b. London, England. This talented singer-songwriter taught himself guitar and was writing his own songs by the age of 16. He made his start in the music industry in his late teens, playing in several bands on the London circuit but struggling to find a publisher for his roots rock material. Branching out as a solo artist, Masterson's demo recordings for the small Volume Records label came to the attention of the BMG subsidiary Gravity. The revival of interest in singer-songwriters in the new millennium helped his cause, and he toured America as support for the Stereophonics' K...