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Seattle Times interview with Ann Arbor's Mayer Hawthorne

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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People from coast to coast in the U.S. are starting to recognize Ann Arbor music-product Mayer Hawthorne these days. It's a classic case of suburban white boy making good by channeling Motown soul. Thank goodness Mayer does it it so well.

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The artist known as Mayer Hawthorne plays Fisher Green stage at Bumbershoot Saturday, September 5th. His style: Motown. His pedigree: hip-hop. His phone manner: Affable.

The singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/DJ/producer is as yet mostly unknown to the public at large. I predict this will change.

In his Matson on Music interview, Hawthorne (known to the government as Andrew Mayer Cohen) mentions a surprise upcoming album with Seattle hiphop producer Jake One (!), and touches on topics like listening to Motown with his dad, the joys of being signed to Stones Throw Records -- the only label that would let him release his single on red, heart-shaped vinyl without batting an eye at how expensive that is (his idea) -- and whether he's had more success with the ladies as a hiphop DJ or soul singer.

Read the rest of the story here.