John Mayer Biography

John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American recording artist, producer and environmentalist. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following, and now lives in Montana. His first two studio albums , Room For Squares (2001) and Heavier Things (2003), did well commercially , achieving multi- platinum. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Your Body Is a Wonderland.”

Mayer began his performing career mainly acoustic rock , but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with blues artists such as BB King , Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio . The blues influence can be heard through their 2005 live album Try! With the John Mayer Trio and his third album Continuum Studio, released in September 2006. At the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007 Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Waiting on the World to Change." He released his fourth studio album, Battle Studies, in November 2009. Their fifth album, Born and Raised, which saw another change in musical style, was released in May 2012, followed by his sixth album Paradise Valley in August 2013. Has sold over ten million albums in the United States and more than 20 million albums worldwide.

Mayer’s career searches were extended to comedy, graphic design, TV hosting, and writing, but he has written pieces for magazines, especially for Esquire. He played in charities and participates in various environmental causes.