Mason Douglas “Putting everything you love back into country music”
"MY WILD HEART" - Mason Douglas (Rural Rhythm Records) Release Date: August 24, 2010 DMDS | Play MPE | AirplayDirect Click album cover for 300 dpi HIGH RES
New Single Release: "Anything Can Happen" GFA on AirplayDirect June 15, 2010
GFA on DMDS and Play MPE on June 21, 2010
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SINGLE: "Anything Can Happen" Songwriter: Mason Douglas (Wild Cataclysm Music/Little Biscuit Music/Chobe Music BMI)
Lead Vocals: Mason Douglas
Drums & Percussion: Brian Pruitt
Bass: Alison Prestwood
Acoustic/Electric Guitars: Chris Leuzinger
Dobro: Randy Kohrs
Piano/Keyboard/B3: Tim Lauer
“The track is as clean as a new nickel, and Douglas—who sounds a bit like Josh Gracin—totally delivers the goods, thanks to an exuberant, warm vocal. It’s a cool song with a truthful hook, and while any indie record has long odds with country radio, this one fully meshes with the mainstream big cats.” American Twang More high res
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Track Listing and Order:
01 My Wild Heart (3:52)
02 Big Bad Wolf (4:21)
03 People Fall in Love (3:31)
04 Trabajo Manana (Fiesta Today!) (3:58)
05 Hesitate (4:38)
06 Gettin' Warmed Up (4:15)
07 Anything Can Happen (5:08)
08 Speak to Me (3:51)
09 That's a Life (4:11)
10 For the Girls (4:21)
11 Goodbye Woman (3:47)
Production Credits
Produced by Greg Strizek
Recorded at OMNIsound Studios and
Verge Studios, Nashville, TN
Engineer: Greg Strizek
Assistant Engineer: Rory Rositas
Mastered by: Hank Williams at MasterMix, Nashville, TN
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“You say you want some tempo tunes? Well, step right up. This week’s stack of platters contains a bevy of boppers. Marty Stuart, The McClymonts, Blaine Larsen, Mason Douglas and Eric Heatherly are all tapping their toes. Margaret Durante and Jewel are both breezy, too.
Who is Mason Douglas, and where has he been all my life? I don’t know when I have heard a more accomplished debut single. And he wrote it all by himself. Give that man a DisCovery Award." —Wow. This guy’s wedding song takes off like a rocketship and blazes across your brain with its jets firing wide open. Power and drive to spare. The CD is titled My Wild Heart, and you can bet I’ll be playing the rest of it.” Robert K. Oermann, Music Row
“Mason also has just released a new album called My Wild Heart, which showcases his versatility as a performer and writer. But most of his work is impacted by his appreciation of rock and pop music, which combines with his Country sensibility to make a compelling (and UK-friendly) mix.”Voice of Country
Bio
Mason Douglas: Putting everything you love back into
country music!
That is what Mason Douglas set out to do and that is exactly what he has fiercely done with his distinctive declaration of country music, soul, blues, and rock. There’s a saying around Nashville…a mantra among songwriters: “It All Begins With A Song.” For Mason Douglas, it not only begins with a song…it grabs the listener, crosses every one of their emotional frontiers, and continues to live even after breaking through every single boundary.
Mason’s fans have become addicted to his distinguished diversity, some saying he sounds like Chris Isaak with his signature, sexy falsettos; some saying Garth Brooks with his honesty and range; and others even saying he’s “country music’s Rob Thomas”. Most likely, you’ll hear this influence of these artists, along with the likes of Ricky Van Shelton, Marvin Gaye, Patty Griffin, Radney Foster, Pearl Jam, and even Guns ‘N Roses, to name a minute selection of Mason’s icons.
Mason has spent his lifetime chasing country music before making his way to Nashville and grabbing it by the horns. Growing up an Air Force Brat in the deserts of Tucson, Arizona, he had his fair share of ranch life, fake ID’s, broken hearts, and country music on the airwaves. His mother taught him how to ride a horse, his father taught him dedication and persistence, his sister taught him how to sing, and few ex-girlfriends taught him how to write a song. He sifted through his parent’s record and tape collections, full of rodeo albums from Chris LeDoux and classics from George Strait, all of which he drew from when he started singing and playing guitar and finding new audiences throughout the southwest.
A massive blow for Mason was the terminal illness of his father, an Air Force Colonel and Vietnam Vet, throughout his middle-school years. When Mason was 11, his dad was stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and Mason, along side his Mother, became a primary care-giver through the 6-year ordeal. This experience was both horrific and traumatic - yet it reinforced countless characteristics that have carried over into Mason’s music: passion for love and life (Anything Can Happen)…intensity and sincerity (People Fall In Love)…and even the necessary doses of mischief and humor (Big Bad Wolf). A lot of Mason’s music drives the listener to understand that we are all presented with chance and challenge daily…and that we just have to laugh a little, enjoy the time we have, and face any adversity at full force.
Today, Mason Douglas is a strong supporter of the ALS Association as well as the United States Armed Forces. While he has adamantly stated that his efforts are humbly minimal as compared to those of our soldiers, he has made countless USO appearances and supported numerous soldier benefits throughout the U.S. and has incorporated his military anthem, “Home Free”, into every set. Mason is still awaiting his opportunity to perform for the troops overseas and considers it one of music’s great honors to be invited to do so.
Other honors throughout Mason’s career have been performing showcases at the historic Ryman Auditorium; writing with some of Nashville’s legendary icon’s, many of them his personal heroes; sharing stages with current superstars Trace Adkins, Terri Clark, and Jewel; and soaking in every second of every minute of living out his dream in Nashville, something that he knows very few people in the world get to experience.
Mason has recently signed a recording contract with L.A. based Rural Rhythm Records and just finished recording his soon to be released new album. It’s been a long road from the deserts of southern Arizona to the bright lights of Nashville…but what a fun and amazing journey for Mason Douglas!
2010 Press
September 16, 2010 - CMT.com "20 New Tunes for Adventurous Music Fans" includes "My Wild Heart" by Mason Douglas! Read it here.
July 2010 - Mason featured in the Country Music Association's CMA Close-Up
March 28, 2010 - Country Music Examiner - read more
