Mason (band)

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Mason is the stage name of the Dutch music producer duo Iason Chronis (born 17 January 1980) and Coen Berrier (born 17 April 1979). They had a number one on the UK Dance Chart in 2007 with their 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, Perfect (Exceeder) featured vocals from Princess Superstar and reached number 3 on the national British chart in January 2007. The number was a big hit in The Netherlands as well. Mason has been very popular with Ministry of Sound featuring on many of their annual compilations.

Mason has released music on numerous electronic music labels, such as Great Stuff Recordings, and Pickadoll Music, and remixed artists such as Moby, Robyn and Gabriella Cilmi. In 2008 they launched their own label 'Animal Language'. In 2011 the duo released their debut album 'They Are Among Us', which featured collaborations with Roisin Murphy, DMC, Sam Sparro, Kurtis Blow and Aqualung. They also had chart success in Holland and Belgium with their song 'Runaway', which was a modern version of Runaway by Eruption

Biography

Mason consists of the producers Iason Chronis and Coen Berrier. They perform their live show together, but Iason Chronis is the DJ face of the duo.

Iason Chronis was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch actress and Greek sculptor. He began learning the violin at age 6. In 1987, he sang in the 8th version of the Kinderen voor Kinderen choir, and would continue to do so until the 12th version in 1991. In his teens, he practiced DJing using his grandmother's turntables. At a later age, he took 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 Tiësto in 2004, he played the violin during a live performance of Lethal Industry.

Coen Berrier has been a singer and guitar player in numerous bands throughout his teens, and was also responsible for "Husan" by Bhangra Knights, which reached number 7 in the UK pop charts in 2005. Berrier and Chronis met at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, where they formed the temporary pop act Systex.

Mason plays live shows as well as dj sets, and performed at Sensation White, Dance Valley, Nature One, Creamfields, Global Gathering and many clubs and festivals around the world.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Top Of The Clubs Volume 34	Released: 23 February 2007 Label: Kontor Format: 2xCD Note: mixed by Mason
5 Years Electronation	Released: 15 October 2007 Label: N.E.W.S. Format: digital download Note: mixed by Mason
The Amsterdam Tapes, Vol.1	Released: 27 October 2008 Label: New State Format: digital download Note: mixed by Mason
Mason presents: Animal Language	Released: May 2010 Label: Mag Format: CD, digital download
They Are Among Us	Released: 17 July 2011 Label: Animal Language Format: CD, digital dowload
Mason presents: Animal Language (Refurbished)	Released: 1 April 2012 Label: Animal Language Format: digital download

Track listings for select albums

They Are Among Us (Deluxe Version)^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Runaway"	6:11
2.	"You Are Not Alone"	4:08
3.	"Choices" (featuring Kurtis Blow)	3:58
4.	"Syncrom"	5:09
5.	"Little Angel" (featuring Aqualung)	3:29
6.	"Kippschwinger"	3:40
7.	"I Just Wanna Rock You" (featuring Sway)	2:46
8.	"Boadicea" (featuring Róisín Murphy)	3:21
9.	"As the World Turns"	3:32
10.	"Corrected" (featuring DMC & Sam Sparro)	2:12
11.	"Little Red Petticoat"	5:35
12.	"Who Killed Trance"	5:05
13.	"Boadicea" (Human Life Mix) (featuring Róisín Murphy)	6:09
14.	"Boadicea" (Oliver $ Mix) (featuring Róisín Murphy)	5:03
15.	"Little Angel" (Rex the Dog Mix) (featuring Aqualung)	7:04
16.	"Solarium" (with Marcos Valle)	4:18
17.	"Boadicea" (Video)	3:41

Mason presents: Animal Language (Refurbished)^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Superimposer"	6:06
2.	"Superimposer" (Refurbished)	1:27
3.	"Do You Like Disco?" (by Arveene & Misk)	1:49
4.	"Do You Like Disco?" (Refurbished) (by Arveene & Misk)	5:38
5.	"You Are Not Alone" (Rene Amesz)	6:23
6.	"You Are Not Alone" (Refurbished)	3:41
7.	"Le Big Bob" (In Flagranti)	6:53
8.	"Le Big Bob" (Refurbished)	1:23
9.	"Feelsso" (by Tony Senghore & Cristian Dinamarca)	6:16
10.	"Feelsso" (Refurbished) (by Tony Senghore & Cristian Dinamarca)	2:13
11.	"Corrected" (Dub the Club) (featuring DMC & Sam Sparro)	6:41
12.	"Corrected" (Refurbished) (featuring DMC & Sam Sparro)	1:33
13.	"Capibara"	6:20
14.	"Capibara" (Refurbished)	3:39
15.	"Runaway" (Hatiras Mix)	5:37
16.	"Runaway" (Refurbished)	3:03
17.	"Who Killed Trance"	6:11
18.	"Who Killed Trance" (Refurbished)	1:56
19.	"Awake" (TWR72) (by Nelsen Grover)	7:07
20.	"Awake" (Refurbished) (by Nelsen Grover)	2:27
21.	"Syncrom" (Refurbished)	1:48
22.	"Kippschwinger" (Refurbished)	2:22
23.	"Continuous Mix"	43:28

