Nearly a dozen talented engineers and musicians are part of the Fast Time Constant
sound. Engineer Tommy Carlyle in Wichita, Kansas is a major gear, who has propelled
FTC to the next level. He wrote and recorded all of the keyboard and string parts
on every song from FOR LEASE, and the upcoming album. FTC owes him a lot.

FTC has been writing songs and performing since 1992 when Josh and Andy met
in an English class in Clovis, New Mexico. From the shed behind Joshua's first
house in Clovis, New Mexico, Josh and Andy began writing music between heated
games of RISK. Based on a mutual love for bands like The Beatles, Queen, ELO,
Alan Parsons, and Crosby Stills and Nash, we discovered that our voices blended
very well. Andy holds the melody while Josh provides the vital harmony that makes
the sound so sweet.

Since these humble beginnings, we have had the pleasure of performing the Kansas
and Oklahoma State Fairs, The Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA, and scores
of other venues across the country. FTC landed a big break when Joshua
found a random engineers number out of the phone book, and FTC began to
work with Tommy Carlyle in Wichita, Kansas. He was instumental in the development
of the FTC sound back in 2004. We would not be where we are without him.

The years have flown since those early days of FTC... We are back in the studio
working on the new CD and gradually building on the accomplishments of the last
few years.

P.S. The Clubhouse/Shed where all of this began in Clovis NM, is now a doghouse.

Thanks for coming along for the ride and for sharing our passion for music.

Teach Peace, Andy and Josh

Andrew Mason


I was born to Michael and Judy Mason in Rockford, Illinois in 1968.
I was the fifth child and by 1975, there would be two more. The first 11
years of my life were spent living in Pittsburgh, PA where I attended
Catholic school. I believed that it was my right to see the Steelers
not only get to, but win, the Superbowl every year. In 1980, our family
decided to move back to the motherland and birthplace of my parents and
three older siblings--England.

The change in scenery would have a more profound effect on my life than I
could ever imagine. From music to education, from travel to food, I was
exposed to the world and I liked it. For 11 years I would live in England
interrupted only by a 7 month odyssey of driving my van across the United States.
This satisfied my urge to travel and my thirst for knowledge about the land of my birth.

In 1991, I went to Florida to learn to fly. I met a girl who gave me a
beautiful daughter. We married, divorced, and when the dust settled we
found ourselves in little Portales, NM. I still live and work in Portales
and for the time being it suits me to be here. I perform regularly as a solo
act, an acoustic duo, with my good friend Brackston Taylor, and with Johhny
Mulhair and the Fun Brothers Band.

Joshua Belter


I was also born in Illinois and, as fate would have it, attended a Catholic
grade school. The son of two school teachers, I had my share of
education in the home. Music has always been big in my life. My first
real exposure to playing live was performing "I Can't Smile Without You" live
in front of the Waterloo Catholic School. (Hey, It was popular back then!!!)

I was introduced to the guitar in 1991 from Jim Snow, a military weather forecaster
who worked at the base of the control tower. I was fascinated with his passion for music,
and his ability to play along with RUSH on the stereo. Just as he left, almost to
the day, I met Andy Mason in an English class in Clovis. A fellow Beatles madman,
the creativity flowed like a waterfall during songwriting sessions in a clubhouse
in Clovis, New Mexico. Those early days shaped our current sound.

The term "Fast Time Constant (FTC)" is a precipitation filter on Air Traffic Control
RADAR scopes which also filters false echoes such as birds and trees, and helps to
display accurate aircraft targets.

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