| Mason Musso | |
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| Born | March 17, 1989 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.
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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 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.
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.
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.