When Mitchell Cardoza was at Dartmouth High, he and his “Captain Malibu” bandmates would open up for other, more established bands at the Apponagansett Concert Series.

Though he won’t be joined by his former bandmates, “Bron Don” will perform at the weekly series on July 29. The band is made up of Cardoza, who plays guitar and sings lead vocals, and some of classmates from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston.

“Now that the name Berklee is behind it, I feel like they got more into it,” said Cardoza of the decision to let he and his bandmates headline a show instead of being a secondary act.

The 19-year-old guitarist/singer grew up in Dartmouth, and throughout high school, he spent time with Captain Malibu playing mostly reggae and rock covers locally with his former bandmates Nathan Marmello and Nick Carreiro.

With Bron Don, Cardoza still plays a collection of reggae covers, but they’ve also mixed in original material that ranges from rock and reggae to funk and hip-hop.

“It’s a little bit of everything,” said Cardoza.

Cardoza said Bron Don was formed out of a large friend group of musicians who attend Berklee.  The name itself originally was a made up word often tossed around within the group.

“It means you’re a cool dude,” said Cardoza. “You’re alright.”

Cardoza said that normally, Berklee requires that students form an ensemble chosen at random, but in Bron Don’s case, the school allowed the bandmates to play together.

“They put all these kids together and ask them to make good music, which is hard to do,” he said. “We got it as a band, which was so helpful.”

Cardoza said each ensemble gets a mentor, and for Bron Don, it was Victor Mendoza, a renowned vibraphonist and composer at the school’s Valencia, Spain campus. There, the group spent five months studying, composing music, and playing live gigs.

“He’s a Latin music star,” said Cardoza, “so having him as a mentor was really nice.”

"We made a lot of new friends there," he added.

Cardoza said he plans to pursue a career in music after college, which could include a move out west.

“My goal is just to play, hopefully,” he said. “To get a record deal and start moving on from there, keep making music, push our stuff to the right people. Maybe move out to California. That’s kind of where everything happens.”

Cardoza said that Captain Malibu is no longer, but he does get the chance to jam with his former bandmates once in a while. Still, he’s looking forward to playing in Dartmouth for the first time since last summer with his new crew.

“For all the people that have seen me grow up, it’s cool to let them see what I’ve been up to,” he said.