Sunday, November 16, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Mason Douglas Fan Club COMING SOON
**** COMING SOON ****
The OFFICIAL Mason Douglas Fan Club will be launched soon.
Mason is working on an album -- and a single and a video will be released early next year.
Join Mason on this incredible journey and show your love and support,
--- become a charter member of his official fanclub!!!
The OFFICIAL Mason Douglas Fan Club will be launched soon.
Mason is working on an album -- and a single and a video will be released early next year.
Join Mason on this incredible journey and show your love and support,
--- become a charter member of his official fanclub!!!
ONLY $15.00 and includes:
Laminated Membership Card
Bio/Information Sheet
Autographed Picture
Bumper/Window Sticker or other promotional gift
Newsletters via U.S. Mail
Routine E-mail news/updates
Meet and Greets
Occasional special fanclub member only music opportunities
Free admission AND early entry to the Fan Club party held during FanFair/CMA Music Fest in June.
An announcement will be made with details on signing up for the fanclub via paypal soon.
You can also sign up via check/money order by sending $15.00 (US Funds ) along with your name, address, phone, email, and birthdate to:
Mason Douglas FanClub
P.O. Box 128441
Nashville, TN 37212
THE FIRST 25 PEOPLE TO SIGN UP WILL RECEIVE LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS!
If you have any questions, please contact the fanclub President, Rich Holland, at fanclub@masondouglasmusic.com
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
My Take On Last Night's Show at 3rd & Lindsley...
First of all, I couldn't even think of continuing without saying a HUGE "THANK YOU!!!!!" to the great crowd that showed up last night. I was happy, excited, and relieved that so many of you showed up - whew! It's VERY good to know that I've still got such incredible fans and friends out there. Again, thank you to all!!
I'm going to post a few pics up here soon, as soon as my buddy, Sean, gets them over to me. He was gracious enough to take a few shots at the show. Remember, if you like what you see, he's for hire! Check him out in my Top 8 on MySpace...
Now onto the show...
It felt so damn good to get back onstage. Even just having the band setting up their gear and doing a soundcheck felt like going back to my childhood home and taking a long look around. When the downbeat hit, it took a few minutes to adjust to the sound - for some reason, soundcheck and the show don't always sound exactly the same thru the monitors! I'm sure there's some scientific explanation - and it's most likely my own distorted perception, perhaps vibed up thru adrenaline or pheromones or Allegra - but it's quite a phenomenon. But again, once we hit those first few notes, we were cruising. No, we weren't perfect; the turnarounds and the solo's were a bit disorganized, there was a funky ending to "Storybook Love", and my microphone stand lost its erection more than once. But hey, we hadn't played for 6 months! Can't be too hard on ourselves, right? ;)
It was great to get some new songs out there too! Anytime that Force or Lauren have to learn new parts, it's definitely a new song. We had 6 new items and 2 that needed reviewing...it was like a whole new show to everyone and that felt great too. Even if our last appearance was 6 months ago, if we played too much that we played last time, I would've felt like I ripped y'all off. "Gimme something I haven't heard before, dammit! But make sure you play my favorites, dammit!" Ha! I think we pulled it off. My apologies to those who had requests that we were able to cover...but in my book, that's a good thing! Here's the setlist, in case you're wondering:
Last Time I Let You Down (Mason solo)
My Wild Heart
Damn Your Eyes (Etta James cover)
That's A Life
Call Me When You Need A Man
Storybook Love
Would You Stand
If You'd Have Called Yesterday (Cory Batten solo)
Hesitate
Road Goes On Forever (Robert Earl Keen cover)
I'll try to provide the setlists as long as I can. Can't guarantee it but I'll try...
So anyway, I really had a great time last night. Thanks again to all the fans and friends, to the all superstars that were there, and to everyone for putting up with the general loudness. You guys rock, seriously. Thanks for rockin' with me! See you out there next time...
Mason
I'm going to post a few pics up here soon, as soon as my buddy, Sean, gets them over to me. He was gracious enough to take a few shots at the show. Remember, if you like what you see, he's for hire! Check him out in my Top 8 on MySpace...
Now onto the show...
