Ringo Starr, Ziggy Modeliste, Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Lloyd Knibbs, Sly Dunbar, Stewart Copeland, Jack DeJonette, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Dan Reiser, Jay Bellerose, Tony Williams, Neil Peart, John Bonham, Billy Higgins, Steve Jordan, Jordi Rossy, Charley Drayton, Levon Helm, Clyde Stubblefield, Mick Fleetwood, Russ Kunkel, John Guerin, Bernard Purdie, Stravinsky, Dvorak, Bela Bartok, Frederica Bishop, Andy Hess, Clark Gayton,
Kundera, Tolle, Dante Picciano, Pema Chodron, Dad, Miles, Joni Mitchelll, Fred Hinger, Chris Lamb, Harold Jones, Jerry Mashburn, Tim Haley, Boogaloo Blowout, Bloomdaddies, Bill Sims, Irving Louis Lattin, Todd Reid, Jimmy Conners, Bjorn Borg, My 3 older sisters-Kathy, Dede, and Alane.
Drummer Tony Mason grew up in Southern Pines, North Carolina and started playing percussion at age seven. After studying at East Carolina University for one year, Tony moved to NYC in 1986 to finish his education at The Manhattan School Of Music. He came to receive a performance degree in classical percussion and became very active in the jazz program. Tony recently appeared on the track "Thinking About You" on Norah Jones' latest release, Not Too Late. He has backed numerous artists on various TV shows including David Letterman, American Love Story on PBS, Craig Kilborn, and The View. He has also played on tracks for commercials for Nike, Vila, Coca-Cola, NBA, WNBA, and yes, Viagra!
Tony Mason has worked with many top producers including Nile Rodgers, Camu Celli, Ron Saint Germain and Russ Titelman. He has toured and/or recorded with Norah Jones, Martha Wainwright, Cyril Neville, Joan Osborne, Paula Cole, Charlie Hunter and many others. An interesting side note is that Tony's brother-in-law is the legendary funk drummer, Zigaboo Modeliste.
Hello Tony, How is Life in Brooklyn this fine day? Hope all is well with you and your music ventures. Please check out 'Paging Mr Kringler' when you get a chance. Enjoy your Sunday
September 1:st our 1:st single, Dare To Lick (Hunter's Red Sleeve), from our upcoming album SILENT REVOLUTION,was released and is available on iTunes but also on our MySpace of course!
The album will be released October 1:st and later that month we go on tour in Germany with The Movements.
CHECK OUT MY NEW SLIDE VIDEO FOR "IM FEELIN YA" PLUS CHECK OUT THE "PROM QUEEN REMIX" WITH LIL WAYNE FEAT YOURS TRULY BOTH PRODUCED BY T.CHARLES. HER ALBUM (THE WAY) IS NOW ON ITUNES, AMAZON, NAPSTER, AND CDBABY. TO ALL DJS THAT WOULD LIKE A COPY OF MY SINGLE SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. TO FANS THAT WOULD LIKE TO HELP PROMOTE ME YOU CAN PUT ME ON YOUR TOP FRIENDS LIST, PUT MY SINGLE ON YOUR PAGE, OR PUT PICS OF ME ON YOUR PAGE. PLUS FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER AT WWW.TWITTER.COM/LILBABYTCP.
we'd be stoked to see you come by our MySpace page to check out our new
tunes. They are high energy and listener friendly. Thanks for your
friendship and support!
My self-produced upcoming 7-song EP, "B Sides from B Street" is set to hit shelves June 30th. Come take a listen to a handful of the tracks and see what you think! Influences span the likes of: John Prine, Chris Smither, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Jackie Greene, Josh Ritter, Wilco, Redbird, and other singer/songwriters keeping the craft alive.
I'm booking shows throughout California right now if any other musicians are looking to cobill.
Soul Drums is a cookin groove! Very sweet indeed. Hello Tony, reading your bio there it looks like you've provided drumming for some big names. I Love both of the Goats in Trees CDs (I can't believe 'When the Morning Comes' has been out for a Decade already!)Drop by anytime, Have a great week.