Mason (musician)

Mason
Mason in January 2013.
Born	Iason Chronis (1980-01-17) 17 January 1980 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	DJ & producer
Website	musicofmason.com

Mason (born 17 January 1980; Iason Chronis) is the stage name of Dutch music DJ & producer. He had a number one on the UK Dance Chart in 2007 with 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, "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 many countries worldwide. He also had pop chart success in the Netherlands and Belgium with his song "Runaway", which was a modern version of "Runaway" by Eruption, and with "Boadicea", featuring Róisín Murphy.

Mason has released music on numerous electronic music labels, such as Great Stuff Recordings, and Fool's Gold Records, and remixed artists such as Moby, Jack Garrett, Steve Aoki, Hadouken, Don Diablo, Mat Zo, 2Unlimited, Mylo, Worthy, Tommy Trash, Martin Solveig, Robyn and Gabriella Cilmi. In 2008 Mason launched his own label Animal Language. In 2011 he released his debut album They Are Among Us, which featured collaborations with Róisín Murphy, DMC, Sam Sparro, Kurtis Blow and Aqualung. In 2014 the second Mason album ZOA was released, featuring Jocelyn Brown, Zoot Woman, Rouge Mary (Hercules & Love Affair) among other featured artists.

In 2015, "Papapapa" on Loulou Records reached the number 1 position on Beatport. In the same year Mason released his Nite Rite series, a collection of numbered Nite Rites, released on each full moon. Nite Rite Ten featured Danielle Moore from the UK indie band Crazy P on vocals. In 2015 he also collaborated on releases with German house acts Moonbootica and Sharam Jey. He also remixed fellow Dutch acts Kraak & Smaak, Janne Schra and Arling & Cameron this year.

In 2016 Mason signed to Island Records, and began work on material with US hip hop artist Azealia Banks. However after racial and homophobic comments by her on Twitter, he ceased the collaboration and started to work with UK grime artist Stefflon Don, which led to the "Fashion Killa" single release, that reached a number 4 position on the UK dance chart. This song was also used for television ads for Boohoo, Deezer and America's Next Top Model. The song was widely supported on BBC Radio 1 and other UK national radio stations. He also mixed and compiled the Toolroom Miami Poolside album this year, which was released on Toolroom Records.

In 2017 Mason got signed to legendary house label Defected Records, which released his single 'Rhino', that got chosen as hottest record on BBC Radio 1. He also collaborated with UK tech house producer Betoko.

Biography

Mason is Iason Chronis. He was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch actress Adrienne Kleiweg and Greek sculptor Jorgos Chronis. Both his sisters have been tv actresses too. 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 1995 he started doing DJ performances, initially in and around Amsterdam, but later abroad. In 1999, he took a four-year course in Music Composition and Performance, which he graduated with honours and for which he received an award from the Dutch Royal Family. He used his violin skills during his DJ-sets between 1999 and 2005. During his world tour with Tiësto in 2004, he played the violin during a live performance of Lethal Industry. In 2006 Coen Berrier (born 17 April 1979) joined in the studio and during live shows, but left Mason in 2014. Berrier has had earlier chart success with 'Husan' by Bhangra Knights.

Mason plays live shows as well as dj sets, and performed at festivals like Sensation White, Dance Valley, Tomorrowland, Nature One, Creamfields, Global Gathering and clubs like Fabric, Ministry Of Sound, Green Valley, Space Ibiza, Zouk, Octagon, Air and many others in more than 50 countries around the world. Mason is the organiser behind several parties throughout the Netherlands, including the Animal Language Kafe Rave and Avondwinkel at Club Nyx in Amsterdam. He is also on the members board of Buma/Stemra.

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 download
Mason presents: Animal Language (Refurbished)	Released: 1 April 2012 Label: Animal Language Format: digital download
ZOA	Released: 1 September 2014 Label: Animal Language Format: CD, digital download
Nite Rites	Released: 26 Februari 2016 Label: Animal Language Format: digital download
Toolroom Miami Poolside, mixed by Mason	Released: 4 March 2016 Label: Toolroom Format: CD, 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)
"Bass Friend" (Cheap Thrills)

2013

"Wombat" / "Maybe" (Animal Language)
"Affected" (BMKLTSCH RCRDS)
"Solid Gold" (featuring Pien Feith) (V2 Records)
"Bubba" (GND Records)
"Grotto" (Animal Language)
"A Girl Like Me" (Great Stuff)
"Peer Pressure" (Bad Life)
"Roffelo" (from Drum Kids EP) (Animal Language)

2014

"Get Back" (Boys Noize Records)
"Someone I’m Not" (Great stuff)
"Savantas" / "Herd On The Scene" (Animal Language)
"San Remo" / "Earmark" (Animal Language)
"Gotta Have You Back" (Animal Language)
"Salamander" / "Gotta Have You Back" (Animal Language)
"Exceeder 2014 remixes" (Armada Music)

