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Royal Potato Family is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York, featuring over 37 artists including Marco Benevento, Seth Walker, American Babies, Holly Bowling, Lukas Nelson, Neal Casal, Mike Dillon, Allison Miller, Superhuman Happiness, Nolatet and others. The label was founded in early 2009 by Kevin Calabro and Marco Benevento.

History
Royal Potato Family was created in 2009 by musician Benevento and his manager/publicist 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. According to Jambase, Royal Potato Family "has built a roster of artists and delivered a catalog of releases worthy of taking note."

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

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

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.

Current Artists

 * 6 String Drag
 * Allison Miller
 * American Babies
 * Ben Goldberg
 * Billy Martin & Wil Blades
 * Burnell Pines
 * DRKWAV
 * Edward David Anderson
 * Evolfo
 * Garage A Trois
 * Grayson Capps
 * Holly Bowling
 * Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
 * Jenny Scheinmen
 * Kirk Knuffke
 * Leslie Mendelson
 * Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
 * Marco Benevento
 * Matt Chamberlain & Brian Haas
 * Mike Dillon
 * Nathan Moore
 * Neal Casal
 * Nolatet
 * Reed Mathis
 * Robert Walter’s 20th Congress
 * Seth Walker
 * Skerik
 * Stanton Moore
 * Steven Bernstein
 * Superhuman Happiness
 * The Dead Kenny G’s
 * The New Mastersounds
 * Todd Clouser’s A Love Electric
 * Wil Blades
 * Willie Sugarcapps
 * WOLF! Featuring Scott Metzger
 * Yellowbirds