Jared Mahone

  As forerunners of the midwest "garage soul" movement, Jared Mahone and his band fill out singer/songwriter tunes with the throwback sound of a powerhouse band full of ankle-deep pocket players. Bill Withers/Marc Brussard/Allen Stone In the wake of his 2010 song-a-week creative writing experiment called The Mixtape Project, Jared Mahone found himself with a catalog of songs broad enough for a handful of albums. Because the project was crowd-focused and crowd-inspired, he left it u...

  As forerunners of the midwest "garage soul" movement, Jared Mahone and his band fill out singer/songwriter tunes with the throwback sound of a powerhouse band full of ankle-deep pocket players. Bill Withers/Marc Brussard/Allen Stone In the wake of his 2010 song-a-week creative writing experiment called The Mixtape Project, Jared Mahone found himself with a catalog of songs broad enough for a handful of albums. Because the project was crowd-focused and crowd-inspired, he left it up to that crowd to create their own mix tapes. Fans chose their favorites from the catalog. After compiling these lists, Jared set out to record what would become a full-length album completely dedicated to those people that influence and support what he does as an independent artist, songwriter and performer. His brand of current, soul-influenced pop melodies and sonics make up his new album appropriately entitled "Mixtape". The record was created by an all-star team including producer Jerry DePizzo of multi-platinum recording artists O.A.R., Grammy award winning mix engineer Mike Landolt (Maroon 5), and Grammy award winning mastering engineer Brian Lucey (The Shins, The Black Keys).