Daniel Masson is a self-taught composer, musician, producer and performer. Daniel Masson helped to popularize ethnic deep house chill electronic music with the extraordinary wide-reaching success of the Buddha Bar compilations.

Biography

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 Impossible Voyage'' (french: Le Voyage à travers l'impossible), also known as ''An Impossible Voyage'' and ''Whirling the Worlds'', is a 1904 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès. Inspired by Jules Verne's play ''Journey Throu ...

the first silent movie by G. Méliès and a collaboration with

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on the Cannes Film Fest prize winning film Queen Margot. 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. 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. At the invitation of French Institute of Fès: Masson performed at Sacred Music Festival of Fès, Morocco, 2016 edition. 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. In 2019, Masson released Pensées évaporées album, and further in 2020 he released Pacific Dimension E.P. In 2021, Masson released "Magic Carpet" album following with he released "Dead End" in 2022. In January 2022,

NTS Radio NTS Radio (also known as NTS Live or simply NTS) is an online radio station and media platform started in the Hackney area of London. The station was founded in April 2011 by Femi Adeyemi "for an international community of music lovers". NTS ...

aired an episode dedicated to the music of Daniel Masson.

Discography

As Daniel Masson

*''Dead End'' (2022) (Daniel Masson) *''Magic Carpet'' (2021) (Daniel Masson) *''Pacific Dimension'' - EP (2020), (Daniel Masson) *''Pensées évaporées'' (2019), (Daniel Masson) *''Trajectories EP Series Vol.1,2,3'' (2018), (Daniel Masson) *''Walila EP'' (2016), (Daniel Masson) *''Jetlag'' (2015 Edition), (Daniel Masson) *''Ten Particles'' (2015), (Daniel Masson) *''A Tiny Kick in the Brain'' (2013), (Daniel Masson) *''Frequencies'' (2011), (Daniel Masson) *''Adventures'' (2009), (Daniel Masson) *''Buddha Bar Travel Impressions'' (2008) (Georges V Records) *''Trempolino EP'' (2008), (Daniel Masson) *''Bingo EP'' (2006), (Daniel Masson) *''Baul Dimension'' (2004), (Daniel Masson)

Music for films

Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French illusionist, actor, and film director. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use o ...

(Lobster Films, 2011) * Queen Margot /Patrice Chéreau, 1994 * Mariol Daniel/Kapelian (Exnihilo), 1995 * Tête Creuse (

Mac Guff Ligne Mac Guff (also known as Mac Guff Ligne) is a French visual effects company based in both Los Angeles, United States and Paris, France, where it is headquartered. Mac Guff specializes in the creation of computer graphics for commercials, music v ...

), 1986 *

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Documentary "Living the Dream"

Video Game Soundtracks

Rayman 3 ''Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc'' is a 2003 platform game developed and published by Ubisoft, and the third major installment in the '' Rayman'' series. It tells the story of how Rayman stops André, an evil black lum, from taking over the world wit ...

(

GBA The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, ...

) (

Ubi Soft Entertainment Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include ''Assassin's Creed'', '' Far Cry'', ...

), 2003 * Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (GBA) (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2003 * PK: Out of the Shadows ( Disney Interactive USA/Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2002 * Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Potion Commotion (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2002 * Bugmonsters (Montparnasse Multimedia France), 2001 * City Racer ( Ubi Soft Bucharest), 2001 * Sethi et le Sorcier Inca (Montparnasse Multimedia France), 2001 * Tristan et le Mystère du Dragon (Montparnasse Multimedia France), 2001 *

F1 Racing Championship ''F1 Racing Championship'' is a video game developed by Ubi Soft. Starring people and locations from the 1999 Formula One World Championship, it was released for several platforms during 2000 and 2001. At the time, it was facing steep competition ...

(Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2000 * The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Wild Adventure (Disney Interactive USA/Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2000 * Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers ( PC,

Nintendo 64 The (N64) is a home video game console developed by Nintendo. The successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, it was released on June 23, 1996, in Japan, on September 29, 1996, in North America, and on March 1, 1997, in Europe and ...

Dreamcast The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998, in Japan; September 9, 1999, in North America; and October 14, 1999, in Europe. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, N ...

) (Disney Interactive USA/Ubi Soft Entertainment), 2000 *

Start-Up A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. While entrepreneurship refers to all new businesses, including self-employment and businesses that never intend t ...

(

Monte Cristo Multimedia Monte Cristo was a French computer game developer and publisher, based in Paris. It was established in 1995 by former Credit Suisse First Boston vice-president Jean-Marc de Fety and former Mars & Co strategy senior consultant Jean-Cristophe Marqui ...

