Name Wayne Mason Role Musician | Education Heretaunga College | |
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Music groups The Fourmyula, The Warratahs Albums Too Hot to Sleep, One of Two Things, The Best of The Warratahs, The Warratahs Collection People also search for Martin Hope, Ali Richardson, Chris Parry, Les Gruebner | ||
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Wayne Ashley Mason, MNZM, is a New Zealand musician born in New Plymouth in 1949. He was a founding member of 1960s pop group The Fourmyula and later formed Rockinghorse and The Warratahs before embarking on a solo career in 1994.
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Mason wrote a series of hit singles with Ali Richardson for The Fourmyula; his best known song is "Nature", 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 and Margaret Urlich.
Mason was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for his contribution to the music industry in New Zealand in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Mason still tours on a regular basis throughout New Zealand with any number of different bands or line-ups. He has played a strong part in encouraging new talent with both his sons playing in up and coming Kiwi bands. Mason also played a large part in the success of fellow Kapiti Coast residents Monkey Puzzle who he allowed to use his basement as a practice space as well as giving them invaluable advice during this time.
Mason is currently working on a debut album with his new band The Superheaters, featuring Richard Te One, Steve Moodie and Chris Armour.