Quincy Mumford

Hello out there, world wide web. I have some great news. If you have not heard already,

Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why has finally released the new live album and DVD!!!! We had a release party last Friday at Mcloone’s Supper Club in Asbury Park, and it was amazing! Thanks to everyone who came out, because we sold out the room! The album and DVD came out awesome and we want the world to hear it!

Do you have your copy yet? If not, check out Itunes for a quick download. But if you want the real deal, the physical copy of the record that comes with the dvd (no dvd on itunes) then you must head to the STORE SECTION of Quincymumford.com. We will mail you a copy asap along with some rad stickers and Reason Why swag!

There are only 3 DAYS left in the Gathering Of The Vibes Contest, and we are really really really trying to play this awesome festival. We need as many votes as we possibly can get!!! So Help us out!!! If you have not voted yet, it takes 2 seconds,

Scroll down and Find our video on the left hand side, we are in the number 1 slot.

Part of our summer tour has been posted, including Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival,

this upcoming Saturday (June 2nd) with Tedeschi Trucks Band!!! If you are from Jersey or Philly, this is only a short drive to south Jersey in a town called, Elmer!

Apr 19

“Calm Before The Storm”

Just wanted to give you all an update on what’s going on in the world of The Reason Why. So as you may know, recently we recorded a live album and DVD. As of yesterday the album was sent to be mastered, and the DVD is being edited. The Live at The Saint DVD includes footage from the concert shot with multiple cameras, interviews with the band, scenic cinematography and a documentary featuring myself and the band’s musical getaway and adventure in the mountain’s of Vermont! Pretty dope, right?

Live at The Saint, will be released on May 25th! To celebrate the release, we will be performing live at Mcloone’s Supper Club in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The physical copy of this live album and DVD will be available for the first time that night! We are calling the show, “Calm Before The Storm”. We will be performing 2 sets; one acoustic set (calm) in which Quincy and the band will tell the inspiration behind some of their songs and memorable stories from the road. The second set (the storm) will be a full on raging electric set, in which everyone will be encouraged to stand up and make their way to the dance floor. You get the best of both worlds, the calm and the storm!

One more thing before I go…We need 2 seconds of your time to help us get to GATHERING OF THE VIBES!!

Mar 19

Thank you!!!

What up, What up! How ya doin out there? Wake up, get some coffee and start your day, it is beautiful outside! Hopefully it will stay like this for many more days! Before I say anything else in this message, I just want to thank everyone who came out to see us at The Saint 2 weeks ago, helped out with the event, donated money, sponsored, listened on the radio, or have supported us as a group over the past few years. This live album is for you!!! Much love!!

Ever since the recording of our live album, I have been crazy busy, so I apologize for the lack of information, corny jokes, and blog postings! After that weekend, we went on tour down south for a few days and then I went to Austin, TX for SXSW. I have barley been home in the past two weeks! The days I have been home, I have been in the studio working with our engineer, mixing the new live album!!!

Let me just say this…yooooooooo!!!! The recordings sound unreal!!! We are so amped to get this next record into the ears of the people. I can’t tell you enough how stoked we are! Believe it or not, the mixes are almost done!!! I am going into the studio early this week to make sure everything sounds as perfect as a live recording can, and then we send it off to my big brother! From there, Kyle Mumford will edit to the music and put together footage for each song. He will also be adding interviews, tour footage, and our week up in Vermont into this DVD, to make it extra enjoyable for your eyes and ears! Stay tuned, and we might have some sneak peaks coming your way soon.

Wanna see us live again soon? Check us out in Asbury Park for FREEEEE, March 31st inside Convention Hall, right on the boardwalk! Doors are at 7pm, come out to support us in a battle to get on Bamboozle! This is super important for us, so you being there will be a big help, plus you get to see live music for FREEEE!!!

Feb 28

Bruce!

What’s up!

Qmumf here. So this past Saturday I played an event to raise money for Tony Strollo’s family, who passed away unexpectedly a few weeks ago. Tony Strollo was a dear friend to Bruce Springsteen and his personal trainer. It is a terrible thing that Tony passed away but it was nice to see all the people that came out to support his family. After I played a solo set, I went back stage to put my guitar away. I noticed Bruce hanging out. I engaged in some small talk with him. I told him about the recording of our live album coming up this weekend and invited him to come out. He said that he knew about the event and that he was going to try and make it out one of the nights! Bruce along with everyone back stage complemented on my guitar, and he asked to play it! He liked the way it sounded, and asked me if he could use my guitar on stage for his surprise set. I said yes, obviously! After his set he thanked me again and said that he was going to try to make it out to the event!

pretty rad, right?

