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.

"[2] After the release of his second album South Edgemere, he won three Asbury Music Awards in 2009, including Best Male Acoustic Act.

[3] 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.

[4] His parents were both music lovers[5] and exposed Mumford to a wide variety of genres in his youth, with artists including Talking Heads, Bob Marley,[6] Peter Tosh, Pink Floyd, and Sublime.

"[10] He was educated in Ocean Township, New Jersey,[10] playing trumpet in the school band and taking guitar lessons.

[8] 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.

[14] Quincy Mumford & the Reason Why won the Asbury Park Music Award for Top Young Band Under 21 in 2010.

[1] Quincy Mumford & the Reason Why won the Asbury Park Music Award for Top Pop Band in 2011.

[17] 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[7] at The Saint.

[3] Quincy Mumford and The Reason Why performed at the Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival with Jukebox The Ghost, Dawes, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, and others in June 2012.

[18] For their first few albums Mumford and the live band regularly toured down the east coast to Florida and along the northeast corridor to Vermont.

[21] It's Only Change was the first album Mumford recorded outside of Asbury Park,[6] with guest musicians including Jerry Roe, David Labruyere, and Aubrey Freed.

[17] It's Only Change incorporates the genres of rock, soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop,[19] with CL Tampa writing that the album "employs a breezy free-for-all style of indie rock with a 1970s Jeff Beckian-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.

"[5] 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.

[3] He has toured with artists such as Slightly Stoopid, Rusted Root, moe., Donavon Frankenreiter, and Tedeschi Trucks Band, and performed at festivals such as the Gathering of the Vibes and Musikfest.

[21] They headlined a six-week tour of the United States in the summer of 2014, playing over forty shows from June to August.

"[4] 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.

[2] The Aquarian Weekly wrote in 2013 that "With a unique blend of reggae, rock, funk and other elements, [the band puts] on a show that gets everyone on their feet.

"[19] 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.

[9] As of 2014[3] Mumford continues to live in Asbury Park, New Jersey[17] with his wife, who moved to the state from her native Sweden in 2012.

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