Nick Mason

Nick Mason is the drummer of Pink Floyd and the only member to have remained in the group for its entire existence. Born Nicholas Berkeley Mason on January 27, 1944, in the Downshire Hills area of Birmingham, England, he met future bandmates Roger Waters and Rick Wright while studying architecture at Regent Street Polytechnic. He began playing with them in Sigma 6 in 1963, then the Screaming Abdabs the following year, and finally in 1965 the Syd Barrett-led blues/R&B outfits that soon became Pink Floyd.

Profiles is an album by Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason and 10cc's guitarist Rick Fenn, released in 1985. It is almost entirely instrumental, save for two songs: "Lie for a Lie," featuring Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour and Mike Oldfield's early 80s singer Maggie Reilly; and "Israel," sung by UFO keyboardist Danny Peyronel.

Nick Mason doveva scontare venticinque anni. Ma un boss che controlla il proprio giro di affari da una cella di massima sicurezza gli ha fatto una proposta. Nick potrà lasciare la prigione all'istante. Fuori troverà un lavoro di facciata, una casa zeppa di soldi, vestiti eleganti e persino una nuova - bellissima - coinquilina. Ma in cambio dovrà fare tutto ciò che gli verrà chiesto. Il suo telefono potrà squillare in qualsiasi momento, giorno e notte. E Nick Mason dovrà eseguire gli ordini. Nick vorrebbe solo riprendere a vivere da uomo libero e rivedere sua figlia. Prima però deve tornare giù in strada, a Chicago.

In qualità di unico membro ad aver fatto parte della band per 50 anni di esistenza, questa è la testimonianza profonda e autoironica di Nick Mason sui molti alti e bassi dei Pink Floyd, dalla loro nascita nel movimento underground degli anni '60 al massiccio successo mondiale di "The dark side of the moon" e le spaccature e le pressioni che seguirono. In un nuovo capitolo, Nick Mason riflette sugli anni successivi alla performance finale della band nel Live 8 nel 2005, un periodo di perdite significative, enormi progressi digitali e l'ascesa dei social media. I Pink Floyd sono sopravvissuti a tutto ciò con disinvoltura, pronti - finalmente - ad accettare e abbracciare la loro eredità con la mostra "Pink Floyd: their mortal remains" del Victoria & Albert Museum nel 2017.

Heard It On The Radio Vol. 3 is part of a compilation series featuring one-time hit songs that have been forgotten in time or neglect. This was released by Renaissance/Sony Music Special Products, a label that doesn't forget.

Knockout '90s action score gets expanded premiere! One of the higher request expansions we have received over the years has finally made it across the finish line! Michael Bay directs, Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer produce for Hollywood Pictures. Sean Connery heads the cast, with Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe supporting. 1996 action classic was a smash box-office hit and dynamic, powerhouse scoring by Nick Glennie-Smith and Hans Zimmer with Harry Gregson-Williams getting in some musical licks was a major ingredient in the film’s success. Trend-setting score features pulsating rhythms to drive action forward, with chopping melodic motifs above that became musical staples in numerous subsequent action movie trailers for years. There is melancholy as well in select moments, but action is keynote. Elements of military heroism and terrorism meld as armed take-over of Alcatraz prison complex known as “The Rock” by rogue group of Marines. San Francisco is the target of deadly VX rockets unless financial demands are met.

Gettin' Off/Outlook is a 2-for-1 collection of albums by Bill Mason and Gary Chandler. Both originally released on the Eastbound label in 1972, they remained out of print until Westbound/Ace in the UK released them on one CD. Outlook is the album in full while Gettin' Off features an edit of "Let's Stay Together" as the label claimed they had to sacrifice it due to the CD time limit. The CD had under 19 minutes left to fill but Ace chose to use only half of "Let's Stay Together".

Trombonist Nick Vayenas has been a mainstay on the music scene for the past 17 years. Based in New York City, Nick has worked in a variety of settings both as a sideman and leader. From creative jazz to pop, classical, and big band, Nick is comfortable in almost any musical setting. 'Lineage' is Nick's 7th album as a leader, and his first consisting of all standard repertoire. "I wanted to choose some of my favorite tunes from the American Songbook, as well as a few classic jazz standards, get a swinging band, and just have some fun", says Nick. "I grew up listening to my idols play standards and I have always wanted to make an album like this. I felt I was up to the challenge, and this album was in the "Lineage" of the jazz tradition."