Stephen Mason

Infobox musical artist
Name = Steve Mason

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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Stephen Daniel Mason
Born = birth date and age|1975|7|8 [ [http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16262754 Stephen Mason] on MSN Music. Retrieved July 23, 2007.]
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
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Guitar

Backing vocals
Genre = Alternative rock, Folk, Christian
Label = Essential/Silvertone (1995-2007) Gray Matters/Nettwerk (2007-Present)
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Years_active = 1993 – Present
Associated_acts = Jars of Clay
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Steve Mason (born Stephen Daniel Mason in Joliet, Illinois, U.S. on July 8, 1975) [NSAI Songwriter Achievement Awards. [http://host1.bondware.com/%7Ensaimain/news.php?viewStory=49] Full name noted. Retrieved 15 August] is an American musician most known for being a guitarist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay.

Biography

Mason was born in Joliet, IllinoisKot, Greg: "Bridges to Babylon". "Guitar World Acoustic", No. 25. Retrieved from http://www.jarchives.com/vault039.htm on 13 May, 2006.] in 1975, however was brought up from age 8 in Decatur, Illinois where he attended Warrensburg-Latham schools. [Mannlein, Arelene: "Relatives of Jars of Clay member - and many, many more - plan to gather". "Herald & Review", Decatur, Illinois, Thursday, August 4, 2005, 5:10 PM CDT. Retrieved from [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:JY2JPWaGb18J:www.herald-review.com/articles/2005/08/08/life/entertaiment/1009338.prt+%22Stephen+Mason%22+%22Jars+of+Clay%22+decatur] on 2006-05-13.]

Mason joined Jars of Clay as a founding member in 1993 with singer Dan Haseltine and pianist Charlie Lowell while studying at Greenville College in his home state of Illinois. As a submission piece to get into college, Mason wrote an instrumental guitar piece entitled "Frail" which was later recorded and used as the namesake for the group's first demo "Frail". The song later had lyrics added by Jars of Clay's lead singer Dan Haseltine for the group's second album "Much Afraid".

Though not originally from Chicago, Mason is a Chicago Bears football team supporter.

Equipment

Mason uses a range of different guitars for performing with Jars of Clay, both electric and acoustic. Some he uses exclusively in the studio and others exclusively for live performances.
*"Grand Auditorium" Taylor twelve string guitar
*Gibson "Tal Farlow" series
*Baby Taylor guitar
*Martin Backpacker travel guitar
*Gibson "Chet Atkins" series
*Fender Telecaster
*Gibson Les Paul
*Matchless Chief Guitar Amp

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