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Hailing from the Dirty South musical mecca of Atlanta, GA, Voodoo Visionary’s improvisational funk dance music balances a tight, grooving rhythm section with soulful organ, funky clavinet, screaming synthesizers, jazz fusion guitar licks, and moving vocals to create a sound the group calls psychofunk. Influenced by a wide array of artists from Parliament Funkadelic and the Meters to the Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers Band to Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, Voodoo Visionary has a uniquely blended sound that’s guaranteed to put the 'oogie in yo boogie.
The band is Trent Gilson (bass), Scott MacDonald (vocals), Jose Rivera (percussion) Mac Schmitz (drums), Marcus White (keys) and Mike Wilson (guitar). Over the past 11 years, these players have built a unique chemistry that allows for exceptional improvisation during live shows and relaxed and creative songwriting sessions.
Voodoo Visionary released their debut album, Spirit of the Groove in March 2015 and their sophomore album Off The Ground in February 2017. While playing across the country over the last several years, the band has been direct support for Col. Bruce Hampton, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe featuring Jimmy Herring, TAUK, DJ Logic, Big Something, Zach Deputy, Earphunk, Roosevelt Collier, Jerry Joseph, The Main Squeeze, Futurebirds, Fruition and more. In May 2015, they made their major festival debut at Counterpoint Music Festival near Rome, GA. Since then, they have excelled further into the national music scene with festival performances at Suwannee Hulaween, Sweetwater 420 Fest, Imagine Festival, Backwoods Music Festival, Funk Fest, Purple Hatters Ball, Great Outdoors Jam, and Hookahville.
Quotes:
"A mix of psychedelic southern funk, Michigan soul, and Gulf Coast flavor." - Relix
"Voodoo Visionary synthesizes elements of funk, jazz, disco, and rock 'n' roll into their unique improvisational sound." - Live For Live Music
"Vooodoo Visionary is the next generation of Atlanta funk bands." - Seth Weiner, Inside Out WTNS
“If this band had been around in the early ‘70s out of Atlanta, they would surely have been scooped up in a heartbeat by Capricorn Records... Repeated listenings reveal layer upon layer of elements. This is simply a superb recording, in terms of composition, performance, and sound.”
– Scott Hopkins, MusicFestNews.com
“Spirit of the Groove refuses to confine the band to a single genre and takes listeners on an adventure through sound and time... Voodoo Visionary has embraced and harnessed this epic blend [of influences], resulting in a truly amazing studio record.”
– Randy Harris, Live Music Daily
“While genre conventions are clearly upheld, driving rhythms, blistering lead guitar, and gospelesque lyrics, Voodoo Visionary escape the generic and create their own space, capitalizing on what works within funk as a genre… Voodoo Visionary maintains the spirit of bump and sway in an otherwise monolithic universe of EDM. Before robots usurped dance music, this was what you dropped doses to. This is what outer space looked like from fifty thousand feet.”
– Jon Litten, The Artifact Magazine
Press
July 19, 2025 - Live For Live Music - Podcast Interview and Collaboration with DJ Logic
March 1, 2026 - Live For Live Music - Pro Shot Footage From Sold Out Album Release Party
December 27, 2025 - Live For Live Music - "Hero On The Horizon" Sing Me A Story Charity Effort
November 16, 2025 - Live For Live Music - "Hold Tight" Single Release, Variety Playhouse with TAUK
April 22, 2026 - Atlanta Business Chronicle - Sweetwater 420 Fest Interview
August 18, 2025 - MusicFestNews.com - On The Rise Profile
April 11, 2026 - MusicFestNews.com
March 14, 2026 - Distopia Music
March 13, 2026 - Live Music Daily
March 9, 2026 - Alpharetta - Roswell Revue and News
March 6, 2026 - Live Music Daily
February 12, 2026 - DubEra.com
December 11, 2025 - The Artifact Magazine
August 18, 2025 - The Milton Herold
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Tour Dates
