{{for|the cricketer|Allan Mason (cricketer)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Allan Mason | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland | origin = Los Angeles, California | occupation = {{flatlist| * Music executive * Artists and Repertoire * producer }} | label = A&M Records, Janus Records | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * Donovan * The Flying Machine (band) * The Modern Lovers * Earth Quake (band) * Grace Davina * Kayak (band) * Cat Stevens * Al Stewart }} }}
'''Allan Mason''' is an American record producer and A&R executive.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://news.usc.edu/27181/Promoter-Plans-to-Rock-On/|title=Promoter Plans to Rock On|last=Walser|first=Lauren|date=2009-05-12|work=University of Southern California News|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Music career == Mason was the vice president in charge of A&R when GRT Records assumed sole ownership of Janus Records in 1971, after Pye Records pulled out of the venture.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NEUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Janus+Records+GRT+Pye&pg=PA1 "Pye May Quit Janus As GRT Is Reshuffled"] by Mike Gross. ''Billboard'', March 20, 1971. Retrieved 2012-03-26.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xwgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Janus+Records+GRT+Pye&pg=PA18 "Music Tapes Are Profitable"] (p. 16). ''Billboard'', September 25, 1971. Retrieved 2012-03-26.</ref>
Mason, along with Stuart Love at Warner Brothers, Matthew Kaufman at A&M, John Cale, and Kim Fowley provided the initial money for a demo for Jonathan Richman's band The Modern Lovers.<ref name="Mitchell">Tim Mitchell, There’s Something About Jonathan, 1999, {{ISBN|0-7206-1076-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/something-about-jonathan/Content?oid=1535002|title=Something About Jonathan|last=Stark|first=Jeff|date=1998-11-12|website=Cleveland Scene|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref>
== Filmography == Mason was the music consultant for ''Father of the Bride'' and an executive music producer for ''Bandits''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|last=Levinson|first=Barry|title=Bandits|date=2001-10-12|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219965/|others=Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett|accessdate=2017-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Shyer|first=Charles|title=Father of the Bride|date=1991-12-20|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101862/|others=Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short|accessdate=2017-10-14}}</ref> He is known for his long-standing film collaborations with Barry Levinson, acting as music consultant and supervisor on the Levinson films ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' and ''Rain Man'', among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556577/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Allan Mason|website=IMDb }}</ref>
== Personal life == Mason attended University of Maryland, College Park. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles, California.
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== External links == * {{iMDb name|556577}}
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