Band Bio

Altered States of Funk are the Northwest's premier original funk band. Original compositions, tight arrangements, and filthy funk are the center of this 8 piece funk mob. They have brought their unique brand of the groove to sold out audiences for over two years now. The base of their musical gumbo is pure FUNK, with flavors of soul, jazz, and hiphop. In 2006 Altered States of Funk was voted Seattle Weekly's #1 Funk/R&B/Soul group. The band continues to tear the roof off of clubs and festivals throughout the Northwest in a quest to continue the legacy of the funk.

Altered States of Funk has performed at Chop Suey, The Tractor Tavern, Nectar Lounge, The Triple Door, EMP, the 200,000 person Bumbershoot festival, and many other major clubs and festivals throughout the greater Seattle area. Band members draw their influences from funk heavyweights such as Sly & The Family Stone, Prince, The Meters, Ohio Players, Zapp, Tower of Power, and Parliament Funkadelic. In fact, three members of the band were called upon to board the Mothership and accompany George "Dr. Funkenstein" Clinton and the 420 Funk Mob in November 2006 when they performed in Tacoma, Washington.

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