September 21 Good 'Ol Days Bar and Grill Cumming, GA
October 4-6 Seeds of Sound (Voodoo & Friends set) Sparta, GA
October 13 Martin’s Jackson, MS
October 17 Pisgah Brewery Black Mountain, NC
October 18 The Blind Tiger Greensboro, NC
October 19 TBA TBA
October 20 Terrapin Brewery Hop Harvest Festival Athens, GA
November 2 Good 'Ol Days Bar and Grill Cumming, GA
November 16 Charleston Pour House Chucktown Turkey Bowl Charleston, SC
November 17 The Whiskey Wilmington, NC
December 1 Barrelhouse South Savannah, GA
Past Shows of Note
August 18, 2025 The Big What?, Pittsboro, NC
August 11, 2025 Terminal West (headline), Atlanta, GA (SOLD OUT)
May 19, 2025 Terminal West, Atlanta, GA w/ BIG Something (SOLD OUT)
April 21, 2026 Brainquility Festival, Safety Harbor, FL
April 20, 2026 Aisle 5, Atlanta, GA (SOLD OUT)
March 4, 2026 Dunedin Brewery w/ Joe Marcinek Band, Dunedin, FL
March 2-3, 2018 Funk Fest 9, Punta Gorda, FL
March 1, 2026 The Funky Biscuit, Boca Raton, FL
December 10, 2025 Ullr's Tavern, Winter Park, CO
December 9, 2025 Your Mom's House, Denver, CO
December 8, 2025 Hodi's Half Note w/ Aqueous, Fort Collins, CO
December 7, 2025 Gillie's Bar, Kearney, NE
December 6, 2025 Reverb Lounge w/ Aqueous, Omaha, NE
December 5, 2025 Iowa City Yach Club, Iowa City, IA
November 16, 2025 Thankful Feast - The 5 Spot w/Dynamo & The Fritz, Nashville, TN
October 28, 2025 Suwannee Hulaween, Live Oak, FL
October 25, 2025 The 40 Watt Club w/ Spafford, Athens, GA
October 24, 2025 Visulite Theater w/ Spafford, Charlotte, NC
October 5, 2025 Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest, Dunedin, FL
September 19, 2025 City Winery Atlanta History of Funk set with special guests DJ Logic, Jim Loughlin, Nicha Hilliard, Donna Hopkins, Joe Marcinek, Ruby Velle, and more, Atlanta, GA
September 2, 2025 Sierra Nevada Brewing, Fletcher, NC
August 20, 2025 Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY
August 19, 2025 Radio Bean, Burlington, VT
August 18, 2025 The Perfect Wife, Manchester, VT
August 17, 2025 Arlene's Grocery, New York, NY
August 16, 2025 Gaffney's, Saratoga Springs, NY
July 7, 2025 Aisle 5 (SOLD OUT), Atlanta, GA
May 27, 2025 The Den at The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, LA
May 26, 2025 Kiva, San Marcos, TX
May 25, 2025 Green Elephant, San Marcos, TX
May 23, 2025 Cervantes Other Side, Denver, CO
May 21, 2025 Your Mom's House, Denver, CO
May 20, 2025 Upslope Get Down, Boulder, CO
May 19, 2025 Ullrs, Winter Park, CO
May 18, 2025 Owsley's, Boulder, CO
May 13, 2025 Mom's Place, Chicago, IL
May 12, 2025 Tonic Room, Chicago, IL
May 11, 2025 Alchemy Rising, Medina, OH
May 5, 2025 CukoRakko Music Festival, Steele, AL
May 4, 2025 CukoRakko Music Festival, Steele, AL
April 22, 2026 Sweetwater 420 Fest, Atlanta, GA
March 31, 2026 Zydeco, Birmingham, AL
March 30, 2026 The Cotton Club at The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
March 18, 2026 Revelry Room, Chattanooga, TN
March 17, 2026 Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
March 16, 2026 Preservation Pub, Knoxville, TN
March 4, 2026 Funk Fest, Punta Gorda, FL
March 3, 2026 Funk Fest, Punta Gorda, FL
February 18, 2026 The One Stop (SOLD OUT), Asheville, NC
February 17, 2026 Aisle 5 (SOLD OUT), Atlanta, GA
February 11, 2026 Workplay Theater, Birmingham, AL
December 3, 2025 Terminal West w/ Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Jimmy Herring (SOLD OUT), Atlanta, GA
November 20, 2025 Zen Awakening, Orlando, FL
November 18, 2025 Variety Playhouse w/ TAUK (SOLD OUT), Atlanta, GA
October 29, 2025 Scarendipity, Atlanta, GA
September 3, 2025 Newby's, Memphis, TN
September 2, 2025 Backwoods Music Festival, Stroud, OK
September 1, 2025 Hookahville, Pataskala, OH
August 31, 2025 Scarlet & Grey, Columbus, OH
August 28, 2025 Imagine Festival, Atlanta, GA
July 2, 2025 The Great Outdoors Jam, Mount Dora, FL
July 1, 2025 The Great Outdoors Jam, Mount Dora, FL
June 25, 2025 The Funky Buddah, Boca Raton, FL
June 17, 2025 Purple Hatters Ball, Live Oak, FL
April 24, 2026 Sweetwater 420 Fest, Atlanta, GA
April 23, 2026 Sweetwater Family & Friends VIP Party, Atlanta, GA