Daniel Masson | |
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| Also known as | Baul Dimension, Electromana |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Electronic, Ethnic, Deep House, Chillout |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Website | www |
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]
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]
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