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Quincy Mumford (born Allenhurst, New Jersey) 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 Asbury Park, New Jersey. 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 Asbury Music Awards in 2009, including Best Male Acoustic Act. That year MSNBC also named Mumford one of their "1 of 10 up and coming young artists."〔 He and the band were featured in the rockumentary ''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 Gathering of the Vibes, Musikfest and Appel Farm and toured with artists including Slightly Stoopid, G-Love and Rusted Root. ==Early life== Quincy Mumford was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1991〔 and grew up in the nearby seaside town of Allenhurst, New Jersey.〔 His parents were both music lovers〔 and exposed Mumford to a wide variety of genres in his youth, with artists including the Talking Heads, Bob Marley,〔 Peter Tosh, Pink Floyd, 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 pop punk scene, attending concerts for bands such as Blink-182. According to Mumford, "My parents were totally cool with it. I’d just show up, this little 12 year old with blue liberty spikes."〔 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quincy Mumford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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