It felt so damn good to get back onstage. Even just having the band setting up their gear and doing a soundcheck felt like going back to my childhood home and taking a long look around. When the downbeat hit, it took a few minutes to adjust to the sound - for some reason, soundcheck and the show don't always sound exactly the same thru the monitors! I'm sure there's some scientific explanation - and it's most likely my own distorted perception, perhaps vibed up thru adrenaline or pheromones or Allegra - but it's quite a phenomenon. But again, once we hit those first few notes, we were cruising. No, we weren't perfect; the turnarounds and the solo's were a bit disorganized, there was a funky ending to "Storybook Love", and my microphone stand lost its erection more than once. But hey, we hadn't played for 6 months! Can't be too hard on ourselves, right? ;)
It was great to get some new songs out there too! Anytime that Force or Lauren have to learn new parts, it's definitely a new song. We had 6 new items and 2 that needed reviewing...it was like a whole new show to everyone and that felt great too. Even if our last appearance was 6 months ago, if we played too much that we played last time, I would've felt like I ripped y'all off. "Gimme something I haven't heard before, dammit! But make sure you play my favorites, dammit!" Ha! I think we pulled it off. My apologies to those who had requests that we were able to cover...but in my book, that's a good thing! Here's the setlist, in case you're wondering:
Last Time I Let You Down (Mason solo)
My Wild Heart
Damn Your Eyes (Etta James cover)
That's A Life
Call Me When You Need A Man
Storybook Love
Would You Stand
If You'd Have Called Yesterday (Cory Batten solo)
Hesitate
Road Goes On Forever (Robert Earl Keen cover)
I'll try to provide the setlists as long as I can. Can't guarantee it but I'll try...
So anyway, I really had a great time last night. Thanks again to all the fans and friends, to the all superstars that were there, and to everyone for putting up with the general loudness. You guys rock, seriously. Thanks for rockin' with me! See you out there next time...
Mason
Monday, September 22, 2008
Rarer than a 478-carat diamond: a full-band M.D. show tomorrow night!!!
What a very good, good, good, good feeling to say "We're back!" I've been waiting and it's finally time. So here it is:
We're back!!
Tomorrow night, Sept 23rd, at 3rd & Lindsley (in Nashville), 6:00 PM, it happens. We've got the full band, new songs from the upcoming new album (news on that finally to come, too) as well as some of the songs we can't live without, a few special guests, and always our fair share of surprises.
The damage is only $5 so come down and grab a seat and help us kick off this next segment of the ride…it comes with my personal music-back guarantee that you'll be glad you did.
Rock on and thanks for listening…
Mason
We're back!!
Tomorrow night, Sept 23rd, at 3rd & Lindsley (in Nashville), 6:00 PM, it happens. We've got the full band, new songs from the upcoming new album (news on that finally to come, too) as well as some of the songs we can't live without, a few special guests, and always our fair share of surprises.
The damage is only $5 so come down and grab a seat and help us kick off this next segment of the ride…it comes with my personal music-back guarantee that you'll be glad you did.
Rock on and thanks for listening…
Mason
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Review of the new Listening Room show last night...
Remember, band show next Tuesday (9/23) at 3rd & Lindsley at 6:00 PM!!
About last night...the long and short of it: we had a blast! The new place kicks some major butt so you'll definitely have to check it out when you can. My next appearance there is on Friday 10/10 so mark that down to get your fix on...
It didn't hurt last night that we had some crazysexycool talent onstage - Cory Batten, Shelby Merchant, and Craig Monday (and myself, of course) were prepped and ready for our usual shananigans. In between a slight mishap of a falling curtain rod (and subsequent curtain), things started off quite quickly with Cory knocking out "For The Girls" first thing. Now this is almost like Billy Joel opening a show with "Piano Man" but it was strongly requested so, hey, why the heck not. We also got to hear his Blake Shelton cut "She Wouldn't Be Gone" and some "Get A Hero Home" action.
Craig brought up the sophomore position with his incredible voice and soft-spoken demeanor which usually ends up being the most powerful energy in the room by the end of the night. Speak soft and carry and stick as big as Craig Monday's and you'll get along just fine. Craig got all the ladies wiggling with "Mama Was Right", "Stuff Like That" and the fan favorite "Elephino", to name a few. Love that stuff, if I do say so...make sure you request "Slept Right Thru It All" the next time you're at a Craig Monday show.
Shelby took us on a little trip to his neck of the woods with his distiguished style of awesomeness. If you're anywhere near the internet, check out www.ShelbyMerchant.com to see what I'm talking about. Shelby's got a couple of albums out there that I know you'll dig if you give them a listen. We got a little taste of them last night with "It Ain't The Preachin'", "Lonely", and everybody's #1 request, "Slow Row". Vivo El Hunky Tonks.
