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 course 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 gave 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
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