Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 9:00pm

Sacred Grounds

468 W. 6th St.

San Pedro, CA 90731

310-514-0440 | sgrounds.com

all ages, free admission

* with Daryl Anderson (solo percussion)

 

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 8:30pm

Crane's Tavern

1611 N. El Centro

Los Angeles, CA 90028

323-467-6600 | myspace.com/cranestavern

21 and older, free admission

 

Originally from Florida, Brandon Mayer moved to California with his family during high school.  He went on to study music and documentary film at UCLA.  After living in Spain and New York, he returned to California and, while working as a schoolteacher, made the beautiful full-length Sea of Stars, which was self-released in the fall of 2000, soon after followed by the EP Palm Tree and Culver.

As an ensemble and solo artist, Mayer has toured and performed extensively.  Also a composer, he has written music for theater and films that have been broadcasted on television and performed/screened at festivals throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.  Mayer lives and works as a teacher in Los Angeles; he also serves as a music lecturer at UCLA.  

A collaboration with producer David Rosa and a collection of LA-Oakland based musicians, Brandon Mayer & the Hidden Powers have completed work on a new full-length recording, Nothing Without Love, which was released in October 2007.  It is available at Amoeba Records (Hollywood), iTunes, Amazon.com, and other online outlets.