DJ/Promoter/Artist Buddy Mason came onto the nightclub scene in the late 90’s. He started out doing security at local clubs, including the iconic Ruby Skye in San Francisco.

By mid-2000, after being influenced, mentored, and guided by the DJs he was hiring, such as BB Hayes, Rick Preston, Jay-J and Miguel Migs, Buddy started DJing himself. In less than a year, Buddy was playing at venues such as the BackBeat in Sunnyvale and Ruby Skye and Sno-Drift in San Francisco. In 2007, Buddy was booked by the owner of the Cardiff in Campbell, where Buddy became one of the rotating resident DJs. Buddy has had the opportunity to play alongside many well-known DJs, such as, BB Hayes, David Harness, Roger Moorehouse, Mr. V, Chris Lum and Colette, to name few. In 2013, Buddy started playing at Wish Bar and EndUp in San Francisco and was asked to play DIVE and SOULEIL in San Diego. Held residencies at The Continental in Downtown San Jose as well as Cardiff Lounge which still plays today.