s lives,” Calabro told NPR. [1] According to Jambase , Royal Potato Family "has built a roster of artists and delivered a catalog of releases worthy of taking note." [2]

Royal Potato Family records is staffed across the United States. [3]

The name Royal Potato Family came from a joke that Bob Dylan told Benevento's original drummer Matt Chamberlain. [4]

Kevin Calabro recorded a TED Talk about "The Music Turns You On" at TEDxChichester, February 18, 2011. [5]

On May 10, 2017, Calabro appeared on the Publicity Panel at the Relix magazine first-ever Live Music Conference at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York. [6]

Current artists

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Discography

YearAlbumArtist
2017Life is Not a FootballMike Dillon
2017Woodstock SessionsMarco Benevento
2017Love & MurderLeslie Mendelson
2017Here on EarthJenny Scheinman
2017Last of the Acid CowboysEvolfo
2016DropkickMarco Benevento
2016Functioning BrokeMike Dillon
2016Gotta Get BackSeth Walker
2016Otis Was a Polar BearAllison Miller/Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom
2016Prometheus RisenMatt Chamberlain & Brian Haas
2016Epic Battle Between Light & DarkAmerican Babies
2016Something RealLukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
2016The Story of Fred ShortMarco Benevento
2016The Nashville SessionThe New Mastersounds
2016Till the Day I DieBurnell Pines
2016DogsNolatet
2016Lower Alabama: The Loxley SessionsEdward David Anderson
20161-800-WOLF!WOLF!
2016BeathovenReed Mathis/Electric Beethoven
2016The Wedge + Twist Reimagined For Solo PianoHolly Bowling
2016Better Left UnsungHolly Bowling
2015Distillation of a Dream: The Music of Phish Reimagined for Solo PianoHolly Bowling
2015Tweezer Reimagined for Solo PianoHolly Bowling
2015Arms & HandsKirk Knuffke
2015Escape VelocitySuperhuman Happiness
2015Made for PleasureThe New Mastersounds
2015Orphic MachineBen Goldberg
2015Roots Rock 'n' Roll6 String Drag
2015Mountains of the MoonNeal Casal
2015The PurgeDRKWAV
2015WOLF!WOLF!
2015The Battle for EarthJacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
2014Stark and Red EPAmerican Babies
2014Band of OutsidersMike Dillon
2014ConversationsStanton Moore
2014Field NotesWil Blades
2014Lies & WishesEd Anderson/Edward David Anderson
2014Sky Still BlueSeth Walker
2014SwiftMarco Benevento
2014This is the Town: A Tribute to Nilsson, Vol.1Various Artists
2014WorkerJacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
2013A Love Electric: The Naked BeatTodd Clouser/Todd Clouser's A Love Electric
2013FramesMatt Chamberlain & Brian Haas
2013FramesMatt Chamberlain/Brian Haas
2013Get Thy BearingsRobert Walter/Robert Walter's 20th Congress
2013HandsSuperhuman Happiness
2013Knives and TeethAmerican Babies
2013HandsSuperhuman Happiness
2013No Morphine No LiliesAllison Miller/Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom
2013Songs from the Vanished FrontierYellowbirds
2013Willie SugarcappsWillie Sugarcapps
2013Sexmob Plays Fellini: The Music of Nino RotaSteven Bernstein
2012ShimmyBilly Martin & Wil Blades
201220th Century Folk SelectionsTodd Clouser/Todd Clouser's A Love Electric
2012GorelickThe Dead Kenny Gs
2012Sweeten the DistanceNeal Casal
2012TigerFaceMarco Benevento
2012Time Can ChangeSeth Walker
2012UrnMike Dillon
2012Bandalabra: Live at the Royal RoomSkerik
2011Always Be Happy, But Stay EvilGarage a Trois
2011Dear PuppeteerNathan Moore
2011MMVIThe Devil and the Sea
2011MTO Plays SlySteven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
2011Operation Long LeashThe Dead Kenny Gs
2011The ColorYellowbirds
2011The Lost Cause MinstrelsGrayson Capps
2011The Physical EPSuperhuman Happiness
2011Race Riot SuiteJacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
2010Between the Needles and NightfallMarco Benevento
2010Live At the Triple DoorSkerik's Syncopated Taint Septet
2010Naked, Stoned, & StabbedMushroom
2010Stay GoldJacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
2010The Rest of My LifeYellowbirds
2009One Day in BrooklynJacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
2009Leap of FaithSeth Walker
2009Power PatriotGarage a Trois
2009Ben Perowsky Presents: Moodswing OrchestraMoodswing Orchestra
2009Folk SingerNathan Moore
2009Me Not MeMarco Benevento
2008Rott N RollGrayson Capps
2008Invisible BabyMarco Benevento
2007SongbonesGrayson Capps
2007Seth WalkerSeth Walker
2006Wail & RideGrayson Capps
2005Outre MerGarage a Trois
2005If You Knew My MindGrayson Capps

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