{"artistName":"Mayer Hawthorne","artistId":42815,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a4b/a4b4b42acda8cc82814cb582f5e53ac7_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a4b/a4b4b42acda8cc82814cb582f5e53ac7_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/a4b/a4b4b42acda8cc82814cb582f5e53ac7_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/a4b/a4b4b42acda8cc82814cb582f5e53ac7_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/a4b/a4b4b42acda8cc82814cb582f5e53ac7_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eMayer Hawthorne (born Andrew Mayer Cohen on February 2, 1979) is a singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, rapper and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The stage name \"Mayer Hawthorne\" is a combination of Cohen's real middle name (Mayer) and the name of the street he grew up on in Michigan (Hawthorne Rd). \"Mayer Hawthorne and The County\" is a name Cohen often uses when performing or recording as Mayer Hawthorne with other artists. In Cohen's words, \"The County\" is basically anyone who plays an instrument or sings on his album. It’s also his band when he performs live. Cohen also performs and records hip hop under the stage name Haircut, sometimes as part of the groups Now On \u0026amp; Athletic Mic League.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Hawthorne moved to Los Angeles and was eventually signed to Stones Throw Records by label head Peanut Butter Wolf.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMayer Hawthorne draws influence from 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 his is a purely \"throwback\" soul sound, however, Hawthorne also cites more contemporary artists, such as J-Dilla, as significant influences.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 2009, Hawthorne was featured on the cover of the third anniversary issue of Beyond Race Magazine (BRM).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe song \"Just Ain't Gonna Work Out\" was chosen as the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week for October 13, 2009.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe song \"When I Said Goodbye\", was featured in the Kanye West/Spike Jonze short film We Were Once A Fairytale.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHawthorne's song, \"Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'\" was featured in the fourth season of Ugly Betty in its finale episode entitled Hello Goodbye. The song begins in the scene at Betty's good-bye party when Marc asks Troy if he would like to dance.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Mayer+Hawthorne","playStationPath":"/stations/184712623/play","stationId":184712623,"bioPath":"/music/Mayer+Hawthorne/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/William+Bell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2f1/2f10c21d7f4900a80d0d0679e0eed4ce_md.jpg","artistName":"William Bell","artistId":3450,"station_id":113290770},{"musicPath":"/music/Menahan+Street+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/90e/90ec25768ef2abcf645fc909cadbe46d_md.jpg","artistName":"Menahan Street Band","artistId":13317,"station_id":113321366},{"musicPath":"/music/El+Michels+Affair","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/baf/baf85df7d454f2e1dbc8375a91f8efe9_md.jpg","artistName":"El Michels Affair","artistId":14711,"station_id":124671829},{"musicPath":"/music/Gabriel+Garzon+Montano","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e4e/e4eb63a5859b87ad9fbec10bdce48391_md.jpg","artistName":"Gabriel Garzón-Montano","artistId":332088,"station_id":388575629},{"musicPath":"/music/Nick+Waterhouse","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e6a/e6a5dd67ef5d016dd8f185615812632d_md.jpg","artistName":"Nick Waterhouse","artistId":407385,"station_id":398945267},{"musicPath":"/music/Lisa+Stansfield","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/527/527fbdc8d2b957b1d5b2a7c6fa95c1a1_md.jpg","artistName":"Lisa Stansfield","artistId":3737,"station_id":113278504},{"musicPath":"/music/Ledisi","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2d7/2d7d67af319c7f7f57b4cc670ce9caa3_md.jpg","artistName":"Ledisi","artistId":10757,"station_id":113335361},{"musicPath":"/music/Leela+James","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6ac/6ac09428533aba155b2fad4fde151126_md.jpg","artistName":"Leela James","artistId":15017,"station_id":126337345},{"musicPath":"/music/Joss+Stone","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/167/167468e93a1c1709a815f52e375824eb_md.jpg","artistName":"Joss Stone","artistId":7364,"station_id":113290120},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Brand+New+Heavies","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e7e/e7ee8633810b7fe8e9af2fce7e40bae6_md.jpg","artistName":"The Brand New Heavies","artistId":725,"station_id":113338430},{"musicPath":"/music/Booker+T+Jones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/681/6817d5ebe0c54ad88c2347522b21d2ca_md.jpg","artistName":"Booker T. 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