04 Feb 2014

Behind the Door: Mayer Hawthorne

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Welp – it finally happened! I went to my first show since living here in the Bay and I don’t think I could’ve have picked a better show to see. Mayer Hawthorne was the last musician I worked with when I was in Seattle so it was somewhat fitting that he was the first act I’d see after my big move. I’ve been a huge fan of Mayer Hawthorne since “A Strange Arrangement” and when I had the opportunity to plan out a music festival for my university, I felt a very strong pull towards booking him. I just knew that he was going to be something much bigger than he was at the time. It’s been nearly two years and he’s pretty much still with the same band if not the exact same band that I saw him perform with originally. His latest album “Where Does This Door Go?” is an incredible piece that boosts appearances from Pharrell Williams and Kendrick Lamar on his tracks.

Mayer Hawthorne and his band are some of the nicest people that I ever had a chance to work with and they are making something amazing. I was thrilled to be able to see them in Oakland this past weekend. Their new set includes a fresh batch of cover transitions, more tracks packed into the show than ever before because he now has three albums, and some pretty smooth choreography. The video above is a mini doc of the Behind the Scenes look at the making of “Where Does This Door Go?” and I found it to be pretty fascinating. I’m really excited for the direction in which this group is headed in and as long as they continue to tour here in the Bay, I’m going to continue to see them.

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