Independent record label based in Livingston, Montana.
We work with artists focused on craft, longevity, and making records that hold up over time.
I produce records out of Free River Studios in Livingston, Montana, and I started Tone Farmers because the artists I was recording deserved a label that worked the way the records did: slow, careful, and built to last.
We sign artists I want to spend a year in a room with. We cover the cost of making the record. We handle the release. The artist keeps the majority of what the record earns, and keeps the record.
I won't sign anyone I haven't recorded with first. I won't put out a record I wouldn't play at home. And I won't take on more artists than I can give real time to, which is why the roster is small and stays that way.
If that's the kind of label you're looking for, we should talk.
If we sign you, we're all in.
If we don't, it's because we don't believe we can do the work justice.
Artists we partner with because the work demands it, not because the numbers do.
Label artist · Paradise Valley Sessions
Montana musician Sean Devine brings together rugged Western landscape and a lifetime of personal experience in songs about second chances and showing up. Paradise Valley Sessions, the first official Tone Farmers release, was mixed by Jamey Warren in Livingston.
Listen to Sean
Studio collaboration · debut record, 2024
Abby Webster is a singer-songwriter and musician based in Livingston, Montana. Her songs blend alt-country, folk, and bedroom pop elements, with lyrics that are as whimsical as they are visceral. She recorded her debut record with Tone Farmers in 2024.
Listen to AbbyWe're selective because real partnership takes time, trust, and attention.
If you're looking for shortcuts, hype, or guaranteed growth, this isn't the right label.
If you're serious about your music and committed to the long game, we're open to listening.