What’s up, Q-mumf here…

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!!

PLEASE VISIT: http://www.facebook.com/GatheringOfTheVibes/app_258791314199424

-Find Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why on the 4th or 5th page

-You have to WATCH A FEW SEC OF THE VIDEO

- NOW VOTE!!! THANK YOU!!!

Until then, keep it Lifted!
Much love,
q-mumf

So……..I have some pretty awesome news for you all.

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.

Much Love,

Mumf

Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why

“Live at The Saint”

301 main st. Asbury Park, NJ

March 2nd - 8pm   18+

March 3rd - 3pm  all ages

March 3rd - 8pm    18+

TIX: $12 (w/ free album download)

Available @ quincymumford.com

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!

Cheers!

Q-Mumf

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. 

That brings me to the reason I am writing this blog……

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!!!!    $12  ($30 for all 3 shows)

You can pick up a ticket at any of these four SURF TACO locations:

Manasquan - 121 Parker Ave

Belmar - 1003 Main Street

Long Branch - 94 Brighton Ave

Red Bank - 35 Broad Street

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!!!!

YOU CAN ALSO BUY YOUR TICKET ONLINE, AT QUINCYMUMFORD.COM

JUST CLICK HERE!!!!

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. 

See you then!

Much Love,

Mumf

MARCH 2nd (Friday) - 8:00pm 18+

MARCH 3rd (Saturday)- 3:00pm ALL AGES!

MARCH 3rd (Saturday)- 8:00pm 18+

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……

WE ARE RECORDING A LIVE ALBUM AND DVD!!!! 

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: 

MARCH 2nd (Friday) - 8:00pm 18+

MARCH 3rd (Saturday)- 3:00pm ALL AGES!

MARCH 3rd (Saturday)- 8:00pm 18+

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. 

tickets? 

$12  &  $30 for all three shows 

Tickets are available online at QUINCYMUMFORD.COM 

and Surf Taco locations: Manasquan, Belmar, Long Branch, Red Bank

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. 

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!

Cheers,

Mumf

Some pretty rad news. 

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!

That´s it for now, check out some winter dates below!

Cheers from Sweden,

Mumf

Jan 11th           Nectars                      Burlington, VT       8pm

Jan 15th      The Saint(light of day)     Asbury Park, NJ   11pm

Jan 19th      Triumph Brewery            New Hope, PA      10pm

Jan 20th       Jammin Java                 Vienna, VA (DC)    10pm

Jan 21st       Johnny D´s                Somerville, MA (boston) 7pm

Feb 2nd       Night Cat                     Easton, MD (Baltimore) 8pm

Hello to the people. How are you all doing today? I hope you guys are enjoying the holidays and are in the festive mood! December is my favorite time of year, not just because there is Christmas and New Years, but also my birthday :) … and more importantly being around my family. Everyone just seems to be in a better mood this time of year.  My family are not the type of people to make some kind of crazy light display on our house, in fact we don’t put up any lights! But…we are pretty dam proud of our Christmas tree, this year it’s looking dope. 

So this year, I actually will not be spending the holidays at home. By home, I mean in the States! This year I will be spending my Christmas and New Years in Sweden! I am so stoked! Of coarse I will miss my family, but it should be nice to have a white Christmas for once! I can’t wait, I know it is going to be one hell of a time. It will be nice to see some family and friends. Hopefully I will be back on the radio in Kalmar and do another live broadcast. Maybe even play an American Christmas song!

Looking back on this year, I start to remember a lot of good times, laughs, and adventures. I am glad to hold some of these fun, exciting, and just plain crazy memories. I am so grateful to have such loving and supporting people around me. I don’t think that I thank these people enough, and I really want to show them that I appreciate everything they do. So…as part of my New Years Resolution, I am going to recongnize and thank everyone more often for completing these acts of kindness. Now I just need to figure out the rest of my resolution! What is your New Years Resolution? Tell me on TWITTER!

So I need some help from you all. It has become that time of year again where 90.5 The Night (WBJB) counts down the top 100 albums of the year! I am apart of that list with my latest album Speak. YOU can help bring it to number 1!!! All you have to do is just click HERE , scroll down 1/3 of the way, and just click 4 stars under Speak by QUINCY MUMFORD & THE REASON WHY. Thank you so much for the support and your listening ears!

Happy Holidays to you all :)

Mumf

What’s up What’s up,

Mr. Mumford here. It has been a little while since a message has gone out to you guys with some updates. As the days get colder, my creative flow starts to come back into play. I was kinda bummed that I barely wrote any songs all summer long. Shouldn’t summer be the best time to write? To make up for the lack of writing, I wrote a ton of new songs these past few months! I have a good feeling about each one. Some are nice melodic folk songs, some are funky hip-hopish songs, some reggae tunes, and some uptempo pop songs. The most important thing about this message is….we will be playing them live very soon! The band and I have been working very hard and we are excited to show the world the new music! 

So check it out. Here are some shows to see in the month of December.

Dec 3rd          The Tin Angel          Philly, PA      10pm    **This Saturday**

Dec 8th           Jammin Java          Vienna, VA    8pm      (solo, near DC!)

Dec 16th         The Space             Hamden, CT   8pm     

Dec  17th  Rockwood Music Hall   NYC, NY      7pm       **FREE**

Come have a good time with The Reason Why! 

Keep it Lifted,

qmumf

So, I have been listening to a really cool artist lately. Some of you will know him and some will not. He goes by the name of Brett Dennen! He has been around for a while now, but it was not until recently that I stated listening to him. He is a killer song writer! Check out the video below of a song called “Ain’t No Reason”. I have been putting this song on repeat for a week now. Awesome feel, lyrics, music, and imagery. Let me know what you think of Brett! 

Enjoy!

Mumf

                                 

Some of you may know, and some of you may not know at all, but I started a clothing company last year called Lifted Apparel. The idea came into my mind a long time ago. I’m not talking about the name, but the idea to create some cool and comfortable clothing for people to wear. I have actually always wanted to do this for as long as I can remember. I  had a dream to start with soft goods and move on to outerwear and eventually snowboards. Crazy I know, but you have to set your goals high!

So now I am about 2/10th’s of the way there. I started to print some t-shirts to get the process going. I came up with the name “Lifted Apparel” after naming my business LLC, Lifted Enterprises. The name “Lifted” came from a song of mine, off of my second album, South Edgemere. I wanted to show people another artistic side of me. Although I don’t design all of the shirts with my artwork, I do hand pick the artist to draw the images, and I come up with all of the concepts behind the images and  the colors. I will say that some of the t-shirts and hoodies coming out in the future will feature some of my art. You may have seen some of my artwork before, just check out any of my album covers!

I am very much into graffiti and psychedelic styles. One of my favorite

artist’s is a good friend of mine, Jay Alders (jayalders.com). Check him out, he is a huge inspiration and someone I look up to as an overall human being! You’re the man, Jay! The company is very small right now, but it is just the beginning. I asked my brother, Kyle Mumford to join me as a partner in the company. He has a very creative mind and the ability to create some pretty dope designs. He even does his own silk screen printing! We plan to release a lot more products this up coming year.  I’m talking, more sunglasses, creative and colorful tee’s, hoodies, beanies, and more! If you are into companies such as, Volcom, Billabong, Burton, and Ruca, you will definitely dig Lifted. For now, check out some of my latest Lifted products below, and stay tuned for more!

Visit QUINCYMUMFORD.COM to purchase any Lifted items.

Cheers!

QMumf