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[21 Jan 2010|01:44pm] |
Name: Mason Drake Kelly
Goes By: Mason, Mase, "Malibu", amongst a long list of other nicknames.
Birthdate: 1984-04-04.
Current Age: 26 Years Old
Age In 2011: 27 Years Old
Sexuality: Straight
Status: Single
Family: Father, Jason. Mother, Amber (deceased). Two younger sisters, and one older brother.
Born In: San Mateo, California.
Most Lived Residence: San Mateo and Los Angeles, California
Current Residence: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Singer, Musician, Song Writer. Most recently adding drummer of Waking Midnight to his resume.
→ Mason was born and raised, mostly, in San Mateo County.
→ Throughout his teens, he really didn't get along with his mother Amber. They fought often over the least little things. For some reason Amber found it easier to take out her annoyance and stress of her dead end job on Mason since he was home the most. Because he didn't want to deal with his mother's attitude Mason found himself taking part in a lot of activities outside of his home. IE: lots of school oriented activities, sports, and music. The only person who ever could really shut Amber up was Mason's father Jason, who didn't tolerate his wife's bantering and over all shitty demeanor.
→ Despite being a great student in school, his mother never really gave him any recognition in anything he accomplished. His father was always the one to attend his school functions, any games, and so on. All throughout his teens Mason's relationship with Amber became more and more strained, ultimately becoming the sort of relationship where they acted as if the other didn't exist. This took a toll on Mason but he never really said anything, just let it go and continued to live his daily life.
→ One thing that really helped him through his issues with his mother was music. He started playing drums when he was 12 years old and whenever he needed a release or just something to do to get out his frustration he went postal on his drum kit his father bought him. Along with drumming, he found a nitch for writing songs and even sang a little. His singing never really was a big thing until he got older and he really started to appreciate the ability to do so more.
→ Mason graduated from Hillsdale High School when he was 18 years old. (2002) He graduated top of his class and was going to go to college but decided against it since he wanted to try to do something with his music. He had been playing for years, literally had notebooks upon binders upon legal pads of song lyrics that he wrote, so he wanted to find a way to make something happen with his music.
→ Mason moved to Los Angeles from San Mateo when he was 18 post graduation, finding himself working a number of random jobs in Los Angeles to make ends meet, keep a roof over his head and food on his table while working on getting into the music business. He played dark, shady clubs weekly, paying out of his own pocket for gear, promotion, things of that nature just to get his name out in the open. It wasn't easy but because he loved his music so thoroughly he made the effort, worked overtime at his 3 random jobs, just to make enough money to do this. This all gave Mason a really strong appreciation for hard work and what you could do on your own. It gave him that sense of independence and that strong sense of self worth that he lacked while living with his mother and father.
→ Mason's mother died when he was 20 from a drug related overdose. They classified it an "accidental overdose" since it was on prescription drugs but Mason didn't believe that. He had watched his mother throughout his youth suck down various pills and vodka just because she didn't like her life and was miserable for whatever reason in her cluster-fucked head. Her death really didn't effect Mason, however. Most people classified his lack of mourning as 'heartless' or something of that sort, but after all the bullshit she put him through he just didn't feel the need to cry over someone who didn't appreciate him to begin with. And thus, he continued on with his life, just as if nothing had happened.
→ While working his usual crap shoot odd jobs in Los Angeles, he met a young man named Jackson Schrade, who was just about a year younger than him. When he met Jackson, Jackson was under the influence of alcohol and drugs which was something Mason didn't really like. Not for himself, mostly, but for Jackson's sake, he took the time, put in the effort, and cared enough about the other man to help him kick the habits that would eventually be his own worst enemy. They had a mutual love for music so focusing on that became the biggest tool in getting Jackson away from that sort of damaging lifestyle.
→ Despite having such a huge ordeal with getting into the music industry with Jackson and their band, thankfully the love they had for music never dwindled because of the hardships. Mason, being a very skeptical individual in some aspects, wouldn't appreciate something if it was easy, therefore the troubles, trials and tribulations they endured through their ill-fated talent scout and court debacles just gave him a greater love for the music industry in all it's 'fucked up glory'. It's why he's still heavily involved with it.
→ When Jackson wanted to focus more on the production side of music and song writing, naturally Mason supported his brother. Often taking the time to just sit down, relax and write songs with Jackson, he finds that to be incredibly zen-like, and it's sort of the spawn of his deepest and happiest moments. To just have that sort of serenity in creation is beautiful to him, and doing it with someone who is closer than his own blood to him, truly is what makes it worth it for him.
→ Will usually drop everything he's doing if Jackson asked him to, such as recently when Jackson asked him to come to West Chester for a benefit show. He did it without a second thought, and honestly found himself enjoying the environment in West Chester.
→ Has been in a band called Forever Lies as the front man and mastermind behind said band. He's released a full length album with Forever Lies, entitled "Best Of The Worst", and has toured with the band as well. He still tours with them, however due to their bassist's wife giving birth to their first born (twins, born at the end of 2009) Mason wanted to give him time to get to know his new children, therefore the band is currently on a personal hiatus professionally, but still very much together and will be working on a new album in the future.
→ Moving to West Chester was an idea to be closer to Jackson, especially after the benefit show they did together. It seemed like a good idea to Mason and seeing as how Mason, despite being an incredibly grounded soul, enjoys spontaneity, he figured the move wouldn't hurt since he spent his entire life - outside of touring - living in California. The same ol' same ol' isn't really his thing.
→ Received a phone call on January 21st 2010 from a mutual friend of his and Jackson's, Taylor Mitchum, asking if he had time for a side project of sort. This side project was to take up a drumming position in a rock band for their touring drummer because theirs had unexpectedly passed away. Originally Mason wasn't sure about taking the position considering but he tried out. After a lot of dispute with one of their founding members and a lot of fights, Mason proved himself and is now a member of the Waking Midnight family. He's now a full-time member of the band.
→ Currently living in West Chester in a house he's renting, just getting used to the area. So far, he's enjoying the peaceful sort of vibe West Chester brings and is intrigued by how much life and creativity there is in the town itself from what he's learned in a short period of being out in Pennsylvania. He has big hopes and expectations for the new place.
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