Photo Yvonne Taylor
ON
STAGE
Mason has made repeat appearances at numerous venues, such
as the Birchmere, Blues Alley, Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, BlackRock
Center for the Arts, Carter Barron, National Capital BBQ Battle,
and many more. In addition, she is proud to have opened for these music
legends:
...and
many more!
"Mason
is an artist clearly on the rise."
–Elliott Gross,
Programmer
WPFW, 89.3 FM Washington, D.C.
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"Mason
is a triple threat as singer, guitarist and
songwriter, and she's able to hold
her own in both band and solo settings."
–Richard
Harrington, The Washington Post
One of the few female lead guitarists in the
Northeast region, Melanie Mason continues to expand her popularity on the
indie blues-rock scene as electric guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the
Melanie Mason Band. She also excels as a solo traditional acoustic blues
artist, specializing in Delta and Piedmont-style country blues.
AWARDS
AND HIGHLIGHTS
Since
releasing her debut CD in 2001, Mason has been recognized in a number of
ways:
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International
top-seller
on CD Baby for over 6 years; current status: Guitar Blues (#1),
Electric Blues (#2), Blues (#3), Acoustic Blues (#16)
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Winner
of the 2007 Best Female Blues Vocalist Award, Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.)
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Nominated
3 times for Best Blues Instrumentalist award, Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.)
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Nominated
5 times for Best Blues Band, Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.)
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Solo
finalist (1 of 6 selected nationwide) in the 2007 Telluride Acoustic Blues
Competition (Telluride,
Colorado)
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Voted
Best Blues Band by readers in Music Monthly's 2007 Readers' Poll
of 90,000+ D.C. and Baltimore readers, plus a Best Acoustic Artist
honorable mention.
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Winner
of the 2005 Best Blues Recording Award ("Live at Blues Alley"
CD), Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.)
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Winner
of the 2004 Best Blues Recording Award ("Lonesome Is I" CD), Washington Area Music Association
(Washington, D.C.)
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Nominated
for 2004 Album of the Year, ("Lonesome Is I" CD), Washington Area Music Association
(Washington, D.C.)
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Winner
of the 2003 D.C. Blues Society's International Blues Challenge (IBC)
band
competition (Washington, D.C.)
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Featured
lead guitarist in 2003 Emmy award-winning PBS WETA-TV ads promoting Martin Scorsese's
"The Blues" film series. Check it out at www.sonicbids.com/melaniemason!
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Winner
of the 2001 Best Blues Recording Award ("Bendin' the Blues"
CD), Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.)
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