I tried to switch things up a little...I put a brand new one out there that Cory and I finished a few weeks ago called "Would You Stand". Maybe I'll get a guitar/vocal down and post it - we'll definitely be doing it again at the band show next week so check it out. Also did some "Goodbye Woman", "My Wild Heart", and a trecherous version of "Big Bad Wolf" that was in some serious need of lead guitar rehearsal. But we survived...
And we had a great time. The venue is GREAT - make sure you check it out ASAP. The food is still right on par and they've even added some menu items...the view is pretty sweet with the cityscape behind the stage...a great beer and wine selection...an incomparable atmosphere (candles by the stage!). It was just cool - I hope to see you down at the next one! 10/10! Rock on...
Mason
About last night...the long and short of it: we had a blast! The new place kicks some major butt so you'll definitely have to check it out when you can. My next appearance there is on Friday 10/10 so mark that down to get your fix on...
It didn't hurt last night that we had some crazysexycool talent onstage - Cory Batten, Shelby Merchant, and Craig Monday (and myself, of course) were prepped and ready for our usual shananigans. In between a slight mishap of a falling curtain rod (and subsequent curtain), things started off quite quickly with Cory knocking out "For The Girls" first thing. Now this is almost like Billy Joel opening a show with "Piano Man" but it was strongly requested so, hey, why the heck not. We also got to hear his Blake Shelton cut "She Wouldn't Be Gone" and some "Get A Hero Home" action.
Craig brought up the sophomore position with his incredible voice and soft-spoken demeanor which usually ends up being the most powerful energy in the room by the end of the night. Speak soft and carry and stick as big as Craig Monday's and you'll get along just fine. Craig got all the ladies wiggling with "Mama Was Right", "Stuff Like That" and the fan favorite "Elephino", to name a few. Love that stuff, if I do say so...make sure you request "Slept Right Thru It All" the next time you're at a Craig Monday show.
Shelby took us on a little trip to his neck of the woods with his distiguished style of awesomeness. If you're anywhere near the internet, check out www.ShelbyMerchant.com to see what I'm talking about. Shelby's got a couple of albums out there that I know you'll dig if you give them a listen. We got a little taste of them last night with "It Ain't The Preachin'", "Lonely", and everybody's #1 request, "Slow Row". Vivo El Hunky Tonks.
I tried to switch things up a little...I put a brand new one out there that Cory and I finished a few weeks ago called "Would You Stand". Maybe I'll get a guitar/vocal down and post it - we'll definitely be doing it again at the band show next week so check it out. Also did some "Goodbye Woman", "My Wild Heart", and a trecherous version of "Big Bad Wolf" that was in some serious need of lead guitar rehearsal. But we survived...
And we had a great time. The venue is GREAT - make sure you check it out ASAP. The food is still right on par and they've even added some menu items...the view is pretty sweet with the cityscape behind the stage...a great beer and wine selection...an incomparable atmosphere (candles by the stage!). It was just cool - I hope to see you down at the next one! 10/10! Rock on...
Mason
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Virgins, new shows, and Daniel LaRusso's gonna fight...
Is it September already?! Holy crap, that was fast. Ah, but here we are and with some very cool things to show for it. I've had some pretty awesome past couple of weeks...been hanging out at the pool a bit, did some boating, been enjoying some Tennessee Fat Tire, hit a few Titans games, wrote some songs. One of the coolest things I did was go camping out in the Middle-Of-Freakin'-Nowhere, TN, otherwise known as Virgin Falls. It's just southeast of Crossville (once you actually find the area and get parked) and is a good 5 or 6 mile hike into the wilderness to find the falls. We hiked in about 2.5 miles, set up camp next to a HUGE cave and falls, and then made our way back to the actual Virgin Falls. Truly amazing site - if you're up for some remote camping, this is an undeniable spot.
Virgin Falls flowing in winter...
I also went out to L.A. for a few days for both pleasure and business. I saw my best friend that I've known since 2nd grade, Brian, out there and our buddy, Mark, who drove in from Vegas to add to the excitement, and one of my best friends, Sam, who I haven't seen in literally 5 years. The unavoidable geeky side of me LOVES movie locations and pop culture locations so we spent a good part of Friday seeing some pretty cool stuff...the Scrubs hospital, a bunch of Karate Kid sites, some Back To The Future sites, the original Michael Myers house from Halloween, etc. Yes, that's the geeky side of me...get over it! You've got one too.
The LaRusso residence in Reseda...
"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need 'roads'..."
Incredible view coming over the mountains into Malibu...
Me being super-geeky in front of Sacred Heart from Scrubs...
The Cobra Kai dojo, now a dance studio...
The original Michael Myers house from Halloween...
