When it comes to local country music artists, few can best the rising success of Cloverdale鈥檚 JoJo Mason; especially now that he鈥檚 released his latest single 鈥淏etter On You.鈥�
Mason has already built a steady and staggering career for himself over the last five years. The hit singles 鈥淚t鈥檚 all Good鈥�, 鈥淕ood Kinda Love鈥�, and 鈥淩ed Dress鈥� put him on the map while his debut album Both Sides of the Bar made the Canadian country music scene really take notice.
A Canadian Country Music Award nomination for Best Rising Star in 2017 led to Mason joing Gord Bamford on his 鈥淗onkytonks and Dive Bar鈥� tour for much of the last year.
鈥淚 love it,鈥� said Mason in regards to the busy schedule. 鈥淚t鈥檚 such a incredible opportunity. Touring allows me to be in people鈥檚 faces鈥� but that also allows me to maintain and keep up relationships with fans and supporters.鈥�
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Mason was born and raised in Saskatchewan, but made the move out Vancouver Island to play junior hockey. After a herniated disk put a halt to that dream, a move over to Cloverdale opened the door to country music.
Spending ten years of his life growing up in the community, Mason said right now he 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 get back as often as he鈥檇 like.鈥�
The last time residents may have seen him preform live was for JRfm鈥檚 Basics for Babies fundraiser in December at the 91原创 Events Centre. Since then, Mason has been hard at work, crafting and recording his newest song.
鈥淭his one just jumped out at me like crazy,鈥� Mason said about the origins of 鈥淏etter On You.鈥� Written by Nashville singer/songwriter Andy Albert, Trent Harmon, Jordan Schmidt and Mitchell Tenpenny, Mason referred to the entire personnel as 鈥渢he top writers on the planet.鈥�
The tune is soft and easy going - blending country with a touch of RNB. In the lyrics, Mason praises his partner鈥檚 array of outfits, but concludes with the help of some wordplay that nothing looks best on her.
鈥淭his song is a different look into who I am,鈥� shared Mason. 鈥淚鈥檓 a big time romantic, hopeless at times but always have been and really wanted to share that side of me with fans.鈥�
鈥淏etter On You鈥� highlights Mason鈥檚 sensitive side, and acts as the follow-up to his previous single 鈥淔uture鈥�. Though it is a bit more of an intimate departure from his previous style, Mason assured 鈥淚 would never put out a song that doesn鈥檛 make me feel something.鈥�
The single is also a precursor to Mason鈥檚 second album, due out this coming fall. In the meantime, he will play the massively popular in Craven, Saskatchewan this July and will also come closer to home for a performance at the in Vancouver.
When he does finally get some downtown, the recently engaged musician said he 鈥渓ooks forward to sitting down with the better half to finally start doing some wedding planning.鈥�
There are currently no dates booked to play a venue in Cloverdale, but that doesn鈥檛 mean his home is not on Mason鈥檚 mind. 鈥淚 appreciate all the love and support - it鈥檚 a tough but rewarding business and I would not be able to achieve my dreams if it wasn鈥檛 from my hometown. I always still consider Cloverdale my hometown.鈥�
People can listen to the new single 鈥淏etter On You鈥� and keep up to date with Mason鈥檚 latest news on the website
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