Mason (DJ)
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Mason (born 1981, Amsterdam) is the stage name for Dutch producer Iason Chronis. He had a number one on the UK Dance Chart in 2007 with a reworking of his track Exceeder. Exceeder had originally been an instrumental and had received a vinyl only release in the UK in 2006. The new version of the track featured vocals from Princess Superstar and reached number 3 on the national British chart in January. The number was a big hit in The Netherlands as well.
Other bootlegs of Exceeder, such as Hollaback Exceeder - a mash-up with Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl, are in existence.
[edit] Biography
Chronis was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch actress and Greek sculptor. He learned the violin from age 6 and practiced DJing using his grandmother's turntables in his teens. He did a four-year course in Music Composition and Performance, for which he received an award from the Dutch Royal Family. He uses his violin skills during his DJ-sets. During his Tour with DJ Tiësto in 2004 he used the violin with the live performance of Lethal Industry.
[edit] Discography
- Helikopter EP (2004)
- The Screetch (2005)
- Bermuda Triangle / Nightronics (2006)
- Bigboy Exercises (2006)
- Exceeder (2006)
- Perfect (Exceeder) (2007)
- You Make Me Wanna Dance/ BigBoy Exercises (2007)
- Quarter (2007)