Marshal Dutton (born March 15, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer best known for currently being the lead singer of the American rock band
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
. He has also seen success as the part-time lead vocalist and full-time lead guitarist in his former band
Faktion
Faktion was an American Rock music, rock band from Denton, Texas.
History
Faktion formed in 2002 as a four-piece group after the band members met at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Originally, guitarist Marshal Dutton was the ba ...
. He also provides lead guitar and backing vocals in the country duo group Drankmore.
Career
Career Beginnings & Faktion: 1997–2010
In the late 1990s before joining the band Faktion that rose him to fame, Dutton was in a band called Carb with fellow musicians he befriended in
Denton, Texas
Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 27th-most populous city in Texas, the 197th-most populous city in the United States, and the 12th-most populous ...
. After attending the
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...
in Denton, Texas, in 2002 Dutton met Josh Franklin, Jeremy Coan and Jeremy Moore; together the four-piece band formed
Faktion
Faktion was an American Rock music, rock band from Denton, Texas.
History
Faktion formed in 2002 as a four-piece group after the band members met at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Originally, guitarist Marshal Dutton was the ba ...
where his bandmates nicknamed him "Marshal "Wolfie" Dutton" due to his shaggy hair and scruffy beard, originally Dutton was the lead singer until the band later recruited a fifth member, Ryan Gibbs to come in and be lead singer; Marshal then took over as lead guitarist for the band. Dutton recorded and released his first EP with the band titled "Make A Dent" in 2004, the EP attracted the attention of
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City.
History
The label was launched in 1980 in t ...
and the band was signed to their label in October 2004. Dutton contributed on every Faktion release which after 2004's "Make A Dent" EP consisted of the 2006 self titled debut album "
Faktion
Faktion was an American Rock music, rock band from Denton, Texas.
History
Faktion formed in 2002 as a four-piece group after the band members met at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Originally, guitarist Marshal Dutton was the ba ...
" 2007's "The B-Sides" EP, 2008's "Ignite Whats Inside" EP and "Crash Ashore" EP along with the 2008 stand-alone singles "Best Goodbye" and "Poison Ivy".
With the exception of a few random live appearances in 2009 and a couple of tour dates opening for
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
in 2010 on their "All American Nightmare Tour" Faktion remained relatively inactive, allowing the members to pursue other interests and take on new projects. However in mid 2010 the unreleased new songs titled "Dead To Me" and "Miss You" were posted by the band via Faktion's official
Facebook
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page. There is also many unreleased recordings during Dutton's time with Faktion that still remains unreleased, the unreleased Faktion track "Dead To Me" was initially recorded and released on then Faktion singer Aaron Pose's band "Admiral Grey" 2012 debut album and the track was also re-recorded and released on Hinder's 2015 album
When The Smoke Clears
''When the Smoke Clears'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hinder. The album was released on May 12, 2015 by their new label The End Records and is their first album without former lead singer and founding member Austin John Winkl ...
with Dutton performing on lead vocals.
As of 2022 a
Faktion
Faktion was an American Rock music, rock band from Denton, Texas.
History
Faktion formed in 2002 as a four-piece group after the band members met at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Originally, guitarist Marshal Dutton was the ba ...
reunion is rumored to be in the works that will showcase new music and will see Ryan Gibbs return as lead vocalist, Marshal "Wolfie" Dutton on lead guitar, Josh Franklin on guitar and Jeremy Blackstock on drums.
Producing Music & Drankmore 2010-2014
In late 2009 Dutton began helping write and produce songs for
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
's 2010 studio album ''
All American Nightmare
''All American Nightmare'' is the third studio album by American rock band Hinder. Released on December 7, 2010 by Universal Republic Records, it is the band's successor to '' Take It to the Limit'', which was released in 2008. ''All American Nig ...
.'' Shortly thereafter he founded Backlounge Productions alongside Hinder's drummer Cody Hanson. Their cliental includes acts such as Dutton's new country project "Drankmore" alongside country singer Jarrod Denton,"9 Left Dead" and former Faktion bandmate Ryan Gibb's new band "Right On Red".
In early 2012 Dutton alongside country singer Jarrod Denton founded a new country duo called "Drankmore". Their debut single titled "Beer Pressure" was released on March 2, 2012 followed by another single "You Got To Me" that was released on October 26, 2012. The single "You Got To Me" peaked at #7 on country music charts during the week of March 27, 2013.
