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     THE MASON CHAPMAN BAND 
     
     3 a powerful combination of 
     
     istinctivev‘\ voices, 
     
     mpeccablev musical talent, 
     
    
   
   
    
     Troven irresistable to many 
     
     nd varied audiences 
     
     anada's East Coast. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Their very diverse and 
     
     cry ' creative' repertoire 
     
     efies pigeonholing. From 
     
     heir own lively and 
     
     .ensitive song stylings to 
     
     he contEmporary pop of a 
     
     homas Dolby, Adam Ant or 
     
     an dury, R and B classics 
     
    
   
   
    
     my Sam and Dave or Marvin 
     
     aye to sparkingly staged 
     
     umbersg by Manhatten 
     
    
   
   
    
     ransfer or the acapella 
     
     Can't Sit Down", their song 
     
     ine-up is constantly 
     
     hanging and developing. 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
     Seven keyboard 
     
     ‘nstruments " -- electric 
     
     iano, 'Fender Rhodes, 
     
    
   
   
    
     larinette, organ, and three 
     
     ynthesizers -- charge their 
     
     how with a strong stage 
     
     ersonalities infuse it with 
     
     istinctive character. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The ’personalities' are 
     
     eaded by keyboardists Bruce 
     
     hapman and Doris Mason. 
     
     hapman is an engaging M.C. 
     
     ho, along- with 'Mason has 
     
     ritten much of the group's 
     
     riginal material. His 
     
     alents on the 
     
     00k him through a 'variety 
     
    
   
   
    
     ew - Brunswick and Nova 
     
     cotia before the formation 
     
     f Mason Chapman almost four 
     
     ears ago. Doris Mason has 
     
     éen playing piano and 
     
     lnSing most of her life. 
     
     er pure, full voice 
     
     omfortable with novelty 
     
     umbers like "Danny's, All 
     
     tar Joint" ' to 
     
     eart—wrenching ballads like 
     
     heir own "Still Want You." 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
        
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     r skillful musicianship 
     
    
   
   
    
     nd a spiritgtf fun that has‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     across ~ 
     
    
   
   
    
     keyboards 
     
    
   
   
    
     'f bands and single work in. 
     
    
   
   
    
     is as‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dave 
     
     funky 
     
    
   
   
    
     Drummer—vocalist 
     
     Skinner injects a 
     
    
   
   
    
     rhythum and blues flavour to 
     
    
   
   
    
     his numbers and a 
     
     good-humoured approach to 
     
     the show. Roger Arsenault, 
     
     bass player and newest 
     
     member of the band, provides 
     
     and 
     
     solid vocals. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Since it's formation in 
     
     1979, The Mason Chapman Cand 
     
     has performed mainly in Nova 
     
     Scotia with regular tours 
     
     through the other Atlantic 
     
     Provinces. They have become 
     
     the strongest one-nighter 
     
     draw in the region, playing 
     
     to packed houses in concert, 
     
     on university campuses, at 
     
     high school graduations or 
     
     in high profile nightclub 
     
     appearances like the 
     
     800-seat Palace in Halifax. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     One concert hall manager 
     
     calls them "the most 
     
     progressive, innovative, and 
     
    
   
   
    
     visually exciting band in‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     the region." (Jogn Meir, 
     
     deCoste Entertainment 
     
     Centre) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Hecently, MASON CHAPMAN 
     
     appeared in concert at the 
     
     10,000-seat Halifax Metro 
     
    
   
   
    
     Centre and appeared as— 
     
     special guests on Carroll 
     
     Baker’s television variety 
     
     show. They were also 
     
     featured on two segments of 
     
     the nationally-aired CBC 
     
     radio show, Ocean Limited, 
     
    
   
   
    
     originating from the Rebecca 
     
     Cohn Auditorium in Halifax. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The band has one album, 
     
     released in November by 
     
     Radio 
     
     and 
     
    
   
   
    
     Canada International 
     
     produced by 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Beckwith (formerly with Anne 
     
    
   
   
    
     Murray) at Solar Audio in 
     
     Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The 
     
     album contains ten of the 
     
     band's original 
     
     compositions, including 
     
     their pepular single "Still 
     
     Want You." 
     
    
   
   
    
     The MASON CHAPMAN BAND 
     
     are going places. Having 
     
     established a firm foothold 
     
     with Atlantic Canadian 
     
     ,audiences, they are making 
     
     plans to introduce their 
     
    
   
   
    
     unique sound to other parts, 
     
     of the country. And the 
     
     country is in for quite a 
     
     treat! 
     
    
   
   
    
     , The MASON CHAPMAN BAND 
     
     will be appearing for the 
     
     Pantherfest Co—ed. Listen 
     
     to CIMN and the Sun for more 
     
    
   
   
    
     details. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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