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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Berkeley Mason |
| Born | January 27, 1944 Birmingham, England |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, instrumental rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Producer, Author |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, Keyboards, Bass, Guitar |
| Years active | 1964 - present |
| Label(s) | Capitol, Columbia, Sony, EMI, Harvest |
| Associated acts | Pink Floyd Sigma 6 The Screaming Abdabs Mason & Fenn |
Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born January 27, 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the drummer for Pink Floyd. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Instrumental rock is a type of Rock music which emphasizes Musical instruments, and which features no or very little Singing. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and Pink Floyd are Sigma 6 was a Rhythm and blues band formed in 1964 by Roger Waters while he was studying architecture at a college in London. Sigma 6 was a Rhythm and blues band formed in 1964 by Roger Waters while he was studying architecture at a college in London. Profiles is an album by Pink Floyd 's drummer Nick Mason and 10cc 's guitarist Rick Fenn, released in 1985 Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own District committee. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Pink Floyd are He has been the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He also competes in auto racing events, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe,
The son of the documentary film maker Bill Mason, he was born in Birmingham but brought up in Hampstead, London (many online biographies mistakenly cite the street address Downshire Hill - sometimes as "the Downshire Hills" - as a district of Birmingham) and attended Frensham Heights School, Surrey. Rowland Hill Berkeley Mason ( 9 November 1915 &ndash 17 January 2002) known as Bill Mason, was an English documentary Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Frensham Heights School is an Independent school located in Surrey, England, run by the registered charity Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. He later studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the University of Westminster), where he teamed up with Roger Waters, Bob Klose and Richard Wright in 1964 to form Pink Floyd's predecessor, Sigma 6. The University of Westminster is a university in London, England, formed in 1992 as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, which allowed George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Rado 'Bob' Klose (born 1944 sometimes referred to as Bob Close or Brian Close in various publications is an English architect musician and photographer Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Sigma 6 was a Rhythm and blues band formed in 1964 by Roger Waters while he was studying architecture at a college in London.
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Career
Mason has played drums on every Pink Floyd album, although it was later revealed that his contributions to the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason were quite minimal. A Momentary Lapse of Reason is Pink Floyd 's 1987 Album, the band's first release after the departure of Roger Waters from the band in 1985
Despite conflicts over ownership of the name 'Pink Floyd', Roger Waters and Nick Mason are now on good terms. Mason joined Waters on the last two nights of his 2002 world tour to play drums on the Pink Floyd song "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", and he also played drums on some concerts of Waters' European tour in 2006, and during performances in Los Angeles and New York City in the United States. " Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun " is a song by British Psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the On May 12, 2007, Mason joined Waters again on stage at Earls Court to play Dark Side of the Moon. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Earls Court, a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive
In July 2005, Mason, Gilmour, Wright, and Waters played together on stage for the first time in 24 years. A four song set was played at the Live 8 concert in London. The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, England on 2 July 2005, in front of over 200000 people Mason also joined David Gilmour and Richard Wright for the encore during Gilmour's show at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on May 31, 2006, reuniting the post-Waters Pink Floyd. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mason has also claimed to be the link between Gilmour and Waters, and believes the band will play live again. His answers have ranged from "playing again for a charitable cause" to "a tour" given in various interviews in the last few years. He also stated in 2006 that Pink Floyd have not officially disbanded yet.
The only Pink Floyd songs that are solely credited to Mason are "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Parts 1-3" (from Ummagumma) and "Speak to Me" (from The Dark Side of the Moon). " The Grand Vizier's Garden Party " is a three part instrumental from Pink Floyd 's Ummagumma album Ummagumma is a Progressive rock double album by Pink Floyd, released in 1969 This article is about the Pink Floyd song For the Audio Adrenaline song see Lift. The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive The one-off song by the band entitled Nick's Boogie was named after him. " Nick's Boogie " is a song by Pink Floyd and was played only once according to official recordings
The only times Mason's voice has been included on Pink Floyd's albums are "Corporal Clegg", the single spoken line in "One of These Days" and spoken parts of "Signs of Life" and "Learning to Fly" (the latter taken from actual recording of Mason's first solo flight) from A Momentary Lapse of Reason. " Corporal Clegg " is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets " One of These Days " is the opening track from Pink Floyd 's 1971 album Meddle. " Signs of Life " is the opening song on A Momentary Lapse of Reason, the first Pink Floyd album headed by David Gilmour, in the absence " Learning to Fly " is the second song on Pink Floyd 's album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. A Momentary Lapse of Reason is Pink Floyd 's 1987 Album, the band's first release after the departure of Roger Waters from the band in 1985 He does, however, sing lead vocals on two unreleased but heavily bootlegged tracks, "Scream Thy Last Scream" (1967) and "The Merry Xmas Song" (1975-1976). Syd Barrett-era unreleased songs Lucy Leave "Lucy Leave" is one of the first songs of Pink Floyd. Syd Barrett-era unreleased songs Lucy Leave "Lucy Leave" is one of the first songs of Pink Floyd. In live performances of the song "Sheep", he did the spoken section.
