Background
He was born in the Indianapolis area and attended Triton Central High School in Shelby County, Indiana.
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Career
Prior to that he had competed on television show Nashville Star. Mason has self-released several recordings, and is now signed to Warner Brothers He grew up listening to traditional country music
He says he started playing guitar at age eleven, and from that time onward wanted to sing professionally.
He was 16 when he opened for the Charlie Daniels Band in western Massachusetts. Six months after graduating high school in 2004, he moved to Nashville to pursue his career, and found work as a session musician almost immediately.
Within three weeks, he was performing in live shows. In 2006, at age 20, he appeared on Nashville Star, finishing in fourth place.
Afterwards, his productivity was affected by a struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, from which he recovered.
He subsequently performed live as often as four times a week in venues on Lower Broadway. Anticipating a slow process of creating and releasing a major-label album, Mason continued to tour and self-release recordings. He released the European Parliament America"s Favorite Pastime in 2012.
Mason lives in Nashville.
