17 Facts About Quincy Mumford

Quincy Mumford was born on December 18,1991 and is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Quincy Mumford was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey in 1991 and grew up in the nearby seaside town of Allenhurst, New Jersey.

Quincy Mumford's parents were both music lovers and exposed Mumford to a wide variety of genres in his youth, with artists including Talking Heads, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Pink Floyd, and Sublime.

Quincy Mumford was nine years old and in the fourth grade when his neighbor, future bandmate Brian Gearty, picked up bass and encouraged Quincy Mumford to learn guitar so they could form a punk band.

Quincy Mumford was thirteen when he started singing and writing his own music, focusing on punk.

When he was nearing the age of sixteen Quincy Mumford met producer Jon Leidersdorff of Lakehouse Music, and shortly afterwards they began recording Quincy Mumford's first album.

Quincy Mumford first met Bloomfield at a concert when he was opening for the band DeSol at age sixteen.

In 2009 Quincy Mumford self-released the full-length album South Edgemere, drawing the album cover himself.

Quincy Mumford won Best Male Acoustic Act and him and his band, The Reason Why, won Album of the Year and Song of the Year in 2009.

Quincy Mumford has had several songs released on television; his single "Now That I Met You" was used on a commercial for Walt Disney World, and he has had music used on the Inside the Big East television show on ESPNU.

Coomer, judging the contest, took a liking to the song despite the error, and contacted Quincy Mumford about recording together.

Quincy Mumford began touring heavily in 2009 with his live band, and by early 2014 had played over 400 shows.

Quincy Mumford has toured with artists such as Slightly Stoopid, Rusted Root, moe.

Quincy Mumford's style has been described as "funk, soul and surf music, with a dash of reggae thrown in" by Jean Mikle of the Asbury Park Press.

Quincy Mumford has referenced singer-songwriter Ray Lamontagne as an influence concerning the mixing of genres.

Quincy Mumford was the co-founder of Lifted Apparel, a clothing re-branding company he co-founded with his brother Kyle.

Quincy Mumford's family is still involved with his career, with his father managing him part-time and his brother shooting music videos.