Unlike the other members of Pink Floyd, Mason has rarely played an instrument other than his usual one (drums). He has only ever played non-percussive instruments on "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party", his personal composition from Ummagumma, where he provided some keyboard, guitar and bass noises, and on live versions of "Outside the Wall", where he played acoustic guitar along with the rest of the band. He has claimed that he took some failed violin and piano lessons as a child.
Mason has done some work with other people, notably as a drummer and producer for Steve Hillage, Robert Wyatt, The Damned and Gong. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Steve Hillage is a British musician best known as a guitarist Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 in Bristol) is an English Musician, and founding member of the influential The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an Gong is a progressive / Psychedelic rock band formed by Australian Musician Daevid Allen. He also drummed for Michael Mantler. Michael Mantler (born August 10 1943) is an Austrian Trumpeter and Composer in new Jazz and contemporary music
Away from music
| Nick Mason | |
| Nationality |  British |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1979 – 1980, 1982 – 1984 |
| Teams | Dorset Racing Associates EMKA Productions Dome Racing GTi Engineering |
| Best finish | 18th (1979) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Mason is married (to his second wife, Nettie) and has four children; two daughters (Holly and Chloe) from his first marriage and two sons (Guy and Cary) from his second. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, EMKA Racing was a British racing team founded in 1980 by Steve O'Rourke, manager of the band Pink Floyd. literally "child's dream" is a Japanese based racing car constructor involved mainly in open wheel and Sports car racing. Richard Lloyd Racing ( RLR) originally named GTi Engineering, was a British Auto racing team created in 1977 by driver Richard Lloyd The 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 47th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 9 and 10, 1979. They live in Hampstead, London however they often stay in the Wiltshire town of Corsham in the former home of Camilla Parker Bowles. Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye Corsham is a small medieval town in northwest Wiltshire, England.
As Floyd's recording and touring schedule grew more sporadic, Mason was left with more time to pursue his favourite hobby, auto racing. He owns (through his company Ten Tenths) and races several classic cars, and has competed successfully at the 24 hours of Le Mans. Classic car is a term frequently used to describe an older car, but the exact meaning is subject to differences in opinion The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, His collection has been a subject of his 1998 book, Into the Red which he documents his experience with his cars along with some histories. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) [1] He is also a qualified pilot, and flies a Aerospatiale AS 350 Squirrel helicopter in specially painted colours. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. [2]
Mason was invited by Ferrari to purchase one of their 400 Enzos, which Jeremy Clarkson pleaded with him to borrow for reviewing purposes on the BBC motoring programme Top Gear. Ferrari SpA is an Italian Sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy The Enzo Ferrari is a 12-cylinder mid-engine Berlinetta named after the company's founder Enzo Ferrari. Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960 is an English broadcaster Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly Mason agreed, on the sole condition that throughout the review, Clarkson promoted the release of Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd. Inside Out A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason 's personal Memoir of Pink Floyd published on 28 October 2004 This led to Clarkson using Pink Floyd album titles in his description of the Enzo and The Stig driving round the track with Another Brick In The Wall playing. The Stig is the name given to the anonymous Racing driver on the BBC motoring show Top Gear. " Another Brick in the Wall " is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme on Pink Floyd 's 1979 Concept album, Mason says that his favourite car of all time is the Ferrari 250 GTO, and owns one of the 36 built. Design and development The 250 GTO was designed to compete in GT racing. He later sold his Ferrari Enzo to millionaire Mohammad Jamil for £650 000.
Nick Mason's book, Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, was published in the UK in October 2004. Inside Out A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason 's personal Memoir of Pink Floyd published on 28 October 2004 It is also available, abridged, as a 3CD audio book, read by Mason.
He is worth £55 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2006-2007. The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement [3]
Discography
With Pink Floyd
Solo albums
With Rick Fenn
Books
- Into the Red: 22 Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motor Sport (with Mark Hales) - September 3, 1998 (first edition), September 9, 2004 (second edition)
- Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd - October 28, 2004
References
- ^ http://www.tentenths.co.uk/www/index2.htm
- ^ Stock Photography image of Nick Mason of Pink Floyd In his special pain stock photo
- ^ Sunday Times Rich List 2006-2007, A & C Black (ISBN 978-0713679410)
External links
- Nick Mason's Drummerworld profile
- Nick Mason Interviews
- "Into the Red" driving Nick's racing cars
- Ten Tenths official site
- Inside Out book page from Pink Floyd official site