I wanted to remind you that if you buy your ticket for this weekend before this Thursday, you can get a copy of the live album for FREE sent to you!

Just click HERE for tickets!

After meeting Bruce I decided to cover one of his songs from “Greetings from Asbury Park”.

Check it out HERE!

See you this weekend!

p.s. We are doing a Meet and Greet with food and all kinds of stuff, at Surf Taco in Belmar right after the daytime show on March 3rd around 6pm. All are welcome!!!

cheers,

Feb 21

Free Live Album!!

I am writing this blog to let you know about a great opportunity that you can take advantage of right now, before things get crazy and tickets are all gone.

Starting today (Feb. 21th), a free digital download of my new LIVE album (which is being recording on March 2^nd and 3^rd at The Saint) will be available with the advance on-line purchase of any “Live at The Saint” shows. But, I want YOU to be able to take advantage of this opportunity right now. Yup, that’s right, you will be the first to own and hear the live album recording – all you have to do is pre-order your ticket for any of the LIVE at the Saint shows on-line before February 29^th and we will send the LIVE album to you before it is available anywhere.

There are a limited number of tickets left, so take advantage of this rad offer, come to the show on March 2^nd or 3^rd and get a free digital download of the album!

To get the free LIVE AT THE SAINT album download and buy tickets to any of the shows, just click HERE and you are on your way! Hope to see you at The Saint next month.

Feb 14

Clean Ocean Action

I remember the first time I ever heard about Clean Ocean Action. It was a few years back, and I just started my career as a local musician. Because I was new, I naturally looked up to the other great and well know bands in the Asbury Park area. My father told me that DeSol and P Dub Assassins were playing a benefit concert on the boardwalk in Asbury Park. I loved both of these bands and still do very much. Before I jumped in the car to go see the show, I asked my father what the event was for. He told me it was to raise money for an organization called Clean Ocean Action. I liked the sound of the name, but I wanted to find out more about this organization and see if there was anyway for me to get involved. We went to the show, both bands were amazing, and I picked up a bunch of information to see how I could get involved.

It turned out that my dad had been working with Clean Ocean Action for years, by donating a ton of food for their events (my father is a chef). Because my music is very beach inspired, and I grew up surfing and living only a mile from the beach, I felt like it made sense to be involved musically with COA. As my name grew a little bigger in the area, I contacted COA to play for one of their events. It was at a beach club in Sea Bright, NJ , where they were raising money for COA and raising awareness about the over use of plastics. Walking into the outside tent was mind blowing! They had plastic tops hanging from the tent as decorations, massive beach balls everywhere, and tons of amazing food. I remember eating so much I could not move! My band (Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why) played with another great local band that day, Random Test Reggae Band. We both got a great response, and I could see a promising relationship with COA. Since that day, my family has been a big supporter of COA, and I have turn on a lot of other people to COA because they deserve the support.

When the band and I got the idea a few months ago to record a live album, it made sense to involve some organizations and put some money in their pockets. We came up with the idea to record a live album and DVD over the coarse of two days, we picked March 2nd and March 3rd 2012. We planned for it to be three shows over two days, Friday night, Saturday night, and Saturday during the day for an all ages crowd. There are so many people that have been telling us that they love us even better live then our records. Well, we listened, and now we are putting on these three shows to please our fans! We felt like it would be a great idea to involve some organizations, Clean Ocean Action came to mind first. We game them a call, along with Surfrider Foundation, and told them that we wanted to donate all of our ticket sales for these live shows to them! We got some great sponsors involved to cover the cost of production, so that all of the proceeds made from these shows, will go straight into Surfrider and COA’s pockets!

I have always been a big fan of Clean Ocean Action. Not just because they keep our beaches clean, or keep the plastic bags out of the ocean, or keep our ocean wild life healthy. I am a fan of COA because of their real “go get ‘em” attitude. They are always the first to come up with new ideas, and plans to keep the ocean the way it should be. Like their new plan to create the first ever “Clean Ocean Zone”. When we had a meeting about the show, they told me about the Clean Ocean Zone, and it blew my mind! COA is smart, active, and an effective organization. They are strong, with a great support from the community. I am proud to be connected with them, and I am stoked to have them on board for the recording of our live album. It is going to be a great event full of good vibes, good music, and all for a great cause. Get your ticket today at quincymumford.com!

