Rob Mayes is an American actor and singer-songwriter best known for his role in the ABC hit-series “Mistresses” and the cult-classic “John Dies at the End.”
Mayes has released several singles over the course of 2019 including “Road With No Lines” which has garnered over 127K streams on Spotify, a bluesy track titled, “My Heart is Bleeding,” along with his debut single, “Closer.” Other recently released tracks include “Kiss The Night” which premiered on Billboard, “We’ll See” which premiered on The Boot and “Prospector” which premiered on Sounds Like Nashville. Mayes has loved seeing the response to his recent releases, some of which have been featured on the Spotify editorial playlist, “New Music Nashville.” “Closer” has received airplay from Country radio stations across the US and the music video was included as part of CMT’s “Next Up Now” series. The artist’s debut album, Closer, is set for release on Sept. 20, 2019.
Mayes is very familiar with the world of entertainment. In addition to his role on “Mistresses” and “John Dies at the End” with Paul Giamatti, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival, his other credits include Lifetime’s “The Client List” with Jennifer Love Hewitt and CW’s “ Frequency” and “90210.” Other film credits include “Deep Blue Sea 2,” “Ice Castles,” “Burning Blue,” “The American Mall” opposite Nina Dobrev, “Melvin Smarty,” “Dangerous Matrimony,” “My Christmas Inn” opposite Tia Mowry, “Love for Christmas,” “A Soldier’s Heart” where he stars alongside Val Kilmer, AnnaLynne McCord and Jake Busey, “Maybe I’m Fine,” “Into Thin Air” with Samaire Armstrong and FOX’s “Proven Innocent.”
From Cleveland, he’s no stranger to the genre. As a young boy riding in the car with his father, Mayes was introduced to the songs of Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Michael Peterson where he was immediately drawn to the stories, melodies, and harmonies. Playing piano from the age of five and guitar since the age of thirteen, Mayes has written countless songs; instrumental, pop, singer-songwriter, jazz, but it is Country music that he is most proud of and that gives him the most joy.
“I began writing songs when I was seven or eight years old,” Mayes recalls. “My piano teacher taught me classical music, but like my father, I wanted to play jazz. My teacher’s approach was rather disciplined, though I’d always take the chords and progressions from the sheet music in front of me and come up with my own progressions and melodies. I then had a grade school teacher who supported me like no one else, and she would ask me to play my newest song that I had written for the class every week, and that encouragement kept me writing and trusting that what I was doing maybe wasn’t so bad after all. I guess there’s always been a story trying to come out of me in one shape or another. So I suppose it’s no wonder I found my way to country music,” explains Mayes.
