Brent Mason
Brent Mason | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 13, 1959 |
| Origin | gut string guitar, six-string bass guitar |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording studio guitarist and songwriter, performing primarily country music.[1]
Guitar World magazine listed Mason as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". Discovered and mentored by Chet Atkins, Mason has been named "Guitarist of the Year" 12 times by the Academy of Country Music and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter.[2][3][4][5][6]
He is a Grammy Award winner (2008) and a two-time winner of the CMA Award Musician of the Year.[7] A line of "Brent Mason" guitar models has been marketed by two different guitar manufacturers. The "Stories Collection Brent Mason Telecaster" was launched August 11, 2020.[8]
Biography
Brent Mason was born on July 13, 1959, in Van Wert, Ohio.[7] At the age of five years, he taught himself to play guitar by ear.[1] After graduating from high school, he moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. Early Nashville gigs included a stint with the Don Kelly Band, a cover band who performed at a Murfreesboro Road Honky-tonk, The Stagecoach Lounge.[9]
Mason was eventually discovered by guitarist
Mason signed to
Although Brent works mainly as a studio musician, he has produced several albums to date for artists including Erin James, Tommy Dalton, Cindy Kvinlaug, and Evi Tausen[12] and co-produced an album with Byron Gallimore for Clay Walker. In November 2013, Mason collaborated with online education site JamPlay.com to put together a series of guitar lessons for aspiring guitarists and members of JamPlay.[13]
Other contributions
From 2003 to 2010,
Mason was named one of the Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time in Guitar World magazine.[18] In the July 2016 issue of Taste of Country magazine, he was named one of the top guitarists in country music.[19]
In 2020, Mason became an endorsed
Awards
- Country Music Association (CMA) Musician of the Year – 1997 and 1998.
- Nashville Music Awards – Guitarist of the Year – 1995.[citation needed]
- Academy of Country Music – Guitarist of the Year – 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2009.[citation needed]
- MusicRow Session Guitarist of the Year 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2010.[21][22]
- National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame, 2011.[23]
- Music City Allstars Award (the musician who has played on the most top-10 songs on the radio for the entire year.)[citation needed]
References
- ^ About.com. Archived from the originalon May 28, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ Charupakorn, Joe (January 10, 2012). "Brent Mason: A Chameleon in Tune Town". premierguitar.com. Gearhead Communications (LLC).
- ^ "Summer 2011". Allstarguitarnight.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Brent Mason". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Sweetwater welcomes Brent Mason and Eleven Rack presented by Avid". Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "PG Music - GuitarStar: Brent Mason Country Features". Pgmusic.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ "Brent Mason on Nailing Nashville Twang, the Magic of a Session and the Story Behind His New Fender Signature Tele". 11 August 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Peter (December 19, 2009). "Don Kelley knows how to pick 'em". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ "Brent Mason | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Nicely, Lisa (February 9, 2009). "Former area resident Brent Mason gets Grammy; Napoleon's Scott Bauman missed out on $5,000 "Grammy Moment" prize". Crescent News. Retrieved February 17, 2009..
- ^ Theguitarfiles.com Archived December 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Brent Mason Biography
- ^ "Brent Mason's Profile on JamPlay". Jamplay.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ "GuitarPlayer: Valley Arts Brent Mason Signature Custom Pro". Guitarplayer.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "PRS Guitars | Brent Mason Signature". Prsguitars.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Wampler Pedals | Hot Wired". Wamplerpedals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "GuitarStar:Brent Mason Country". pgmusic.com. PG Music. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Whitaker, Sterling (6 August 2018). "Best Guitarists in Country Music". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Fender Press Releases & Products Updates | Fender Newsroom".
- ^ "Past Musician Award Winners". Musicrow.com. May 8, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "MusicRow Readers Name "House" Song of the Year". June 25, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "NTPHF living inductees". Ntphf.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Brent Mason Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2018)
- Partial list of Mason's album credits here
