May 2024 · 7 minute read

Mayer Hawthorne Biography

Mayer Hawthorne (Andrew Mayer Cohen) is a Grammy-nominated American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. He is also known for having performed and records in the groups Tuxedo and Jaded Incorporated.

Mayer Hawthorne Age

Cohen was born on 2nd of February 1979 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is 40 years old as of 2019.

Mayer Hawthorne Family

There is no information about his family background, there is also no information about how he was raised.

Mayer Hawthorne Wife

There are no records about him and he is said to be possibly single. We have no records of past relationships of his relationship.

Mayer Hawthorne Education

There is no information about his educational background.

Mayer Hawthorne Career

Hawthorne began his career out as a member of the group, Athletic Mic League (as DJ Haircut), based in Ann Arbor, he later before moving to Los Angeles in 2005. He was later signed to Stones Throw Records by label head Peanut Butter Wolf. Originally his tracks were created for sampling purposes and for pleasure, but upon hearing them Peanut Butter Wolf insisted they be made into an album. Hawthorne has had no previous vocal training. His debut single, “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”/”When I Said Goodbye”, was released on a red heart-shaped 7″ record on Stones Throw Records on November 4, 2008.

His second single “Maybe So, Maybe No”/”I Wish It Would Rain” was released on a 12″ record on Stones Throw Records on April 19, 2009. His debut album, A Strange Arrangement was released on CD and LP on Stones Throw Records on September 8, 2009. The song “When I Said Goodbye”, was featured in the Kanye West/Spike Jonze short film We Were Once a Fairytale. In 2011, Hawthorne performed guest vocals for the Sebastian song “Love in Motion” featured on Sebastian’s 2011 album Total. On July 15, 2011, Mayer Hawthorne was a guest, along with famed Memphis/Stax Records keyboardist Booker T. Jones, on Episode 43 of Daryl Hall’s Live From Daryl’s House webcast.

Him together with Hall, and Jones combined with Hall’s house band on “Strange Arrangement”, “Green Onions”, “No Strings”, “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”, and “Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin'” and Hall’s “You Make My Dreams” and “Private Eyes”. During Hall’s dinner for the group, Hawthorne stated that, when working as a hip hop DJ, he began recording his own Motown-style tracks to avoid paying fees for sampling other artists’ work. He also played all the instruments on each of those tracks, in addition to recording all his own vocals.

He was a musical guest on the Conan TV show on October 17, 2011, and the Late Show with David Letterman on October 25, 2011. He then on both shows, the group performed “The Walk”, his first single from How Do You Do. In 2012 Hawthorne released the six-track live EP KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, as a part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday. In late May 2013, Hawthorne released his single “Her Favorite Song” from his album Where Does This Door Go. It is noted that the album is a departure from his throwback style in his past three albums. Later that year, he received a Grammy nomination for “Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package” for his album How Do You Do.

He got influenced by the music of Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, Barry White, Smokey Robinson, and the legendary songwriting and production trio of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Edward Holland, Jr. (known collectively as Holland–Dozier–Holland). Taking umbrage at the notion that he is a purely “throwback” soul sound, however, Hawthorne also cites more contemporary artists, such as J Dilla, Hanne Hukkelberg, and Santigold, as significant influences.

Mayer Hawthorne Net Worth

Mayer has an estimated net worth of $14 million, He is said to have acquired his wealth via his career.

Mayer Hawthorne Albums

A Strange Arrangement – Released: September 8, 2009
How Do You Do – Released: October 11, 2011
Where Does This Door Go – Released: July 16, 2013
The Big Knock – Released: June 17, 2014
Tuxedo- Released: March 3, 2015
Man About Town-Released: April 8, 2016
Tuxedo II -Released: March 24, 2017

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Mayer Hawthorne has over 100 million plays on YouTube, Spotify and all those other Internet sites. His sophomore album How Do You Do earned him a Grammy nod. And if he got a vote for every SoundCloud follower he has (five million), he could get elected Senator somewhere. But he’s not some piece of shit politician; he’s a musician who writes songs from the soul.

Here’s some stuff you can’t find on Wikipedia: Mayer Hawthorne starts his day off with waffles and The Whispers or turkey sausage and Steely Dan. Sometimes it’s punk rock and pancakes for dinner. It doesn’t matter as long as it’s breakfast food and music.

Raised by hippie parents in Ann Arbor, Michigan, smack between the Hash Bash and the car factories — Hawthorne’s old man taught him to play bass guitar at age five. He would play records in the house all while Mayer was growing up. He put him up on game. He’d say, “You hear him singing there? That’s David Ruffin.” Or, “You hear that guitar solo? That’s Stephen Stills.” And young Hawthorne would sit there, with his bowl of cereal, soaking it up.

Mayer DJed in Michigan at the height of Detroit hip-hop. He was there. Before Em blew, when Dilla was still alive. He was spinning records and making rap beats. Now he’s making soul records and rappers are sampling him. Circle of life.

Mayer’s been digging in the crates and you can hear the influences in his music. A touch of Shuggie Otis here, some Bob Marley there, a sprinkle of Sly Stone…

On his fourth full-length album, due out this spring, Hawthorne is back to handling the lion’s share of production. He also played damn near every instrument on the album and penned every track. His songwriting pulls from his life and observations; his heartache and joy. Sometimes it’s groovy, other times he’s vulnerable and sincere. It’s the shit people listen to when they wanna get drunk and stoned and sentimental. The reason? Mayer Hawthorne stays making that timeless, soulful, baby-making music.

Mayer Hawthorne Man About Town

Man About Town is the fourth studio album by American singer Hawthorne. It was released on in 2016, by BMG Rights Management and Vagrant Man About Town received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on eight reviews.

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