Tone Mason facts for kids

Tone Mason is a music production team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They create hip-hop and R&B songs. The team includes Mellenius and Don D. A past member was Aloysius Brown. Tone Mason has made music for TV shows like MuchMusic and BET. They also worked on movies like Barbershop: The Next Cut. You can even hear their music in video games!

The Story of Tone Mason

Don D. started making music in the 1990s. He was part of a hip-hop group called Nefarius. Don D. was their DJ and also produced their songs. After a group member passed away, Don D. and MC Collizhun released a short album called Tough Dumplin' Foundation For Better Beats. Later, they went their separate ways.

Before Nefarius ended, Don D. met Aloysius Brown and Mellenius. The three became "production protégés" for each other. This means they learned from and helped each other with music production. Don D. thought their music was too good to be kept secret. So, they decided to form Tone Mason.

In 2003, the group produced a song called "Back Where I've Stayed." This song was for Choclair's album, Flagrant. That album even won a Juno Award! In 2006, Tone Mason also produced a popular song called "Hood Boy" for the singer Fantasia Barrino.

Music They Produced

Tone Mason is known for producing songs for many different artists. Here are some of the popular songs they helped create:

• "Hood Boy" – Fantasia featuring Big Boi
• "Light Up" – Drake featuring Jay-Z
• "For The People" – Ice Cube featuring Common
• "What It Is" – Sheek Louch featuring Styles P
• "Like Them" – Jeezy featuring Rick Ross & Tory Lanez
• "Back Where I've Stayed" – Choclair
• "Hot Like the Summer" – Saukrates featuring Andreena Mill
• "Black Girl Pain" – Talib Kweli featuring Jean Grae and Yummy Bingham
• "Full Nelson" – Redman featuring Ready Roc, Runt Dawg and Saukrates

TV and Movie Music

Tone Mason's music has been used in many TV shows and movies.

• They created the main song for the movie Barbershop: The Next Cut. The song was "For The People" by Ice Cube and Common.
• They made the theme music for TV channels like MuchVibe (TV channel).
• Their music was also used as background sounds for shows on The Score Television Network. This included Cabbie Unlimited.
• You could hear their music as background sounds for Iron Ring on BET.
• They also made background music for the DVD extras of Russell Peters: Red, White, and Brown.