2015

"Calabrese" / "Palmetto" (Secure Recordings)
"Nite Rite One" (Animal Language)
"My Love EP feat. Moonbootica" (Animal Language)
"Nite Rite Two" (Animal Language)
"Nite Rite Three" (Animal Language)
"Papapapa" (Loulou Records)
"Nite Rite Four" (Animal Language)
"Diatonic / I Knocked For Days" (Loulou Records )
"Nite Rite Five" (Animal Language)
"Nite Rite Six" (Animal Language)
"My Name Is feat. Sharam Jey " (Bunny Tiger)
"Nite Rite Seven" (Animal Language)
"Nite Rite Eight" (Animal Language)
"Nite Rite Nine" (Animal Language)

2016

"Bubblebath feat. Loulou Players" (Loulou Records)
"Nite Rite Ten feat. Danielle Moore" (Animal Language)
"Dance Bodies (feat. Plus Instruments)" (Club Sweat)
"Do The Do" (Toolroom)
"Wurrkit" (Loulou Records)
"My Ritual / Let It Go" (Animal Language)
"Fashion Killa" (Island Records) UK)
"Mason & Yolanda Be Cool - Xylophobia" (Sweat It Out)
"Body Rock" (Loulou Records)
"This Ain't No Disco EP" (Bunny Tiger)
"Jigsaw" (Bunny Tiger)
"Bubblebath feat. Loulou Players remixes" (Loulou Records)
"I Like It" (Animal Language)
"Live On Dreams" (Kittball Records)

2017

"Everybody EP" (Sweat It Out)
"Toucan" (Animal Language)
"Rhino" (Defected)
"Freaky Girlsss" (Loulou Records)
"Mason & Betoko - Rumble In The Jungle / Amalia" (Bunny Tiger)

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)

2013

Wende – "Devils Pact" (Mason Remix) (BMG)
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig – "De Formule" (Mason Remix) (Magnetron Music)
2 Unlimited – "Tribal Dance" (Mason Remix) (Armada)
Wannabe A Star – "PartyParty" (Mason’s Downtempo Mix) (STRFCKR)
Headz Up – "Onoria" (Mason Remix) (No Brainer)

2014

Bottin - Poison Within (Mason Remix) (Bear Funk)
Yolanda Be Cool - Sugar Man (Mason Remix) (Club Sweat)
Worthy - Handle It (Mason Remix) (Anabatic Records)
Stop Television - Change Strange (Mason Remix) (Animal Language)

2015

Copy Club - The Sun, The Moon, The Stars (Mason Remix) (Spinnin')
Janne Schra - Carry On (Mason Remix) (Embassy Of Music)
Auxiliary Tha Masterfader - Feel For U (Mason Remix) (Animal Language)
Arling & Cameron - Good Times (Mason Remix) (DUZT)
Kraak & Smaak - All I Want Is You (Mason Remix) (Jalapeno Records)

2016

Da Chick! – Do The Clap (Mason Remix) (Discotexas)
Jack Garratt – Worry (Mason Remix) (Island Records)
Mat Zo – Sinful (Mason Remix) (Mad Zoo)
Keljet ft. Holychild – What's Your Sign (Mason's Capricorn Remix) (Universal)
Vanilla Ace & Neari – Watch Out Now (Mason's Favela Remix) (Mix Feed)
Mighty Mi ft. Gran Puba – Shake With Me (Mason Remix) (Toolroom)
Endor feat. Feral is Kinky – Fever (Mason Remix) (Warner Music)
Cowgum - We Love Amy (Mason Remix)
Falco Benz - Like Today (Mason Remix) (Magnetron Music)

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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DJ Run D.M.C. Jam Master Jay
Albums	Run–D.M.C. King of Rock Raising Hell Tougher Than Leather Back from Hell Down with the King Crown Royal
Compilations	Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991 Greatest Hits The Best of Run–DMC Ultimate Run–D.M.C. High Profile: The Original Rhymes Artist Collection: Run DMC
Live albums	Live at Montreux 2001
Singles	"It's Like That" "Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)" "Hard Times" "Rock Box" "30 Days" "King of Rock" "You Talk Too Much" "Can You Rock It Like This" "My Adidas" "Walk This Way" "You Be Illin' " "It's Tricky" "Christmas in Hollis" "I'm Not Going Out Like That" "Mary, Mary" "Run's House" "Pause" "What's It All About" "Faces" "Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do" "Down with the King" "Corrected"
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Róisín Murphy
Studio albums	Ruby Blue Overpowered Hairless Toys Take Her Up to Monto
Extended plays	Sequins #1 Sequins #2 Sequins #3 Mi Senti
Singles	"If We're in Love" "Sow into You" "Overpowered" "Let Me Know" "You Know Me Better" "Movie Star" "Orally Fixated" "Momma's Place"
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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)" "Get Lucky" "Rock the Boat"

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 Hide
Writing	For Your Entertainment Glam Nation Live Trespassing Kaleidoscope
Production	"Now I'm That Bitch" "Obsession" "Cameo Lover" Settle Down (EP) Vows "White Knuckles"

Associated artists

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