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John Mayer
JOHN MAYER "BATTLE STUDIES” TOUR
WITH
SPECIAL GUESTS MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
JOHN MAYER ANNOUNCES "BATTLE STUDIES” TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD There is no substitute to seeing John Mayer perform live and the recent release of Battle Studies kicks off a North American tour beginning February 8th in Charleston, SC and feature special guest, Michael Franti & Spearhead (dates below).
Battle Studies is the fourth studio album from the seven-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/guitar player/producer and incorporates the warmth, melodies and simplicity of 70's and 80's California rock and pop. Battle Studies is a confessional, relaxed and liberated album recorded in a private home in California where Mayer lived and worked over the course of six months before wrapping at the famed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. The album was co-produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan.
MAYER’S BATTLE STUDIES CANADIAN TOUR DATES WITH SPECIAL GUEST MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD:
April 1 Thu - Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
April 3 Sat - Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
April 4 Sun - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
April 6 Tue - Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
April 7 Wed - Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
ABOUT JOHN MAYER - The consistency with which John Mayer combines word craft and melody has earned him rarefied status in popular culture as a genuine and respected songwriter and musician. Since his acclaimed debut in 2001 with Room For Squares, each release has earned John Mayer additional accolades. Through 2003's Heavier Things, his work with John Mayer Trio in 2005, CONTINUUM's 2006 release and now, Battle Studies, John Mayer has established himself as a musician and collaborator who exceeds genre boundaries. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has earned seven Grammy Awards and sold nearly 12.5 million albums worldwide.
In May 2007, Time Magazine placed John Mayer on their Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers. For two consecutive years, Rolling Stone Magazine featured John Mayer on the cover of their annual "Guitar" issue - first with the May 2008 "Living Guitar Legends" issue and then as part of February 2007's "Guitar Heroes" round-ups featuring Mayer with peers and icons alike. From rock to blues, hip-hop to jazz to country, Mayer has performed and/or recorded with Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Burnett, Herbie Hancock, Dixie Chicks, Jay Z, Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.
ABOUT MICHAEL FRANTI - Michael Franti’s latest CD All Rebel Rockers, is not only the highest Billboard Top 200 Album Chart debut of his career, it has been on that chart longer than any other Franti CD. The CD’s smash "Say Hey (I Love You)” is expected to be a certified digital platinum single by the end of November ‘09. Appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Fallon and other national television outlets have served to drive the more than 3.1 million YouTube views for "Say Hey (I Love You)”.
The Bay Area born Franti has been bringing our world exceptionally powerful, deeply felt music under a variety of names and in a wide range of genres for twenty years. From the intense punk rock of the Beatnigs, to the deeply political rap he made with the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy to his joyful and meaningful modern soul music with Spearhead, and now as Michael Franti & Spearhead, this still young man has released an impressive series of recordings that have vividly reflected his status as a musical citizen of this world. His critically hailed live performances have been tabbed as "some of the best the industry has to offer today.”
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