Ant Mayer

Imaginative songwriting with an energetic, yet refreshing sounding guitar fused with his unique vocals makes Stoke-on-Trent based Ant Mayer one of the undiscovered original songwriters of today With a mix of energized modern acoustic rock/blues welded with brain etching riffs, often awash with leanings towards the progressive. Former lead singer/rhythm guitarist for The Circle Circus for five years, during which time The Circle Circus built up quite a large following, playing to many a sell-out crowd touring with the likes of Supergrass, The Electric Six, Arthur Lees Love, Kasabian, Keane, Razorlight, Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster, The Duke Spirit, Shed Seven and The Bluetones and spent most of 2004 on a sell-out tour with Pete Doherty and The Babyshambles where Ant also supported Pete on his 2004 solo acoustic tour.They released their first single Conscience song in November 2004 with Look Outside as the B-side on their own label Red Means Go with the help of 1234 Records, distributed by Cargo. Shortly after the release The Circle Circus disbanded.Ant decided to forge ahead with his solo acoustic career and has since been constantly writing and gigging, supporting the likes of Steven Fretwell, Nick Harper and We are Scientists. Steadily building up a reputation as one of the most exciting and original performers in the area.In Feb 2006 he went over to Amsterdam to play at one of the Amsterdam Songwriters Guild's monthly acoustic showcases, where he played a well received set He is a regular performer at the two main venues in Stoke, The Underground and The Sugarmill and hosts a once monthly night at the Underground in hanley and also at the Glebe in Stoke showcasing the best of the local original acoustic scene. (see gigs for details)He currently has an 8 track cd available at gigs.