Rogers Masson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Frank Rogers Masson |
Born | October 8, 1968 (age 42) |
Origin | Portsmouth, Virginia, USA |
Occupation(s) | producer, mixer, recording engineer, songwriter |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Independent |
Associated acts |
Vintage Trouble Day of Fire Lilyphone Song of America The Mavericks Chris Daughtry Josh Brown |
Website | http://www.rogersmasson.com |
Rogers Masson (born October 8, 1968) is an American record producer, engineer, mixer, and songwriter. Masson is known for his ability to work seamlessly within different genres of music, and for his innovative approaches to recording. He has produced and mixed albums for artists such as Day of Fire, Vintage Trouble, Lilyphone, and Song of America. Masson has also written songs with artists such as Josh Brown of Day of Fire, and Chris Daughtry of Daughtry. His latest project is Vintage Trouble’s The Bomb Shelter Deluxe UK.
It is from his studio The Rog Mahal in Nashville, TN, that Masson mixes most of his records. He has also produced albums in the United Kingdom and Denmark.
Rogers Masson was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is the youngest of five children. His mother, Margaret, who was born in Asheville, NC, was a nurse and descended from Jewish immigrants who came from Russia to Asheville, NC. His father, Rogers Sr., was born in New Orleans, LA, and retired as a Naval officer who served for 20 years on nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Masson’s father introduced him at an early age to artists such as The Platters, The Temptations, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Glen Campbell, Elton John, Neil Diamond, and The Moody Blues. This early exposure formed a foundation of musical influences of which would be greatly broadened in his later years by his oldest brother Michael, who introduced him to Little Feat, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, Fleetwood Mac, and Bob Seger.