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Quincy Mumford (born December 18, 1991) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released several solo albums since his debut in 2008, and is also rhythm guitarist and frontman of the band Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why, a five-person group based in
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. Mumford's style has been described as "funk, soul and surf music, with a dash of reggae thrown in." After the release of his second album ''South Edgemere,'' he won three
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in 2009, including Best Male Acoustic Act. That year
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also named Mumford one of their "1 of 10 up and coming young artists." He and the band were featured in the
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''Calm Before the Storm'' in 2012. The film was released in conjunction with the live album and DVD titled ''Live at the Saint,'' which was voted by WBJB 90.5 The Night as the No. 7 Top Album released in 2012. The band has performed at venues such as
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,
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and Appel Farm and toured with artists including
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, G-Love and
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.


Early life

Quincy Mumford was born in
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in 1991 and grew up in the nearby seaside town of
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. His parents were both music lovers and exposed Mumford to a wide variety of genres in his youth, with artists including
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,
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, and Sublime. Mumford was nine years old and in the fourth grade when his neighbor, future bandmate Brian Gearty, picked up bass and encouraged Mumford to learn guitar so they could form a punk band. By the age of eleven Mumford was engrossed in the
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scene, attending concerts for bands such as
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. According to Mumford, "My parents were totally cool with it. I’d just show up, this little 12 year old with blue
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." He was educated in Ocean Township, New Jersey, playing trumpet in the school band and taking guitar lessons. He was thirteen when he started singing and writing his own music, focusing on punk. However, after hearing Jack Johnson's album '' In Between Dreams'' he began taking songwriting more seriously, stating "I started listening to a lot more funk and soul music, just feel-good music. And the whole vibe changed." Around the age of fifteen he started performing at open mics around town. Mumford attributes the development of his laid back style of pop, funk, rock, and reggae to growing up in Allenhurst, where his primary pastimes were surfing, skateboarding in the empty Allenhurst pool, and hanging out on the boardwalk or by the lagoons. Growing up in an urban environment, Mumford says he also leaned towards hip hop music, and has at times incorporated it into his music.


Career


2007–08: Debut and live band

When he was nearing the age of sixteen Mumford met producer Jon Leidersdorff of Lakehouse Music, and shortly afterwards they began recording Mumford's first album. Stated Mumford, "I wrote music all of the time, and finally found someone who was interested in recording me. They believed in me and taught me a lot about the industry and music." Mumford was sixteen when his debut album ''Quincy Mumford'' was released on June 10, 2008. Soon after recording his first album Mumford formed a live band, which was a change from his usual habit of performing as an acoustic solo act in coffee shops and open mics. Brian Gearty joined first as bassist, and a drummer joined them shortly after. The band was named Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why, and Mumford stated the name was chosen because "There’s a reason for everything. The reason why we play music, the reason why people show up to see us, the reason why there’s good vibes, the list goes on." The group performed as a trio for around a year, frequently playing at
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2009–11: ''South Edgemere'' and ''Speak''

In 2009 Mumford self-released the full-length album ''South Edgemere,'' drawing the album cover himself. It was again produced by Jon Ledersdorff, who also produced Mumford's next release, ''Speak'', in 2011. After the release of ''South Edgmere'' Mumford was the recipient of three
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. He won Best Male Acoustic Act and him and his band, The Reason Why, won Album of the Year (for ''Sound Edgemere'') and Song of the Year (for "Can’t Break Free") in 2009. Quincy Mumford & the Reason Why won the Asbury Park Music Award for Top Young Band Under 21 in 2010. That year
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also named Mumford one of their "1 of 10 up and coming young artists." Mumford's third album ''Speak'' was released in April 2011, which ''
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's'' John Pfeiffer says is "a high point for Mumford as it has separated him from that
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, jammy high school vibe and purified his atmosphere with some truly memorable sounds, and stand out compositions of a seasoning writer." One of the songs featured singer-songwriter
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of
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as a guest artist. ''Speak'' went on to rank number 10 in the top 90 albums of 2011 on 90.5 The Night's year end countdown. Quincy Mumford & the Reason Why won the Asbury Park Music Award for Top Pop Band in 2011. Overall, the band has been nominated for sixteen Asbury Music Awards.


2012: ''Live at the Saint''

As of March 2012 the band was working on a rockumentary about their live performances and their trip to Vermont to prepare for their tour. Released the following year and directed by Kyle Mumford, it was titled ''Calm Before the Storm''. Also in March 2012 the band recorded both a live album and DVD in Asbury Park, their home town. It was the first recording to officially feature The Reason Why on the lead credits, and the footage and tracks were taken from three sold-out shows performed over two days at
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. The concerts also served as a fundraiser for Clean Ocean Action. The album, entitled ''Live at The Saint,'' was released May 25, 2012. It features versions of songs from their last three studio albums, and a DVD was also released in conjunction with the CD, including concert footage, band interviews, and a documentary about the band. Directed by Kyle Mumford, it was filmed by Lifted Pictures. The album was voted by WBJB 90.5 The Night as the No. 7 Top Album released in 2012.