The E.T. house...
Aaaaand not a bad moment to be in...
Speaking of good moments, I also spent my Sunday in L.A. with the family over at Rural Rhythm, where we talked about the upcoming project and started fine-tuning some plans. I'm still not ballsey enough to put any time-frames on anything but I did leave pretty excited, provided a few minor planetoids align. We could be underway sooner than later so I'll just leave it at that for now. The music biz is a tempting mistress who loves to make a man wait...for example, RR just released Carrie Hasslers new CD which debuted at #3 on Billboard Bluegrass aaaaaand have a billion other projects in the queue that were started before ol' Mason Douglas ever came along. So I hurry up and wait until they call my number, simple as that.
In the meantime, the good news is that I'm "putting the band back together" for a show at 3rd & Lindsley on Sept 23rd, 6 pm. There'll be some new material, lots of the old stuff, and a few of the surprises you've come to know and love. So put it on your calendar and rock me like a hurricane.
Other upcoming shows inclued The Listening Room (new location!), The Bluebird Cafe, and the Tennessee State Fair. Check out http://www.masondouglasmusic.com/ and click on "Shows" for more info!!
I'm also appearing on a radio show in a Writer's Night with a bunch of my songwriting buddies: Vince Melamed ("Walk Away Joe", "What Mattered Most"), Craig Monday ("Got A Little Crazy"), Ray Sisk, Joshua Rush, and Cheley Tackett. The show is on Monday, Sept 8 at 8:00 PM EST on Dudley, MA 97.5 WNRC. Check out http://www.masondouglasmusic.com/ for more info!
Some final news pieces - Cory's (and Jen Adan's) song, "She Wouldn't Be Gone", recorded by Blake Shelton, was released to radio last week so make sure you request it wherever and whenever you can.
More to come soon...thanks for listening!
Mason
Virgin Falls flowing in winter...
I also went out to L.A. for a few days for both pleasure and business. I saw my best friend that I've known since 2nd grade, Brian, out there and our buddy, Mark, who drove in from Vegas to add to the excitement, and one of my best friends, Sam, who I haven't seen in literally 5 years. The unavoidable geeky side of me LOVES movie locations and pop culture locations so we spent a good part of Friday seeing some pretty cool stuff...the Scrubs hospital, a bunch of Karate Kid sites, some Back To The Future sites, the original Michael Myers house from Halloween, etc. Yes, that's the geeky side of me...get over it! You've got one too.
The LaRusso residence in Reseda...
"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need 'roads'..."
Incredible view coming over the mountains into Malibu...
Me being super-geeky in front of Sacred Heart from Scrubs...
The Cobra Kai dojo, now a dance studio...
The original Michael Myers house from Halloween...
The E.T. house...
Aaaaand not a bad moment to be in...
Speaking of good moments, I also spent my Sunday in L.A. with the family over at Rural Rhythm, where we talked about the upcoming project and started fine-tuning some plans. I'm still not ballsey enough to put any time-frames on anything but I did leave pretty excited, provided a few minor planetoids align. We could be underway sooner than later so I'll just leave it at that for now. The music biz is a tempting mistress who loves to make a man wait...for example, RR just released Carrie Hasslers new CD which debuted at #3 on Billboard Bluegrass aaaaaand have a billion other projects in the queue that were started before ol' Mason Douglas ever came along. So I hurry up and wait until they call my number, simple as that.
In the meantime, the good news is that I'm "putting the band back together" for a show at 3rd & Lindsley on Sept 23rd, 6 pm. There'll be some new material, lots of the old stuff, and a few of the surprises you've come to know and love. So put it on your calendar and rock me like a hurricane.
Other upcoming shows inclued The Listening Room (new location!), The Bluebird Cafe, and the Tennessee State Fair. Check out http://www.masondouglasmusic.com/ and click on "Shows" for more info!!
I'm also appearing on a radio show in a Writer's Night with a bunch of my songwriting buddies: Vince Melamed ("Walk Away Joe", "What Mattered Most"), Craig Monday ("Got A Little Crazy"), Ray Sisk, Joshua Rush, and Cheley Tackett. The show is on Monday, Sept 8 at 8:00 PM EST on Dudley, MA 97.5 WNRC. Check out http://www.masondouglasmusic.com/ for more info!
Some final news pieces - Cory's (and Jen Adan's) song, "She Wouldn't Be Gone", recorded by Blake Shelton, was released to radio last week so make sure you request it wherever and whenever you can.
More to come soon...thanks for listening!
