by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Brent Mason is a session guitarist that was in demand through much of the '90s, playing on albums by Alan Jackson, David Gates, Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, Neil Diamond and Shania Twain, among many others. He also played on commercials for Budweiser, Miller Brewing Co., Betty Crocker, Sears, Michelob, Ford and Wrangler. Mason began a solo career in 1997, when he released his instrumental debut album Hot Wired on Mercury Records.