Richard Dunn

Richard Dunn, a serial entrepreneur, began as a party promoter in high school. While attending
Georgia Southern University, he worked with the Student Government Association to
coordinate campus events and book talent for live shows. 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. In 2004, Dunn
partnered with Michael McQuary (co-founder of Mindspring) to start Brash Music, a scrappy
indie label with a catalogue that included Cold Play, PJ Morton, Aaron Shust and Anthony
David. Two years later, Dunn and his partners teamed up to revitalize the historic Underground
Atlanta by opening 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. Dunn’s entrepreneurial journey has most recently led to a part-ownership of
the popular Atlanta restaurant Tom Dick and Hank. In addition, he is the Director of Strategic
Alliance at The Atlanta Voice Newspaper, one of Atlanta’s first African-American newspapers
founded by his grandfather J.Lowell Ware.

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.