The label specializes in high-resolution recordings of acoustic music.
Sono Luminus was created in 1995 by Cisco Systems founders Sandy Lerner and Leonard Bosack.
They founded Sono Luminus intending to capture real performances through microphone placement and quality acoustic spaces rather than post-production techniques.
After the purchase, Sono Luminus released two additional albums under the "Dorian" name.
In January 2011, the name "Dorian" was dropped, and beginning in February every new release had the Sono Luminus logo.