Brendan Mason is an active teacher, performer, and clinician in the New England area. He currently teaches general and instrumental music at East Shoreline Catholic Academy in Branford, CT and serves as the Assistant Marching Band Director for Jonathon Law High School in Milford, CT. Brendan started playing rudimental snare drum at the age of 6 as a member of the Col. John Chester Drum Corps. At age 9, he became the youngest drummer to hold The Dan English Trophy as the Connecticut State Junior Snare Drum Champion, a distinction he has won more times than any other individual. He has provided clinics and workshops all over the world, including a 2014 presentation for the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, clinics in Singapore for the Singapore Armed Forces Band, and for The Royal Marine School of Music in Portsmouth, UK. Brendan is a proud member of The Company of Fifers and Drummers, USARD and NARD, and an endorsee of Mapex Percussion, The Cooperman Drum Company, Vic Firth, ProLogix Percussion, and Loyal Drums.