Daniel Masson (composer) explained

Daniel Masson
Alias:Baul Dimension, Electromana
Origin:France
Genre:Electronic, Ethnic, Deep House, Chillout
Years Active:1976–present

Daniel Masson is a self-taught composer, musician, producer and performer.[1] Daniel Masson helped to popularize ethnic deep house chill electronic music with the extraordinary wide-reaching success of the Buddha Bar compilations.[2] [3]

Biography

Daniel's early roots in 70's rock guitar seeded his diverse career from creating video game soundtracks, playing jazz music in Paris, France, and composing electronic music for the restored version of The Impossible Voyage the first silent movie by G. Méliès and a collaboration with Goran Bregovic on the Cannes Film Fest prize winning film Queen Margot.[4]

Masson travels the globe to Bangladesh, Syria, Egypt, Morocco recording musicians, sounds and voices from many cultures and counties to weave together the music of place into adventurous and soothing electronic soundscapes.[5]

In the 2016 film documentary and album Walila, Masson travels to Fés Morocco to merge the ancient with the modern to create a cultural bridge between Western and Arab worlds.[6]

At the invitation of French Institute of Fès: Masson performed at Sacred Music Festival of Fès, Morocco, 2016 edition.[7] His album Walila a new music blending electro beats and sounds with the instruments of Moroccan Traditional Music.

In 2018 Masson released the 3 volumes Trajectories series, inspired by his live mixes experience and continuing the same concept to blend and remix sounds from his library.[8]

In 2019, Masson released Pensées évaporées album, and further in 2020 he released Pacific Dimension E.P.[9]

In 2021, Masson released "Magic Carpet" album following with he released "Dead End" in 2022.[10] [11]

In January 2022, NTS Radio aired an episode dedicated to the music of Daniel Masson.[12]

Discography

As Daniel Masson

Music for films

Video Game Soundtracks

Pacific Islands Collection

As Daniel Masson (Baul Dimension)

Buddha Bar Compilation

Various Labels Compilations

As Electromana

With Others

Remixes

Live Mixes

TV and Commercials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Choi . Dana Austin . Masson brings people together through music . koreatimes . en . 10 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Daniel Masson. Discogs . en.
  3. Web site: Shazam . Shazam.
  4. Web site: Goran Bregovic* - Queen Margot (La Reine Margot) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . Discogs . 1994 . fr.
  5. Web site: Daniel Masson, Frequencies – Skope Entertainment Inc . skopemag.com. 28 March 2011 .
  6. Web site: Interview with Filmmaker Reed Rickert World Music Central.org . 17 December 2016 .
  7. Web site: Daniel Masson - Festival Fes 2016 . Festival Fes 2016 . fr-FR.
  8. Web site: Trajectories, Vol. 1 by Daniel Masson . DistroKid . en.
  9. Web site: Pensées évaporées . Spotify.
  10. Web site: Dead End - Daniel Masson . Apple.com.
  11. Web site: DANIEL MASSON - MAGIC CARPET . https://web.archive.org/web/20210213001901/https://www.divideandconquermusic.com/indie-music-album-reviews/daniel-masson-magic-carpet . dead . February 13, 2021 . Divideandconquermusic.com.
  12. Web site: Daniel Masson Listen on NTS . NTS Radio . en.

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