Throughout 2012 Dutton once again served as co-producer on
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
's 2012 album ''
Welcome to the Freakshow'' with
Cody Hanson
Cody Hanson (born May 24, 1982) is an American musician, songwriter and producer who is best known for being the drummer and one of the founding members in the American rock band Hinder. He also co-owns the production company Back Lounge Product ...
, Dutton is also credited as being a co-writer on 2 songs that's featured on the album, the album's 4th single "Should've Known Better" and track 11 "Wanna Be Rich".
Dutton toured extensively with Drankmore throughout 2012 and 2013 opening for country acts such as
Colt Ford
Jason Farris Brown (born August 27, 1969) known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and former professional golfer best known for his music fusing the country and rap genres. He has released seven ...
and headlining shows at the legendary "Blue Note" in Oklahoma City while also partaking in numerous recording sessions for the project, recording songs titled "I Do", "Then You Call", "What If I Stay", "Drunk Girlfriend", "Hard Stuff" and many more songs that remain unreleased as of 2022.
In August and September 2013 Dutton filled in for
Austin John Winkler
Austin John Winkler (born October 25, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known for being the former lead singer of the American rock band Hinder. Since his departure from Hinder, Winkler has continued his career, but as a s ...
for a few concerts during
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
's 2013 "Welcome To The Freakshow" summer tour, Dutton shared the role as lead singer with Jared Weeks from the band
Saving Abel
Saving Abel is an American rock band from Corinth, Mississippi, founded in 2004 by Jared Weeks and Jason Null. The band is named after the biblical story of Cain and Abel, in which a man named Cain kills his brother Abel. Band member Jason Null ...
while it was announced Winkler had taken a temporary leave of absence from the tour citing medical reasons.
As of 2022 Drankmore has not played a live concert since last performing on April 12, 2014 at the Arbuckle Ballroom in Davis, Oklahoma nor have they posted any updates on their social media pages, however there has been no official statement of a disbandment.
Throughout 2014 Dutton began work with
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
for a third time, co-writing and producing songs for their upcoming album
When The Smoke Clears
''When the Smoke Clears'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hinder. The album was released on May 12, 2015 by their new label The End Records and is their first album without former lead singer and founding member Austin John Winkl ...
, at the time Nolan Neal was providing lead vocals for the album.
Joining Hinder, Dangerous Hippies & Gunfighter's Delimma 2015-present
On January 20, 2015 it was announced that Dutton had joined
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
full time to be their new lead singer, replacing
Austin John Winkler
Austin John Winkler (born October 25, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known for being the former lead singer of the American rock band Hinder. Since his departure from Hinder, Winkler has continued his career, but as a s ...
and his brief replacement Nolan Neal who the band originally released the single "Hit The Ground" Dutton helped co-write and produce.
Since becoming
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
's lead singer Dutton has toured virtually non-stop with the band, headlining multiple tours with artists such as
Full Devil Jacket
Full Devil Jacket is an American alternative metal/nu metal band from Jackson, Tennessee.
Formation and success
Musicians Josh Brown (musician), Josh Brown, Mike Reaves, Kevin Bebout, and Keith Foster all met at Josh Brown's brother's tattoo shop ...
,
Buckcherry
Buckcherry is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, ''Buckcherry'' (1999) and ''Time Bomb'' (2001), before dissolving in 2002. Buckcherry's first album ''Buckcherry'' was DreamWorks first a ...
,
Nonpoint
Nonpoint is an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band currently consists of vocalist Elias Soriano, drummer Robb Rivera, lead guitarist Jaysin Zeilstra, rhythm guitarist Rasheed Thomas, and bassist Adam Woloszyn.
History
...
,
Like a Storm
Like a Storm is a band from Auckland, New Zealand, best known for combining heavy baritone guitar riffs and hard rock songs with didgeridoo. They are the highest charting New Zealand hard rock band in American radio history. Both of their tw ...
,
Tantric,
Puddle of Mudd
Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992. To date, the band has sold over seven million albums and has had a string of No. 1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut '' Co ...
,
Shaman's Harvest
Shaman's Harvest is an American alternative metal band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Bassist Matt Fisher, singer Nathan "Drake" Hunt, and guitarist Josh Hamler founded the band in 1996. Ryan Tomlinson joined the band on lead guitar for their 20 ...
