Mason Barnes is a Jackson, MS native currently living in Houston, TX. He currently serves as the color guard director at William B Travis HS (Richmond, TX) and works with a number of local and national groups including Seven Lakes HS (Katy, TX), Cy-Fair HS (Cypress, TX), Horizon HS (Orlando, FL), Collage Winter Guard (Akron, OH), Third Coast Independent (Houston, TX), and Eklipse Winter Guard (Nashville, TN). His previous teaching and performance experiences include Paramount Winter Guard (Atlanta, GA), Edge Independent (Suwannee, GA), Ola HS (McDonough, GA), Mill Creek HS (Hotchson, GA), Munford HS (Munford, TN), Kennesaw Mountain HS (Kennesaw, GA), Music City Drum and Bugle Corps (Nashville, TN), Troopers Drum Corps (Casper, WY), and Madison Scouts (Madison, WI). In his free time Mason enjoys spending time with friends and his pup Bristol. Mason is excited to be returning to Blue Knights for his fourth summer!