Masa serves as second trombonist of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He has performed as a guest musician with the Atlanta and Seattle Symphony Orchestras, the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and as Guest Principal with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Masa has spent his summers performing with the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, Bellingham Festival of Music, and Spoleto Festival USA. Born in Gifu, Japan, Masa grew up in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois and Lawrence, Kansas where his father and mother pursued their respective graduate studies. Masa is an S.E. Shires Artist.