OG Juice Jams
At the end of 2022, a couple friends and I created a Youtube channel for the purpose of showcasing the bands in the Southern California local Reggae scene. In the past 4 years, we've met so many amazing people and musicians, hosted several successful events, and built a community around the music that is growing to this day. I've been lucky enough to be able to do the audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering for all 25 episodes, and whenever we host live events, I take on the role of stage manager, monitor engineer, front-of-house engineer, and live recording engineer. I love having the opportunity to wear so many hats and to grow my knowledge and experience in each discipline. Check out OG Juice Company, my friend Will Bitonti's organic juice company from which our name is derived:
ogjuicecompany.com
Above The Clouds
My band spent most of 2024, and all of 2025 writing, rehearsing, performing, and recording these songs. Each song was recorded at my home studio in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Released in January 2026.
Miguel Diaz - Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals
Chad McMillin - Bass
Tim Apple - Vocals, Guitar
Mason Hensley - Piano, Organ, Synth, Guitar, Melodica, Background Vocals
Album Artwork by Deano Gerarden
Recorded, Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Mason Hensley
Move Mountains
I had so much fun being in this band from 2016 - 2020. Unfortunately, we never recovered from the disruption caused by Covid. We were able to get our album out just before the pandemic began. It was released in August 2019, and it took almost 2 years to finish. Some vocals were recorded at SAE Studio in Pomona, California, where I used to teach Audio Engineering. All drums, horns, and bass tracks were recorded at my studio in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Carolina West - Vocals
Issac McCorkell - Drums
Matt Marinelli - Bass
Ed Corbett - Alto and Tenor Saxophone
Luis Gracia Alonso - Trombone
Steve Sydow - Trumpet
Mason Hensley - Guitar, Keys, Synth, Cornet, and Background Vocals (Lead Vocals on Track 6)
Recorded, Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Mason Hensley
Album Cover Graphic Design by Mason Hensley
Only Say Yes
I joined this band as a piano/organ player and background vocalist for a Summer residency on Catalina Island. To this day, those gigs are the most fun I've ever had traveling for performances. This album was recorded by the lineup that did half a dozen trips to the island in the Summer of 2022.
Calvin Banks - Vocals, Guitar
Richard Maya - Bass
Ethan Nickles - Drums, Background Vocals
Mason Hensley - Piano, Organ, Melodica, Guitar, Background Vocals,
Produced, Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Mason Hensley
Album Cover Photography and Graphic Design by Mason Hensley
Ludicrous Speed VR
My close friend, Rob Ruud, designed this video game, and he commissioned me to compile a video game soundtrack. I enlisted the help of a handful of my musician friends, and stepped a bit outside of my comfort zone, stylistically. All tracks were recorded at my home studio in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Jason (Juice Lee) Brock - Saxophone, Flute on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9
Omar Levya - Percussion on Track 1
Nick Cox - Vocals on Tracks 1 and 5
David Gardea - Guitar on Track 9
Mason Hensley - Guitar, Synthesizers/Keys, Bass, Drum Programming
Recorded, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Mason Hensley
All songs composed by Mason Hensley
Love Letters From The Revolution
Aaron Mx is an artist currently living and performing in New York, but in 2020, when much of the world had slowed to a crawl because of Covid, and Aaron still lived in Southern California, we worked together on this album.
Aaron Zuniga - Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele
Mason Hensley - Drum and Synth Programming, String Arrangements on Tracks 1, 4, 9, and 10 Rhodes on Track 5, Bass on Tracks 3, 7, and 8, Percussion on Track 6, Piano on Tracks 1 and 10
All songs composed by Aaron Zuniga
Recorded, Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Mason Hensley
You Name It
This was the first album that I ever made all by myself, released in October 2016.
Cameron Overstake - Drums on Track 7
All other instruments recorded by Mason Hensley
Produced, Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Mason Hensley
Album Cover Graphic Design by Mason Hensley
Live From The Mandala
This band recorded each of these 5 songs live at my studio in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Track 5 was recorded on February 12th, 2018, Track 2 was recorded on September 21st, 2018, and Tracks 1, 3, and 4 were recorded on July 17th, 2021.
Each song was filmed during recording.
Drums - Forrest Rice
Scott Nelms - Guitar
Jaime Becerra - Guitar
Jairo Becerra - Keys
Videography and Editing by Kory Garrett
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Mason Hensley