Mason Musso

Mason Musso
Born	March 17, 1989 (1989-03-17) (age 22) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Origin	Burbank, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock, emo, alternative rock, synthpop, electro
Occupations	Vocalist, guitarist, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2006–present
Associated acts	Metro Station, Trace Cyrus, Mitchel Musso

Mason Tyler Musso is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his part in Metro Station. He is the older brother of actors Mitchel and Marc Musso.

Early life

Mason Tyler Musso was born to Katherine (née Moore) and Samuel Musso in Dallas, Texas on March 17, 1989. Soon after, his family moved to Rockwall, Texas. He is the older brother to Mitchel and Marc Musso.

Musso's younger brother Mitchel landed the role of Oliver Oken on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana at 14 years old, causing the family to move to Los Angeles.

Mason always loved to play music and sing. When he was little, he starred in the play Grease at his school as Danny, and wrote the numbers for his high school musicals. He is 5' 10" (1.78 m). Musso has brown eyes, both of his ears pierced, and brown (usually grown out, longer) hair. He says his favorite color is black and his favorite drink is Mountain Dew. His favorite candy is Sour Patch Kids.

Career

Beginnings and Metro Station: 2006–2010

Mason met Trace Cyrus, the older brother of Miley Cyrus, on the set of Hannah Montana. Soon afterward, the two formed the band Metro Station with Blake Healy and Anthony Improgo. They released their songs on Myspace and soon signed a record deal with Columbia/Red Ink. They released their first self titled album on April 22, 2008. Their greatest known song was "Shake It", reaching #10 in the United States. Internationally, it charted in the top ten in ten countries outside the U.S. (#2 in Australia, #4 in Canada and the Republic of Ireland, #6 in the United Kingdom, #8 in Japan and #9 in Austria, Germany and New Zealand). The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2008 and later Platinum that year, finally reaching 2x Platinum status at the end of January 2009.

Breakup and solo project: 2010–2011

The band went on and recorded a song for the feature-length film Alice in Wonderland, titled "Where's My Angel". In March 2010, after a number of personal disputes between Musso and Cyrus the band went into indefinite hiatus. Metro Station officially disbanded when it was announced both Musso and Cyrus were working on solo projects.

Return of Metro Station: 2011–present

On May 31, 2011, Musso released a track "Ain't So High" on YouTube after acquiring the rights to the Metro Station name. On July 20, 2011, Mason announced he was working on a new Metro Station record with help from former members Blake Healy and Anthony Improgo. On September 25, 2011, Mason released a second song, "Closer and Closer" on SoundCloud and YouTube with Blake Healy. Mason is said to be on tour before and after the new release of Metro Station's new record.

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