Wayne Ashley Mason (born 1949) is a New Zealand
musician.
Biography
Mason was born in
New Plymouth in 1949. He was a founding member of 1960s pop group
The Fourmyula and later formed Rockinghorse and
The Warratahs
The Warratahs are a band from Wellington, New Zealand.
Band members Early line-ups
* Barry Saunders (vocals/guitar)
* Wayne Mason (keyboards/vocals)
* Nik Brown (fiddle)
* John Donahue (bass)
* Marty Jorgensen (drums)
* Clinton Brown ( ...
before embarking on a solo career in 1994.
Mason wrote a series of hit singles with Ali Richardson for The Fourmyula; his best known song is "
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are ...
", which in 2001 was voted No.1 in
a list of the Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. The song, which Mason re-recorded on his 2001 album ''Same Boy'', has also been covered by
The Mutton Birds
The Mutton Birds were a New Zealand rock music group formed in Auckland in 1991 by Ross Burge, David Long and Don McGlashan, with Alan Gregg joining a year later. Four of their albums reached the top 10 on the New Zealand Albums Char ...
and
Margaret Urlich
Margaret Mary Urlich (24 January 1965 – 22 August 2022) was a New Zealand singer who lived in Australia for most of her career.
Urlich's 1989 debut solo album, ''Safety in Numbers'', won " Breakthrough Artist – Album" at the 1991 ARIA Awa ...
.
In the
2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Mason was appointed a
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...
, for services to music.
Solo discography
Albums
Awards
Aotearoa Music Awards
The
Aotearoa Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant tha ...
(previously known as ''New Zealand Music Awards'' (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in
New Zealand music
The music of New Zealand has been influenced by a number of traditions, including Māori music, the music introduced by European settlers during the nineteenth century, and a variety of styles imported during the twentieth century, including ...
and have been presented annually since 1965.
!
, -
, 2010 , , Wayne Mason (as part of The Fourmyula) , ,
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
The New Zealand Music Hall of Fame , Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa is a figurative hall of fame dedicated to noteworthy New Zealand musicians.
The hall was created in 2007 by Recorded Music NZ (then known as the Recording Industry Associati ...
, , , ,
, -
References
Further reading
* Dix, John, ''Stranded in Paradise'', Penguin, 2005.
*
Eggleton, David, ''Ready To Fly'',
Craig Potton, 2003.
* Spittle, Gordon, ''Counting The Beat'', GP Publications, 1997.
External links
Wayne Mason at AudioCulture
1949 births
Living people
APRA Award winners
Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand musicians
People from New Plymouth
People educated at Heretaunga College
{{NewZealand-musician-stub