Mayer wuxuu soo jiitay dareenka Gregg Latterman ee Aware Records iyada oo loo marayo aqoon u leh Mayer, qareen, oo u soo diray Aware EP-giisa. Ka dib markii uu ku daray isaga riwaayadaha Aware Festival iyo heesaha uu ku soo ururiyey Aware, horraantii 2001, Aware wuxuu sii daayay albumka internetka oo keliya ee loo yaqaan, Room for Squares. Waqtigan, Aware wuxuu soo gabagabeeyay heshiis ay la gashay Columbia Records oo siiyay Columbia Records markii ugu horreysay ee ay saxiixdo farshaxanno Aware. Bishii Sebtember, waxay dib u habeysay oo dib u soo saartay Columbia Records Room for Squares.
sawirada xayawaanada yaryar ee loo yaqaano (anthropomorphic bunnies)