Marshal Dutton
| Marshal Dutton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marshal Kent Dutton |
| Born |
March 15, 1978 Tulia, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Roadrunner, The End |
| Associated acts | Hinder, Faktion, Drankmore |
| Website | hinderonline |
Marshal Dutton (born March 15, 1978) is an American-born singer, songwriter and guitarist. Dutton is best known for currently being the lead singer of the band Hinder. He has also seen success as the part-time lead vocalist and full-time lead guitarist in his former band Faktion. He also provides lead guitar and backing vocals in the country duo group Drankmore. In the late 1990s before Faktion, he was in a band called Carb in Denton, Texas.
In 2002, after attending the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, Dutton met Josh Franklin, Jeremy Coan and Jeremy Moore; together the four-piece band formed Faktion. 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 and the band was signed to their label in October 2004.
The band immediately started working on their self-titled debut album. The album was produced by Brett Hestla who was a member of Creed and Dark New Day, he also had been producing material for the at-time national act Tantric. legendary mixer Chris Lord-Alge mixed the album as well. The album was recorded in Gridlock Studios in Orlando, Florida. Shortly after the album's recording, the band embarked on the "Girls Gone Wild" tour supporting Hinder and Rev Theory. The band also embarked on other tours such as opening for 10 Years and Seether.
Their debut album "Faktion" was released March 21, 2006. The album peaked on number 12 on the US Billboard albums charts.
In a mere eight months after the release of their debut album, the band was dropped from the Roadrunner Records roster, however on March 20, 2007 the band released a five song EP titled "The B-Sides".
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