Daniel Masson

Daniel Masson is an independent composer, producer and guitarist, following his own style in the electronic music and digital instrumentations. His solo career has encompassed a variety of musical styles and genres including rock, jazz, world music and electronic music.

Daniel’s early roots in 70’s rock guitar seeded his diverse career from creating video games soundtracks, playing jazz music in Paris France, and composing electronic music for the restored version of Impossible Voyage the first silent movie by George Mèliés and a collaboration with Goran Bregovic 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 2004 with help from the French Foreign ministry and musicians of the Baul tradition Masson traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to record Baul Dimension.

Since 2011 Daniel has live-mixed his collections of global sounds, music, voice, and instruments into improvised upbeat dance soundscapes and performed in Europe, United States and Mexico.

In the 2017 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.

2011: Masson produced a new soundtrack for a restored version of Impossible Voyage, a silent movie by G. Méliès.

2011 to Present: Masson has live-mixed his collections of global sounds, music, voice, and instruments into improvised upbeat dance soundscapes and performed in Europe, United States and Mexico.

2017: In the film documentary and album Walila, Masson traveled to Morocco for the Sacred Music Festival of Fes to merge the ancient with the modern and work to create a cultural bridge between Western and Arab worlds.

2018: Masson released Trajectories, a 3-volume series, inspired by his live-mix experience and featuring sounds from his expansive library.

2019: release of Pensèes évaporées album.

2020: release of Pacific Dimension E.P.

2021: release of Magic Carpet album.

2022: release of Dead End album

DISCOGRAPHY

AS DANIEL MASSON

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

Music For Films

2011 : Impossible Voyage of Georges Méliès / Lobster Films
1994 : Queen Margot /Patrice Chéreau
1995 : Mariol Daniel /Kapelian ( Exnihilo)
1986 : Têtes creuses (Mac Guff Ligne)

Vidéo Games Music

2003 : Rayman 3 GBA (UbiSoft Entertainment)
2003 : Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell GBA (Ubisoft Entertanment)
2002 : Sabrina The Teenage Witch GBA  (Ubisoft Entertanment)
2001 : City Racer (Ubisoft Entertainment)
2001 : Bugmonsters (Montparnasse Multimedia France)
2001 : Sethi et le Sorcier Inca (Montparnasse Multimedia France)
2001 : Tristan et le Mystère du Dragon (Montparnasse Multimedia France)
2000 : F1 Racing Championship (Ubisoft Entertainment)
2000 : Jungle Book GBA (Ubisoft Entertainment / Disney Interactive USA)
2000 : Wall Street Trader 2000 (Monte Cristo Multimedia)
2000 : Donald Duck PK Out of the Shadow/ Ps2 Game Cube (Disney Interactive USA / UbiSoft Entertainment)
2000 : Disney’s Donald Duck Goin’ Quakers/ Dreamcast, N64, GBC (Disney Interactive USA / UbiSoft Entertainment)
2000 : Start Up (Monte Cristo Multimedia France)
2000 : Les Mouzz (Emme Interactive France)
1999 : Rayman 2 GBC Nintendo (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1998 : Kitchenette (Le Lab France)
1998 : Les 3 Petits Cochons ( Dramaera France)
1998 : Monaco Grand Prix (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1998 : Rayman Eveil (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1998 : Rayman Dictée (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1998 : Tim7 (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1997 : Rayman Junior (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1997 : F1 Racing Simulation (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1997 : Sean Dundee’s World Club Football (Ubisoft Entertainment)
1997 : The Adventures of Valdo and Marie  (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1997 : Pod-Planet of Death (UbiSoft Entertainment)
1996 : 1,2,3 Musique (Ubisoft Entertainment)
1993 : Genesia (Microids)

Pacific Islands Collection

2002 : 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)

AS DANIEL MASSON / BAUL DIMENSION

Buddha Bar Compilation

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

Various Labels Compilations

2020 : Oriental Soul (Cafe De Anatolia)
2019 : Oriental Trip Vol.3 (Cafe De Anatolia)
2009 : Café Buddha Box Set- Classic Buddha (Park Lane Recordings)
2008 : Tea House 2 (High Note Records)
2007 : Hotel Buddha (Crazy Diamond Recording)
2006 : Hangzhou China (High Note Records)
2006 : Purobeach Vol.2 (Seamless)
2006 : Week-End In Ibiza (Water Music Records)
2006 : Lounge Cafe DeLuxe (Park Lane Recordings)
2005 : Dâ-Nang (Quango Music Group)
2005 : Taipei Lounge 2 (High Note Records)
2005 : Café Solaire (Soulstar)
2005 : Café Nirvana (Park Lane Recordings)
2004 : Cassagrande Ethnica Vol 3 (Métropole Records)
2004 : Jogoya (High Note Records)
2004 : The Sound Of Milano Fashion 3 ( Cool D vision)
2004 : Travel Electro (Atoll Music)
2004 : Buddha-Bar. Часть 3-4 (Навигатор)
2003 : Varius 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)
2002 : The Karma Collection «  Sunrise » (Ministry of Sound)
2002 : Nights In French Satin Vol.2 (High Note Records)
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)
2001 : French Music Popkomm 2001 Koln (Bureau Export De La Musique Française)
2000 : Paradisiac ( Universal Music)
2000 : In Bloom A Collection of French Electronica (Bureau Export)

AS ELECTROMANA

2003 : Electromana-Fashion For Developpement (Pony Canyon INC. Japan)
2001 : Electromana-Jetlag (Georges V Records)

With Others

2006 : Atlantean (Atlantis Recordings)
1993 : Sara Mandiano (WEA Music)
1988 : Philippe Russo (EMI France)
1987 : Jungle Boys (EMI France)

Remixes

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

TV and Commercials

Elastok / / French TV La 5
Air France
Darphin Cosmetics
Swissair
Choppard Watches
Roger & Galler Cosmetics
Graal Joailler

Références

Wikipedia 
BNF – Bibliothéque Nationale de France
Discogs

PRESS REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS

Dead End Album Review
Daniel Masson – Interview 2022
Magic Carpet Critique
Culture M interview
Donald Duck PK OST and Interview with Composer Daniel Masson
Divide and Conquer-Interview
Divide and Conquer-Trajectories
Divide and Conquer – Daniel Masson Interview
Skope
Indie Music Album Reviews Ten Particles
NeuFutur

Livemixes