After opening for 2 Chainz and participating on American Idol, Mike Hauser has made a name for himself in the music industry. Lionel Richie himself told Hauser "I hear a young Rod Stewart when I close my eyes". David Saslow of Atlantic Records later listened to "Memories on Polaroid", Mike's EP, and called So Down and Four Years "quality singles". Mike Hauser is putting together a backing band to play local shows in the DC area to cultivate his local fan base before branching out to other areas of the globe.