Singles

2004

"Helikopter" EP (Electrix)

2005

The "Screetch" (Middle Of The Road)

2006

"Exceeder" / "Follow Me" (Middle Of The Road)
"Exceeder" (Great Stuff)
"Bigboy Exercises" (Middle Of The Road)
"The Benedict Files" (Aleph)

2007

"Perfect (Exceeder)" (featuring Princess Superstar)
(Ministry Of Sound / Sony BMG)
"The Screetch" (Great Stuff)
"Quarter" (Great Stuff / Vendetta / Sound Division)

2008

"When Farmers Attack" (Malente Remix) (Unique)
"Bermuda Triangle" (Hysterical Ego)
"The Ridge" (Great Stuff)

2009

"Kippschwinger" / "Amsterdam Tape" (Animal Language)
"The Amsterdam Tape" (Blanco y Negro)
"The Ridge" (Oliver Koletzki remix) (Great Stuff)
"Front Row Chemistry" / "Capibara" (Animal Language)
"At The Hippo Bar" / "Affra" (Animal Language)
"Artex / "Intimate Express" (Pickadoll)
"Ignite" / "Who Killed Trance" (Animal Language)

2010

"Syncom" / "The Badger" (Animal Language)
"Corrected" (featuring DMC & Sam Sparro) (Animal Language / Ministry Of Sound)
"You Are Not Alone" (Animal Language)
"Runaway" / "Let’s Get Ferretic" (Animal Language)

2011

"Runaway" (Ministry Of Sound Australia)
"Boadicea" (featuring Róisín Murphy) (Animal Language)
"Little Angel" (featuring Aqualung) (Animal Language)

2012

"Le Big Bob" (Animal Language)
"Superimposer" (Animal Language)
"The Kickoff" / "Chihuahua" (Animal Language)
"Solarium" - Mason & Marcos Valle (Hysterical Ego)
"Animat" (Spinnin' Records)
"Doorman" / "Scaramouche" (Animal Language)
"Get It Together" (Fool's Gold Records|Fool's Gold)
"Bass Friend" (Cheap Thrills)

Track listings for select maxi singles

Corrected - Remixes (featuring DMC and Sam Sparro)^[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Corrected" (Radio Edit)	2:13
2.	"Corrected" (Extended Mix)	5:31
3.	"Corrected" (Dub the Club)	6:41
4.	"Corrected" (Riva Starr Remix Vocal)	7:23
5.	"Corrected" (Riva Starr Remix Dub)	7:06
6.	"Corrected" (Ralvero Remix)	5:44
7.	"Corrected" (Death Metal Disco Remix)	5:31
8.	"Corrected" (Freaky Friday Remix)	5:07
9.	"Corrected" (Alex Gopher Remix)	5:07
10.	"Corrected" (J Magic & Wickaman Remix)	5:33

Boadicea - Remixes (featuring Róisín Murphy)^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boadicea" (Original Version)	3:21
2.	"Boadicea" (Original Instrumetal)	3:32
3.	"Boadicea" (Mason's Battle Scarred Mix)	5:22
4.	"Boadicea" (Tony Senghore Dub Mix)	7:49
5.	"Boadicea" (Human Life Dub Mix)	6:09
6.	"Boadicea" (Evil Nine Mix)	7:37
7.	"Boadicea" (Oliver $ Mix)	5:03
8.	"Boadicea" (Sharam Jey Dub)	4:36
9.	"Boadicea" (Refurb by Tim Brownlow)	2:17
10.	"Boadicea" (Danny Howells & Mat Playford Mix)	6:09
11.	"Boadicea" (Polydor Mix)	4:55

Remixes

2005

Don Diablo - "Blow your speakers" (Mason Remix) (Sellout Sessions)

