Description | Price |
Solo guitar, harmonica, singer. | $300 (CAD) |
Duo guitars vocals | $500 (CAD) |
"Tiger" Will Mason is an award-winning singer-songwriter, musician, actor and multi-instrumentalist(guitar, mandolin, drums, harmonica, some bass, banjo, some ukulele, hand percussion(native drum, djembe, conga, tabla, others). Experienced session musician, expert harmony singer, as well. Solo musician right now, presents mostly as guitarist/singer, 500 covers approximately, plus award winning instrumentalist(Canada's Aboriginals Got Talent 2012; CJOH-TV's Homegrown Café adult performer of the year 1994; Native-E Music Award "Mainstream Song of the Year" 2008. Performs indigenous-tinged folk, country, blues, rock, original music. Has PA, if needed but not preferred, but has 35+ years experience as live musician. Cover music from late 50s-2000s, mostly classic rock-Beatles, Clapton, Supertramp, Blue Rodeo, CCR, many others.
DI for guitar. Mic stand sometimes; monitor-prefer 100-200 wedge monitor. Stool to sit, usually. Prefer PA at venue/event, but if I am driving to event, can bring own small PA-Soundcraft10Soundboard with 2 Y10P wedge speakers, stands.
Prefer SennheiserC931 mic, but will settle for Shure SM58 or Beta58 if I don't or cannot bring my mic.
How many seats; do I have to provide PA? If so I need to know size of the venue or event. Location and address to event venue. Load in area will be needed, and possibly venue should provide a cart to expedite load-in/load out. Is there a limit to sound volume? Limiter int the room? What kind of venue?(bar, corporate event etc)
I have two LED lights with a single stand. I have Soundcraft10 soundboard, with 2 1000 WALatt speakers and 2 Y10P monitors, plus mics, stands. For most shows, I seldom use more than my 200 watt Y10P speakers.
I can pipe in music thru my PA if necessary. I never use Spotify or most other streaming services, but I can use Stingray if need be.
My best gig was in British Columbia at an international event, at an indigenous Pavillion, in Surrey BC. Played to a decent sized audience in a park with 10,000 people from all cultures around the world.
I love feature events, where artists are featured. Festivals etc
I have been a professional singer and songwriter with awards etc, since 1985. I played as a busker on the streets of Toronto, Vancouver BC, Surrey BC, North Vancouver BC, Halifax Nova Scotia, Montreal Quebec, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta ; Smiths Falls, Ottawa, Merrickville Ontario. Started out in first all nativenrun coffeehouse in Toronto in early 80s. Did some session work in TO, plus theater, toured Canada as actor in 85, and toured TO area 87. Formed only CSNY tribute band with other street musicians in Toronto, and after moving to Ottawa, opened for many big acts. Played many venues as solo artist; won several.awards in 90s, 2000s and lastly 2012. Hosted open mics, played with many bands as well as soloist. Recorded.CD in 2001, released twice and got radio airplay across Canada on the premier indigenous radio station, now defunct AVR.
Playing mostly solo and the odd duo gig.
Too many to mention. Neil Young, Floyd Westerman, David Bromberg, Jerry Jeff Walker, Eric Clapton, Sting, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills. Many many others.
I thing there are a few "greatest songs". One being Unchained Melody.
I have 500.cover songs and a dozen originals that are pretty good. I can play from 30 minutes to three hours, divided into three one hour sets. Prefer 32 to 3 50 minute sets. Always depends on venue and what's needed. Will usually arrive minimum an hour to two hours before, to set up, eat and sound check.
Will play two to three sets of 50 minutes, as needed. On occasion I am required to play a 30 to 60 minute set.
I can accommodate most venues and set up.
I can and will play outdoors, provided safety for myself, instruments and equipment is assured.
I seldom take requests, but it is usually venue dependant. I usually have set lists, or at least ideas of what to play based on the audience.
Most clients love my song selections.
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Recording Session
Cruise
Virtual Event
Charity Event
New Year's Eve
1960s Music
1970s Music
1980s Music
Folk
Country
Folk Rock
Easy Listening
Originals
Pop
Acoustic
Covers
Tribute
Rock
Classic Rock
Alternative Rock
Can provide battery amplifier
Will travel internationally
Male vocalist