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What’s up with Rick Mason these
days ?
RM: Rick Mason Communications.
What do u do at Rick Mason Communications
?
RM: We try 2 keep all our ventures under
one umbrella. There’s radio promotion, the “A Moment
With Rick Mason” tv show, bail bonding, music management,
a night club, and a love fragrance line.
What do u consider your biggest accomplishment
as an entrepreneur ?
RM: My tv show...”A Moment With Rick
Mason.”
You’re well known in the Golden Triangle
as a radio personality, and concert host / emcee. Who are some
of the people you’ve worked with ?
RM: I’ve worked with a lot of major
and local artists. The majors include: Genuwine, 69 Boyz, Kirk
Franklin, David Banner, Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, Keith Sweat,
Rome, Lavert, Public Announcement, Lil Wayne, Mia X, Fiend, and
The Tom Joyner Show’s Funky Forecast (from Jackson, MS).
The locals include : Sipp, Redd Rumm, N-Hanz, Country Boys, Mastermind
Records, Sean Michael, R.J. and Trill City, promotion for Boss
Affairs, Ervin Johnson and Herman Records, and The Lo Kee Family
(S.O.S., Big Bull, Deentown Villians, Doughbelly Stray, &
Tic), Steve A. and Hit Em Hard Entertainment, and the gospel group
Redemption.
Where do u see yourself in 10 yrs. ?
RM: In a gospel explosion. By that, I mean
everything that I’m doing in r&b and hip-hop, I wanna
be doing in the the gospel world.
What advise would u give young people aspiring
2 be entrepreneurs ?
RM: 2 not give up. It’s a numbers
game. Keep your name and face out there at all times. Just keep
focused and don’t let anyone discourage u. I live by the
acronym, P.U.S.H.
(Pray Until Something Happens).
How did u get your start?
RM: I started in sales and airshift at
WACR (103.9 FM) Columbus, MS, and then became a program director’s
understudy under Gerald Jackson. I then moved on 2 WMXU (106.1)
Columbus, MS doing weekends, the street team, and overnights.
That brings me 2 where I am now, WMSU (92.1) Starkville, MS, where
I was once an afternoon dj. I also worked street promotions. Now
I host my own show called “The Dirty South Flavor Show”
( 6pm - 10pm, every Saturday). It’s a show dedicated 2 local,
state, and Southern artists.
I’d like 2 give some shout outs 2
those djs that I’ve worked with :
DJ Controller, D.O.C., DJ Pony, Big Daddy, Kenny Smoove, Eric
Johnson, Steve Poston, Rocky Love, Denise Brooks, Marella, Gerald
Jackson, Sherry Ellis, Melvin Jackson, Ro Bonner, J. Michael Bailey,
Bobby Wonder, Da Bomb, DJ L.L., & DJ Maze.
Contact Rick Mason :
662.251.6064
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