2006

Malente - "Revolution" (Mason Remix) (Unique)
Don Diablo - "Never 2 Late to die" (Mason Remix) (Sellout Session)
Loft 17 - "So Ready" (Mason Remix) (Molto)
Monoloop - "Hypersentual" Love (Mason Remix) (Sugaspin)
Crime Club – "The Beast" (Mason Remix (Tiger Records / Kontor)
Beatfreakz – "Superfreak" (Mason Remix) (Data / Ministry of Sound)
Patrick Alavi – "Quiet Punk" (Mason Remix) (King Kong)
The Ordinary Boys – "Lonely at the Top" (Mason Remix) (B-Unique)
Joseph Armani presents: Corkscrew – "Elbow" (Mason Remix) (Craft Music)
The Age Of Steam - "Disco Mafia" (Mason Remix) (CR2)

2007

Kid Dusty – "Constant Rising" (Mason Remix) (Python)
Cygnus X – "The Orange Theme" (Terry Toner & Mason remix) (Be Yourself Music)
Don Diablo - "Blow your speakers" (Mason Remix) (Ministry of Sound)
"Breathe" (Mason Remix)
Groove Rebels – "Breakpoint" (Mason Remix) (Hammerskjoeld / Media)
Shocka – "Style Attract Play" (Mason Remix) (featuring Honeyshot) (Factory)
Freeform Five – "No More Conversations" (Mason Remix) (Universal)
Mazi & Duriez – "This Is Not A Follow Up" (Mason Remix) (Brique Rouge)
DJ DLG – "XESS" (Mason Remix) (Pickadoll)

2008

AKA the Junkies – "Konijntje" (Mason Remix) (Magnetron Music)
Noisia – "Gutterpump" (Mason Remix) (Skint)
Hadouken! – "Declaration Of War" (Mason Vocal / Dub mix) (Atlantic)
Gabriella Cilmi – "Save the Lies" (Mason Vocal / Dub mix) (Warner)
Robyn – "Cobrastyle" (Mason Vocal Dub mix) (Konichiwa)
Moby – "Im In Love" (Mason’s Glowsticks-Mix) (Mute)

2009

Martin Solveig – "One 2.3 Four" (Mason’s Dark Disco Mix) (Mixture)
Tommy Trash – "Stay Close" (Mason mix) (Ministry Of Sound Australia)
Rex The Dog – "Prototype" (Mason’s Animal Language mix) (Hundahaus)

2010

JCA & TAI – "Yalla Yalla" (Mason remix) (Great Stuff)
Evil Nine – "Stay Up" (Mason remix) (Gung-ho)
Nelsen Grover - "Awake" (Mason Remix) (Animal Language)

2011

Glenn Morrison – "Tokyo Cries" (Mason’s Smallroom Mix) (Blackhole)
Jesse Rose – "Non Stop" (Mason Remix) (Made To Play)
Zoo Brazil – "Tear The Club Up" (Mason Remix) (Refune)
Disco Of Doom – "Alice Cooper" (Mason’s Schools Out Rework) (Discobelle Records)

2012

Nobody Beats The Drum - "Blood On My Hands" (Mason's Na Na Na Na Remix) (Basserk)
Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas - "Steve Jobs" (Mason Remix) (Dim Mak / Ultra)
Petite Noir - "Till We Ghosts" (Mason Remix) (Bad Life)
Sharam Jey – "Put Ya!" (Mason Remix) (Disco Fisco)

References

General

Specific

↑ "They Are Among Us (Deluxe Version)". iTunes/Apple Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
↑ "Animal Language (refurb)". iTunes/Apple Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
↑ "Corrected - Remixes (US)". iTunes/Apple Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
↑ "Boadicea - Remixes (US)". iTunes/Apple Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-23.

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Live albums	Live at Montreux 2001

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Sam Sparro

Discography

Studio albums

Sam Sparro (2008)
Return to Paradise (2012)

Songs

Singles	"Black and Gold" "21st Century Life" "Pocket" "Happiness" "Yellow Orange Rays"

Featured singles	"Feelings Gone" "Maximus" "Glamorous Life" "Corrected"

Other songs	"American Boy" "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"

Other appearances

Performing	Animal Language As U Were House of Beni Maximus (EP) Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3 They Are Among Us Trespassing

Writing	For Your Entertainment Glam Nation Live Trespassing

Production	"Obsession" Settle Down (EP) Vows "White Knuckles"

Associated artists

Island Records
Universal Republic
Virgin Records
EMI
Lexus

Persondata
Name	Mason
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch DJ
Date of birth	1981
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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