GRANVILLE LLOYDE MULLINGS, JR. was born and raised in Mount Vernon, NY. Granville began playing drums at age five in church, school and local jazz bands. 

 

Granville started playing professionally at sixteen for New York University’s All University Gospel Choir. By age 19, he was writing and performing for off-broadway shows including the original cast of From Hoofin’ 2 Hittin’: Witness the Dance, Feel the Beat which featured Jared Grimes and Michela Marino Lerman. Granville studied composition at Berklee College of Music and performed with a myriad of artists. He’s a composer, producer, and musician appearing most recently on Elle Winston’s The Buy Back (2017); Kate Vargas’ Strangeclaw (2016), For the Wolfish and Wandering (2018) and Rumpumpo (2021); Carvens Lissaint’s Target Practice (2019).

 

Mr. Granville teaches ensemble bands at one of his old elementary school in Mount Vernon, NY. He also is a visiting artist for the Mount Vernon School District Music Programs. He’s had the pleasure of performing with Divinity Roxx since November of 2016 including her US tours. Granville has shared the stage with Victor Wooten, Tank and the Bangas, Kellindo (Janelle Monae), NONA HENDRYX and others. Granville is grateful to his lovely wife and children for letting him leave the house to share music with you.