Mason
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Did You Know...with Mason Douglas
Hey y'all - I hope you're doing good and enjoying the summer! I figured I'd send out a few tidbits of info that I'm not too sure everyone is aware of. We want to make sure you're able to get your hands on what you want but what good is it if you don't know it's there, right? Right. Exactly. So here we go:
Did You Know...
1.) There's a plethora of M.D. video on YouTube! You can just search "Mason Douglas" on YouTube and it'll introduce you to everything from March's 3rd & Lindsley show to the infamous "Bo and Luke Duke duets" and even to some randomness that I'm not even sure is appropriate for some viewing audiences. AND, of course, make sure you check out Brooks And Dunn's "Proud Of The House We Built" and see if you see some familiar faces in there!
Did You Know...
2.) There's a whole stack of rare mp3's and raw material available at Snocap. Just go to the "Store" section of my website and click on "Snocap"...or just click on the Snocap icon at the bottom of this newsletter. The M.D. Snocap store will pop up and, if you scroll down a tad, you'll find an album called "My Demographic" which is loaded with 30 acoustic guitar/vocal versions of old and new songs, fully produced tracks from other projects, and songs to download that have previously only been available thru streaming! So if you're wanting something new to tide you over, this is the place to go!!!
Did You Know...
3.) There's more to the homepage than ever before: www.MasonDouglasMusic.com. Why's that? Because we simply pointed it over to ReverbNation and there is now so many available features and so much content that it was ridiculous to ignore it. If you're a musician, run (do not walk) over to www.reverbnation.com/masondouglas and see for yourself what is available to you! And if you're not a musician, check it out too because there are a TON of your favorite artists and music on there and it's easy to become instantaneously interactive with them. Video, music, blogs, tour maps, widgets, banners, comments, photos...everything. And it's ALL COMPLETELY FREE! I really just think it rocks so I'm making sure that everyone knows about it...
Did You Know...
4.) There's an official Mason Douglas blog! Click the link and set up a browser bookmark or an RSS feed - the latest news will hit here first, before it gets posted to MySpace. Lately, you may have read about my enthusiasm at Fat Tire finally being sold in Tennessee...or my role in the latest music industry-wide debacle...that's where you're going to get the news! Video blogs are coming so be on the lookout for those too...
If there's something I missed, let me know! PLEASE feel free to stop by the website and drop me a comment and say hi...thanks for listening and enjoy browsing thru this stuff. See you soon!
Mason
Did You Know...
1.) There's a plethora of M.D. video on YouTube! You can just search "Mason Douglas" on YouTube and it'll introduce you to everything from March's 3rd & Lindsley show to the infamous "Bo and Luke Duke duets" and even to some randomness that I'm not even sure is appropriate for some viewing audiences. AND, of course, make sure you check out Brooks And Dunn's "Proud Of The House We Built" and see if you see some familiar faces in there!
Did You Know...
2.) There's a whole stack of rare mp3's and raw material available at Snocap. Just go to the "Store" section of my website and click on "Snocap"...or just click on the Snocap icon at the bottom of this newsletter. The M.D. Snocap store will pop up and, if you scroll down a tad, you'll find an album called "My Demographic" which is loaded with 30 acoustic guitar/vocal versions of old and new songs, fully produced tracks from other projects, and songs to download that have previously only been available thru streaming! So if you're wanting something new to tide you over, this is the place to go!!!
Did You Know...
3.) There's more to the homepage than ever before: www.MasonDouglasMusic.com. Why's that? Because we simply pointed it over to ReverbNation and there is now so many available features and so much content that it was ridiculous to ignore it. If you're a musician, run (do not walk) over to www.reverbnation.com/masondouglas and see for yourself what is available to you! And if you're not a musician, check it out too because there are a TON of your favorite artists and music on there and it's easy to become instantaneously interactive with them. Video, music, blogs, tour maps, widgets, banners, comments, photos...everything. And it's ALL COMPLETELY FREE! I really just think it rocks so I'm making sure that everyone knows about it...
Did You Know...
4.) There's an official Mason Douglas blog! Click the link and set up a browser bookmark or an RSS feed - the latest news will hit here first, before it gets posted to MySpace. Lately, you may have read about my enthusiasm at Fat Tire finally being sold in Tennessee...or my role in the latest music industry-wide debacle...that's where you're going to get the news! Video blogs are coming so be on the lookout for those too...
If there's something I missed, let me know! PLEASE feel free to stop by the website and drop me a comment and say hi...thanks for listening and enjoy browsing thru this stuff. See you soon!
Mason
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