,
Within Reason,
Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way is an independent American band formed in Las Vegas in 2006. The band's debut single "Invincible", broke them into the mainstream scene after the song made numerous television appearances in commercials and live sporting events. As ...
,
Wayland, Josh Todd & The Conflict and many more.
With Hinder Dutton has released the 2015 album
When the Smoke Clears
''When the Smoke Clears'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hinder. The album was released on May 12, 2015 by their new label The End Records and is their first album without former lead singer and founding member Austin John Winkl ...
, the 2016 EP
Stripped
Stripped may refer to:
Music
* "Stripped" (song), by Depeche Mode, 1986
* ''Stripped'' (Christina Aguilera album) or the title song, 2002
* ''Stripped'' (Daniel Ash album), 2014
* ''Stripped'' (Macy Gray album), 2016
* ''Stripped'' (Pretty Ma ...
, the 2017 album
The Reign, the 2019 single "Halo" and the band's 2019 cover of the
Eagles
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
hit song
Life in the Fast Lane
"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and recorded by American rock band Eagles for the band's fifth studio album ''Hotel California'' (1976). It was the third single released from this album, and pea ...
.
In October 2019 Dutton announced a new side band along with
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin John Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King joining in 2003, solidifying ...
band-mate
Cody Hanson
Cody Hanson (born May 24, 1982) is an American musician, songwriter and producer who is best known for being the drummer and one of the founding members in the American rock band Hinder. He also co-owns the production company Back Lounge Product ...
titled "Dangerous Hippies". The side project will be used to release unreleased tracks that didn't make the Hinder records. As of 2022 they have released the singles "Whoa", "Like A Ghost", "1982", "Contagious Dangerous" and "Hot Off The Press".
In the middle of 2021, Dutton announced a new side project of his, an instrumental band named "Gunfighter's Delimma" he formed in May 2020 with Oklahoma City musicians Sid Seymour (bass) and John Megehee (drums) with Dutton himself on lead guitar. The singles "This One's For You" was released on April 8, 2022 and the single "While The World Slept" which also served as the title for their upcoming debut album was released on July 29, 2022. The debut album "While The World Slept" was released August 12, 2022.
Discography
With Faktion
* ''Make A Dent'' -EP (2004)
* ''
Faktion
Faktion was an American Rock music, rock band from Denton, Texas.
History
Faktion formed in 2002 as a four-piece group after the band members met at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Originally, guitarist Marshal Dutton was the ba ...
'' (2006)
* ''The B-Sides -EP'' (2007)
* ''Best Goodbye'' -Single (2008)
* ''Poison Ivy'' -Single (2008)
* ''Crash Ashore'' -EP (2008)
* ''Ignite Whats Inside'' -EP (2008)
With Drankmore
* ''Beer Pressure'' -Single (2012)
* ''You Got To Me'' -Single (2012)
With Hinder
* ''
When The Smoke Clears
''When the Smoke Clears'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hinder. The album was released on May 12, 2015 by their new label The End Records and is their first album without former lead singer and founding member Austin John Winkl ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Stripped
Stripped may refer to:
Music
* "Stripped" (song), by Depeche Mode, 1986
* ''Stripped'' (Christina Aguilera album) or the title song, 2002
* ''Stripped'' (Daniel Ash album), 2014
* ''Stripped'' (Macy Gray album), 2016
* ''Stripped'' (Pretty Ma ...
'' (2016)
* ''
The Reign'' (2017)
* ''Halo'' -Single (2019)
* ''
Life in the Fast Lane
"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and recorded by American rock band Eagles for the band's fifth studio album ''Hotel California'' (1976). It was the third single released from this album, and pea ...
'' (2019)
With Dangerous Hippies
* ''Whoa'' (2019)
* ''Like A Ghost'' (2020)
* ''1982'' (2020)
* ''Contagious Dangerous'' (2020)
* ''Hot Off The Press'' (2020)
With Gunfighter's Delimma
* ''While The World Slept'' (2022)
References
External links
Faktion on Facebook
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1978 births
Living people
American male singer-songwriters
People from Tulia, Texas
Music of Denton, Texas
Singer-songwriters from Texas
21st-century American singers
21st-century American male singers
Hinder members