2012–13: Touring and television

Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why performed at the
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with
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, and others in June 2012. For their first few albums Mumford and the live band regularly toured down the east coast to Florida and along the northeast corridor to
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. In 2013 the band had begun touring the midwest as well, reaching states such as
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and
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. Mumford has had several songs released on television; his single "Now That I Met You" was used on a commercial for
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, and he has had music used on the ''Inside the Big East'' television show on
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2013–14: ''It's Only Change''

In 2013 the band drove to
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to record their album ''It's Only Change'' with producer
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, former drummer for the band
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. Mumford and Coomer had first met after Mumford mistakenly entered a funk song into a country songwriting contest. Coomer, judging the contest, took a liking to the song despite the error, and contacted Mumford about recording together. ''It's Only Change'' was the first album Mumford recorded outside of Asbury Park, with guest musicians including Jerry Roe,
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, and Aubrey Freed. On several tracks Coomer contributed drums. As the band had only ten days available to use the studio, they recorded on tape for 12 to 13 hours each day. It was mixed by
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) in Philadelphia's Studio 4. ''It's Only Change'' was released on July 6, 2013, with a CD release party at Urban Nest in Asbury Park. On July 9, 2013, the song "A Hard Place," the first single from the album, was premiered on ''
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''. The CD was released on a national level on July 30. That summer Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why promoted the album with a tour of New Jersey, performing at
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at the Jersey Shore Music Festival on July 20, 2013. By September they had toured as far south as
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, ending the tour with a show at the Algonquin Theatre in
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. ''It's Only Change'' incorporates the genres of rock, soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop, with ''CL Tampa'' writing that the album "employs a breezy free-for-all style of
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with a 1970s
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ian-groove that’s brightened up with funk, soul, R&B, jazz, reggae and hip-hop flavors, and Mumford’s warm and husky vocals sliding over top." Mumford describes it as his first
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, stating "This record is like nothing I have ever done before. For the first time, I was able to mesh all of my influences into one complete piece of work." Also, "The record is kind of like a story. Every song relates to each other, and has the same constant theme of 'change.' Change is never an easy thing to go through, but we do it and we must learn to embrace it, and not let it overcome us." As inspiration for the theme and certain lyrics, Mumford has referenced a long-distance relationship he was maintaining at the time he was writing the songs. "Traveling back and forth for years, and it became very difficult, a lot of ‘wheres’ involved and money. That became a big focus of my life. And right before I went to record the album,
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who is my wife now, finally moved over here rom Sweden and moved in with me. And we finally got to put all that crap behind us, and start living our lives."


2013–14: Recent touring

Mumford began touring heavily in 2009 with his live band, and by early 2014 had played over 400 shows. He has toured with artists such as
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, and
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, and performed at festivals such as the
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and
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. As of 2014 Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why continued to tour in support of ''It's Only Change.'' They headlined a six-week tour of the United States in the summer of 2014, playing over forty shows from June to August. The band also held what it dubbed a "super jam" at certain cities such as
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, inviting local musicians to join them onstage for a jam session, covering songs from groups such as
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and
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. Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why started its "Keep it Lifted" tour in Buffalo on July 2, 2014.


Band lineup

;Current as of 2014 *Quincy Mumford – front man, lead singer, rhythm guitar (2007–present) *Brett Mayer – keys, backup vocals *Nick Iannelli – bass, backup vocals *Ian Thompson – Keys, percussion *Davide "Sister Dave" Vossel – drums ;Past *Brian Greary – bass, vocals (2007–2013) *Travis Lyon – guitar *Jeff Mann – drums *Karlee Bloomfield – keyboards


Style and equipment

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acoustic guitar, writing "I bought it after playing it a bunch in the studio. I fell in love with the tone and style of the guitar." He also is known to perform and record with a "50 anniversary Fender Strat." ;Genre and style Mumford's style has been described as "funk, soul and surf music, with a dash of reggae thrown in" by Jean Mikle of the ''
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'' wrote in 2013 that "With a unique blend of reggae, rock, funk and other elements, he band putson a show that gets everyone on their feet." About his genre combinations and songwriting, Mumford clarifies that "I get a big inspiration from reggae rusic, along with any kind of groove based music. Anywhere from hip-hop, to soul, to funk, to singer songwriter." Mumford has also expressed interest in recording a hip hop album, stating "I love hip hop so much, and occasionally spit raps in my songs live. I think it could be a killer side project." According to Mumford, early influences on his sound included rock or R&B artists such as
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, G. Love,
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, and as of 2013 he was avidly listening to artists such as funk band
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and singer-songwriter
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as well. He has also referenced singer-songwriter
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as an influence concerning the mixing of genres.


Personal life

As of 2014 Mumford continues to live in
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with his wife, who moved to the state from her native Sweden in 2012. Mumford was the co-founder of Lifted Apparel, a clothing re-branding company he co-founded with his brother Kyle. Now defunct, the company offered Chinese made T-shirts and hats printed with slogans and the Lifted logo. His family is still involved with his career, with his father managing him part-time and his brother shooting music videos. Mumford often volunteers for The Surfrider Foundation and other environmental causes such as Clean Ocean Action.


Awards and nominations


Discography


Albums


Singles


DVDs


Documentaries

*2013: ''Calm Before the Storm'' directed by Kyle C. Mumford (Lifted Enterprises)


Further reading

;Interviews * * * * * * * * * ;Discographies
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See also

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