John Mayer

John Mayer
John Mayer performing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival on July 28, 2007
Background information
Birth name	John Clayton Mayer
Born	(1977-10-16) October 16, 1977 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genres	Blues-rock, Pop rock, Soul rock
Occupation(s)	Guitarist Singer-songwriter Columnist
Instruments	Guitar Vocals Keyboards
Years active	1998 – present
Labels	Aware, Columbia, Sony BMG
Associated acts	John Mayer Trio LoFi Masters
Website	www.johnmayer.com

John Clayton Mayer (surname pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.jɜr/) (born October 16, 1977) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. From Connecticut, he went to the Berklee College of Music, before moving to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1998. His first two albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, were successful and were made multi-platinum by the RIAA. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for his song "Your Body Is a Wonderland". In 2005 he started a band called The John Mayer Trio with bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan. In 2008 a live cover he did of Michael Jackson's Beat It with Fall Out Boy was released. His sixth album, Paradise Valley, was released in August 2013.

Other websites

• Official John Mayer site
• Official John Mayer Trio site
• Mayer's MySpace page
• Mayer's blog at Honeyee.com
• Mayer's photoblog at StunningNikon.com