Music – Atlanta
Hailing from the dirty south musical mecca of Atlanta, improvisational funk dance band Voodoo Visionary delicately balances a tight rhythm section featuring deep grooving bass and funky drum beats paired with diverse and dexterous keys and masterful guitar licks to create a sound the group calls psychofunk. Influenced by a wide array of artists such as Parliament Funkadelic, the Grateful Dead, Talking Heads, and Medeski Martin and Wood, Voodoo Visionary has a uniquely blended sound that’s guaranteed to put the \'oogie in yo boogie.
The band is made up of Dennis Dowd (keys), Jimmy Lynch (bass), Scott MacDonald (vocals), Mac Schmitz (drums), and Mike Wilson (guitar). Wilson, Schmitz and Lynch have been jamming together for over 8 years, during which time they built a unique chemistry that allows for exceptional improvisation during live shows. MacDonald and Dowd finalized the band\'s line up, acting as the rug that really ties the room together, and the group has taken off around the Atlanta music scene since.
Voodoo Visionary released their debut album, Spirit of the Groove in the spring of 2015. Over the past two years, while playing across the southeast, the band has shared the stage with acts such as Col. Bruce Hampton, Zach Deputy, Earphunk, Roosevelt Collier and Futurebirds. The band performed at the RAW Artists Atlanta showcase in September 2014 at Terminal West, made a live radio and TV appearance on WUGA’s It’s Friday program, and in May, made their major festival debut at Counterpoint Music Festival near Rome, GA.