Bio

Mason was born and raised in Houma, Louisiana.  He started on the guitar at age 9; soon after, Mason started playing the saxophone.  While in middle school, Mason recorded 2 albums on guitar with his original rock band, “The Risen.”  The group played numerous clubs and bars around the south Louisiana area.

For high school, Mason chose to attend a magnet school in north Louisiana with a dedicated arts program, where he was also able to study with the local university’s saxophone professor.  While in high school, Mason attended the Brevard Music Center for a summer session.

After graduating high school, Mason began college at Louisiana State University as an Economics major, but continued to perform music around the area with many local music groups.  Some of these experiences involved opening up for 2 Grammy Award winning acts, including Chubby Carrier and the Rebirth Brass Band.

After 2 years of college, Mason decided to pursue music full time and switch his major to Jazz Studies.  Mason can be seen performing with the LSU Jazz Ensemble and jazz combos, as well as many local music groups around South Louisiana.