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Mayer Hawthorne - How Do You Do World Tour Announcement MayerHawthorne 14,065 views Mayer Hawthorne & The County World Tour 2012 kicks off on January 28 in Porto Alegre, Brazil! For the rest of the tour dates, please go to: https://www.facebook.com/MayerH...
Mayer Hawthorne - Dreaming (Music Video Teaser) MayerHawthorne 11,278 views This is a teaser for the upcoming Music Video "Dreaming" from Mayer Hawthorne's October 2011 release, How Do You Do. Credits will be available in the full video post.
Mayer Hawthorne - Guide to Detroit Video Playlist Intro MayerHawthorne 14,059 views Mayer Hawthorne's Guide to Detroit!
Bruno Mars rushes Mayer Hawthorne's stage MayerHawthorne 7,072 views Bruno Mars and his band surprise Mayer Hawthorne in the middle of Mayer's performance of "I Wish It Would Rain" on the "Hooligans in Wonderland" tour.
Mayer Hawthorne - Mr. Blue Sky MayerHawthorne 22,851 views From Mayer's free Covers EP - Impressions, Released 5/11/11. Originally by ELO, this version features Mayer's band, The County, and was recorded live, in one take, in a tin...
Mayer v. Food Episode 10: Sun Sui Wah in Vancouver, BC MayerHawthorne 3,560 views While in the great white north, Mayer Hawthorne stopped by the ill dim sum spot Sun Sui Wah in Vancouver, BC. If you're unfamiliar with dim sum, they serve really small por...
Snoop Dogg, Diddy, DPG & Mayer Hawthorne pay tribute to Nate Dogg MayerHawthorne 3,550 views Snoop Dogg, Diddy, DPG & Mayer Hawthorne pay tribute to Nate Dogg by performing "Ain't No Fun" at South By Southwest.
Mayer v. Food Episode 9: Ian's Pizza in Madison, WI MayerHawthorne 3,025 views It was Halloween when Mayer Hawthorne was in Madison that means it was party time. When it's party time Mayer wants P-I-Z-Z-A so he decided to stop by Ian's Pizza. Watch t...
Mayer v. Food Episode 8: Central BBQ in Memphis, TN MayerHawthorne 2,951 views In this episode Mayer stops by Central BBQ in Memphis, TN. Watch this episode to see if the rolls of paper towels on the tables are a good indicator of quality BBQ.
Mayer v Food Episode 7: Pierre Maspero's in New Orleans, LA MayerHawthorne 2,734 views In this episode after Mayer finds out that one of his favorite places in New Orleans to get food, Verti Marte, is closed he decided to stop by Pierre Maspero's instead. Wat...

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Mayer Hawthorne grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. "Most of the best music ever made came out of Detroit," claims the singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, who counts Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, and Barry White among his influences, but draws the most inspiration from the music of Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield, and the legendary songwriting and production trio of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland Jr.

The "retro" tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to the genre, is aware of how trends come and go. After being introduced to Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf by mutual friend Noelle Scaggs of the Rebirth, even his current boss was skeptical. "He showed me two songs and I didn't understand what I was listening to," Wolf recalls. "I asked him if they were old songs that he did re-edits of -- I couldn't believe they were new songs and that he played all the instruments."

And after meeting in person, it was even harder for Wolf to believe that Hawthorne was also the lead vocalist. Few expect such heartfelt sentiment to come from a 29-year-old white kid from Ann Arbor, but he has caught the ear of his family at Stones Throw, as well as BBC Radio 1 host Gilles Peterson and producer/DJ Mark Ronson. Expectations are high for the admitted vinyl junkie who never planned on taking his crooning public. Hawthorne's hanging-by-a-string falsetto and breakbeat production on his first recorded effort, the tender "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," are simultaneously Smokey and J Dilla -- equal parts "The Tracks of My Tears" and "Fall in Love." "It's soul," he explains, "But it's new."

Hawthorne has produced and played instruments for much of his life, but never intended to become a singer. He isn't formally trained, and never sang in the church choir or in any of the bands he was in before founding the County (formerly the County Commissioners). But here he is, new school soul sensation, who has taken the Motown assembly-line production model and eliminated nearly every element but himself and a few hired hands. "I think Mayer is the only artist in the history of the label that I've signed after hearing only two songs," says Peanut Butter Wolf. "Sometimes, you just know it's the right thing to do."

And for those willing to believe anything is possible, be grateful to have Mayer Hawthorne on the scene. It's not just throwback music anymore -- this revival is all about progression.

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Singer, Songwriter, DJ, MC

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