Mason Neely
| Mason Neely | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 20, 1979 |
| Origin | USA |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, Drummer, Arranger, Composer, Sound Engineer |
| Instruments | Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Banjo, Vibraphone |
| Years active | 1997—present |
Mason Neely (born April 20, 1979) is an American-born, UK-based record producer, drummer, orchestral arranger and multi-instrumentalist who has produced and arranged for and toured with artists including; Lambchop, Cerys Matthews, Sufjan Stevens, Saint Etienne (band), Diane Birch, The Revival Hour, Leigh Nash, DM Stith, Gulp, Martyn Joseph, Luke Jackson, Natalie Duncan, Colorama, Paper Aeroplanes, The Gregory Brothers.
He is a member of sacred music collective Bifrost Arts and has served as a composer, arranger and musical director for the BBC, RTÉ and S4C networks and scored advertisements for Best Buy, Cisco Systems, Domino's Pizza and Crispin, Porter and Bogusky. As an orchestral arranger, he has done pieces for the BBC and RTÉ Orchestras, the BBC Proms, the London Sinfonietta and the National Orchestra of Wales and the Welsh National Ballet.
In early 2013, he became a regular contributor on Cerys Matthews' Sunday morning BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast.
Along with Owen Powell, he composed the music for S4C series Lan A Lawr and feature film Y Streic a fi in early 2015.
- Studio Q1 Scoring House http://studio-q1.com/ 2009
- Diane Birch on the Late Show with David Letterman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV4oHLgpmlQ