France), 2000 * Les Mouzz (Emme Interactive France), 2000 * Wall Street Trader 2000 (Monte Cristo Multimedia), 1999 * Rayman 2: The Great Escape (

) (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1999 * Kitchenette (Le Lab France), 1998 * Les 3 Petits Cochons (Dramaera France), 1998 * Monaco Grand Prix (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 * Rayman Activity Centre (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 * Rayman Dictées (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 * Tim7 (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1998 * Rayman Junior (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 * Sean Dundee’s World Club Football (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 * F1 Racing Simulation (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 * Les 9 Destins de Valdo (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 * POD: Planet of Death (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1997 * 1,2,3 Musique (Ubi Soft Entertainment), 1996 * Genesia (Microids), 1993

Pacific Islands Collection

* Bora Bora (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * Tonga (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * Tahiti (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * Vanuatu (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * Loyalty Islands (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * Hawaii (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * Les Marquises (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002 * The Solomon Islands (Océania Records/ Pony Canyon INC.Japan), 2002

As Daniel Masson (Baul Dimension)

Buddha Bar Compilation

* Buddha Bar Greatest Hits (George V Records) 2019 * Buddha Bar Meets French Kitchen & Friends (George V Records), 2018 * Buddha Bar Ultimate Expérience (George V Records), 2016 * A Night @ Buddha-Bar Hotel (George V Records), 2011 * Universal Sound Of Buddha Bar Vol.3 (George V Records), 2009 * Buddha Bar Océan (George V Records), 2008 * Buddha Bar Book (George V Records), 2008 * Buddha Bar Ten Years (George V Records), 2006 * Buddha Bar VI (George V Records), 2004 * Siddharta Spirit Of Buddha Bar vol.2 (George V Records), 2003 * Little Buddha Café (George V Records), 2001

Various Labels Compilations

* Oriental Soul (Compiled by DJ Brahms) - (Cafe De Anatolia) 2020 * Oriental Trip, Vol.3 (Compiled by DJ Brahms)- (Cafe De Anatolia) 2019 * Café Buddha Box Set - Classic Buddha (Park Lane Recordings), 2009 * Tea House 2 (

HighNote Records HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997. Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Hig ...

), 2008 * Hotel Buddha (Crazy Diamond Recording), 2007 * Hangzhou China (

), 2006 * Purobeach Vol.2 (Seamless), 2006 * Week-End In Ibiza (Water Music Records), 2006 * Lounge Cafe DeLuxe (Park Lane Recordings), 2006 * Dâ-Nang (Quango Music Group), 2005 * Taipei Lounge 2 (

), 2005 * Café Solaire (Soulstar), 2005 * Café Nirvana (Park Lane Recordings), 2005 * Cassagrande Ethnica Vol 3 (Métropole Records), 2004 * Jogoya (

), 2004 * The Sound Of Milano Fashion 3 (Cool D vision), 2004 * Travel Electro (Atoll Music), 2004 * Buddha-Bar, 2004 * Various Artists Leafage Music (Pony Canyon INC. Japan), 2003 * Wenk (Universal Music), 2003 * Together Barra Mundi 4 (Pchent), 2003 * World Habitat (Habitat), 2003 * Voyage Océanie (Naïve), 2003 * Couleurs Pacifique (Vox Terrae), 2003 * Moana Lounge (Intercontinental Beachcomber Resorts), 2003 * Sunny Days (MCD World Music), 2003 * Lazy Afternoons (MCD World Music), 2003 * Cool Nights (MCD World Music), 2003 * Undiscovered World 2 (V2), 2003 * The Karma Collection « Sunrise » (Ministry of Sound), 2002 * Nights In French Satin Vol.2 (

), 2002 * Chilled Grooves (Water Music Records), 2002 * Cargo High-Tech (Energy Production Srl), 2002 * Oceanic Fringe (Times Music), 2002 * Paradise (Adequat Music), 2002 * Café del Sol vol.3 (Water Music Records), 2002 * Café Ibiza (Water Music Records), 2002 * Pacific Hotel (Oceania Records), 2002 * Casssagrande Ethnica (Métropole Records), 2002 * In Bloom II A Collection of World Music Produced in France (Bureau Export), 2002 * French Music Popkomm 2001 Koln (Bureau Export De La Musique Française), 2001 * Paradisiac ( Universal Music), 2000 * In Bloom A Collection of French Electronica (Bureau Export), 2000

As Electromana

*Electromana-Fashion For Developpement (

Pony Canyon Inc. , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affiliate ...

Japan), 2003 *Electromana-Jetlag (Georges V Records), 2001

With Others

* Atlantean (Atlantis Recordings), 2006 * Sara Mandiano ( WEA Music), 1993 * Philippe Russo (

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 2012, ...

France), 1988 * Jungle Boys (

France), 1987

Remixes

* ''Angelic Voices'', B-Tribe on Buddha Bar vol 6 (Georges V Records), 2004 * Breeze, Ratnabali on Siddharta vol 2 (Georges V Records), 2003

Live Mixes

* G. Melies Impossible Voyage at

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...

, South Korea, 2017 * Pareidolia Coco Tulum Live Mix, 2017 * Geneva Yoga Music Festival Live Mix, 2017 * London Troubadour Live Mix, 2016 and 2017 * ''Walila'' Live at Sacred Music Festival of Fès, 2016 * Geneva Yoga Music Festival in 2012 and 2013

TV and Commercials

* Elastok//French TV

La Cinq La Cinq () was France's first privately owned free-to-air television network. Created by politician Jérôme Seydoux and Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, the network broadcast from 1985 to 1992. The contract for France's fifth terrest ...

Air France Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airl ...

* Darphin Cosmetics *

Swissair Swissair AG/ S.A. ( German: Schweizerische Luftverkehr-AG; French: S.A. Suisse pour la Navigation Aérienne) was the national airline of Switzerland between its founding in 1931 and bankruptcy in 2002. It was formed from a merger between B ...

* Chopard Watches * Roger & Gallet Cosmetics * Graal Joaillier

References

External links

Daniel Masson Official Website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Masson, Daniel Living people French male composers French musicians Year of birth missing (living people)