Feb 06

Philly Baby!

What’s up ya’ll. Just wanted to remind you that, The Reason Why and myself, will be starting our residency in Philadelphia tomorrow, February 7th! Three shows over the coarse of February, at one of the coolest venues in Philly. The venue is called The Fire. We are co-headlining each night, along side a great Philly band, Behn Wolfe.

We promise to fill your soul with ripping organ and guitar solos, sooth your mind with pleasant lyrics, and throw so much good music in your face that you are forced to bop your head! The Fire is a great venue in Philly and I hope to see you there tomorrow and or one of the Tuesday nights in February. In the mean time, check out all of our upcoming dates below. Also, don’t forget about March 2nd and 3rd , recording our live album at The Saint in Asbury Park!

Jan 25

Are you Ready?

Hello to the people. Slowly but surely we are getting closer to the 2 days (3 shows) of music and magic. I am talking about the 3 shows that Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why will be putting on in early March (2nd & 3rd). If you remember, this is for our live album that we are recording over these 3 shows. Did you hear me? WE ARE RECORDING A LIVE ALBUM!!! We are calling it, “Live at The Saint”. This is because it will be taking place at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ.

This event is not just for us, but for the ocean, the creatures of the sea, local New Jersians, beach bums, surfers, and pretty much everyone else who loves or respects the ocean. We are raising money for CLEAN OCEAN ACTION and SURFRIDER FOUNDATION. All of the ticket sales will go to these great organizations.

Get a taco and a ticket to one of these great shows!! Just tell them what show you would like to attend. Or say all three!!!!

I hope you all are as stoked as I am. We have some great new arrangements, songs, jams, and surprise covers to show you all.

Jan 16

RECORDING LIVE ALBUM!!!

So here it is, the moment that the band and I have been waiting for. We have been holding back on telling anyone about this, but now we are proud to announce……

That’s right my people, Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why are recording a Live album and dvd. This is the cool part…You can be apart of it by just buying a ticket and seeing the live show! We are calling it, Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why - LIVE at The Saint!

So here is the deal; 3 shows of the coarse of 2 days @ THE SAINT in Asbury Park, NJ:

A big reason why we are putting on these shows is to raise money for two great organizations, SURFRIDER FOUNDATION and CLEAN OCEAN ACTION. All of the tickets sold for this show will be directly handed over to these great organizations. We will also being doing tons of raffles, in which you can win anything from a Spellbinders gift card, to a surf board, to a guitar. We want to do everything we can to help these guys out, so they can keep our Jersey waters clean, our beaches spotless, and wildlife preserved.

Remember, The Saint is a small venue, so it will be pretty full in there for each show. My suggestion would to buy your ticket in advance! We are planning to not have walk up tickets available if all goes as planned, so get your tickets now!!

As you may or may not know, the band and I just recently got back from a long week in Vermont, where we did nothing but work on music for this live album. We were also filming our experience up there as a band. The DVD will be almost like a small documentary on The Reason Why and putting this show together but with a ton of live footage to really make it great. We are tighter then ever, and these are shows you definitely do not want to miss!

You can be apart of a few shows that will last forever on a CD and a DVD. Not only that, but be apart of a great cause to raise money for some great organizations.

Dec 27

NEW PLANS NEW MUSIC

The band and I are heading up to Bethel, Vermont for a few days after the new year. We plan to isolate ourselves for five days in a house and just work on nothing but music. I’m talking BRAND NEW SONGS, new arrangements for old songs, songs we are digging up from the grave, and new surprises put together to create two large sets for your listening pleasure.We thought it was time to create some new music to make our live show as shredtastic as possible. Did I mention that we now have two guitar players, making the Reason Why a total of six members. They both play multiple instruments including banjo, mandolin, dobro, and lap steel just to name a few.

While we are up in Vermont, we will be taking a trip up to Burlington for a show at NECTARS January 11th (Wednesday). If you are in the area or even in Vermont, come check out our set of new tunes and new arrangements. Otherwise you will just have to wait and see for yourself!