Richard Dunn

Richard Dunn’s impact on the music and entertainment industry is one that cannot be underrated. For over 20 years Dunn has expertly crafted himself as a force and mogul.  By combining his creativity and business expertise, his curriculum vitae is one that rivals the best in the industry.  In 1998, Dunn co-founded Groovement Inc., an artist management and event production company that focused on the soul scene. Groovement served as a resident promotion arm for the Ying Yang Café, as well as the launching pad for the career of four-time Grammy winning vocalist India Arie. Riding off the success of his first attempt at artist management, he then partnered with Michael McQuary (co-founder of Mindspring) to start Brash Music in 2004.  Brash Music served as an indie label whose roster included the likes of ColdPlay, PJ Morton, Aaron Shust and Anthony David. Two years later, Dunn and his partners teamed up to revitalize the historic Underground Atlanta by opening a live music venue Sugarhill and Club Motion.

In 2007, Dunn resurrected an old moniker he once used as a party promoter, The Muddy Water Group. Under his leadership, the creative services and live concert production/promotion company has worked with a variety of chart-topping talent in genres from jazz and soul, to hip-hop and EDM.  In 2014 he branched into the restaurant industry and co-founded the popular Atlanta restaurant Tom Dick and Hank. Today he serves as the COO of The Atlanta Voice Newspaper, one of Atlanta’s oldest African-American newspapers founded by his grandfather J.Lowell Ware in1966.  His business savvy and affiliations has positioned him to serve on multiple boards and partner with notable institutions.  Dunn currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pinky Cole Foundation, ATL Collective and ReimangineATLl.  He is Head of Cultural Development at RYSE Creative Village.  Dunn is continuing his business ventures as a partner in VIPP Insurance Company, Stand Up Guys Management and Brightstone Homes Construction.  His accomplishments in entertainment continue as he most recently served as Film/TV & Brand Sync A&R for United Masters.

Richard Dunn chooses to measure success by his own standards. Over the years, he’s grown to appreciate the value of longevity, relevance, and the respect of his peers in such a widely competitive industry.