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nick mason in 2004 pink , the tea set , mason & fenn , robert floyd wyatt , carla bley , michael mantler , sigma 6 , the screaming abdabs 1964 -- present edgbaston , birmingham , england capitol , columbia , sony , emi , harvest 250px non_vocal_instrumentalist 27 january 1944 drums , percussion , vocals progressive instrumental rock rock , psychedelic rock , experimental rock , nick mason cropped.jpg nick mason
 nicholas berkeley mason musician auto racer , drummer , record producer , author ,
nick mason

nicholas berkeley `` nick '' mason -lrb- born 27 january 1944 -rrb- is an english musician and composer , best known as the drummer of pink floyd .
he is the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965 .
despite solely writing only a few pink floyd songs , mason has co-written some of pink floyd 's most popular compositions such as `` echoes '' and `` time '' .
mason is the only pink floyd member to be featured on every one of their albums .
it is estimated that as of 2010 , the group have sold over 250 million records worldwide , including 75 million units sold in the united states .
he competes in auto racing events , such as the 24 hours of le mans .
on 26 november 2012 , mason received an honorary doctor of letters from the university of westminster at the presentation ceremony of the school of architecture and built environment -lrb- he had studied architecture at the university 's predecessor , regent street polytechnic , 1962 -- 1967 -rrb- .
