CMT raves “He’s as earnest in his craft as a vocalist as he is as an actor.”

ROLLING STONE raves “‘Marvelous Life’ comes with shades of Bends-era Radiohead in its swirling melody and evokes the uncertainty of this present moment along with the resilience required to navigate it.”


“A cowboy who has just woken up and discovered his feelings”
-Larry Flick


Mayes boasts over 5 million career streams with Empire Nashville. Mayes (best known for playing John in Sundance cult classic film JOHN DIES AT THE END with Paul Giamatti) stars in the upcoming country music movie THE NEON HIGHWAY opposite Beau Bridges and Lee Brice; and western THE DESPERATE RIDERS with Trace Adkins - in theatres theatres now on Lionsgate. Mayes took home Best Actor at the 2020 Wild Bunch Film Festival for A SOLDIERS REVENGE with Jake Busey and Val Kilmer. Mayes is set to appear in season 2 of iHeart’s hit podcast series MAKE IT UP AS WE GO. He just wrapped filming biopic 5000 BLANKETS opposite Anna Camp for Sony Affirm Pictures.

-2020 International Songwriting Competition FINALIST ("CLOSER")
-2020 International Songwriting Competition SEMI-FINALIST ("I'LL BET")
-2019 International Songwriting Competition HONORABLE MENTION ("WE'LL SEE")
-International Songwriting Competition SEMI-FINALIST: "ROAD WITH NO LINES," "DIDN'T DO THIS ON MY OWN," "MY HEART IS BLEEDING," Best Performance
-USA Songwriting Competition Finalist
-FINALIST, International Acoustic Music Awards




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