Daniel Masson (composer)


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 first silent movie by G. Méliès 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 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 aired an episode dedicated to the music of Daniel Masson.

Discography

As Daniel Masson

  • Dead End
  • Magic Carpet
  • Pacific Dimension - EP,
  • Pensées évaporées,
  • Trajectories EP Series Vol.1,2,3,
  • Walila EP,
  • Jetlag,
  • Ten Particles,
  • A Tiny Kick in the Brain,
  • Frequencies,
  • Adventures,
  • Buddha Bar Travel Impressions
  • Trempolino EP,
  • Bingo EP,
  • Baul Dimension,

Music for films

Video Game Soundtracks

Pacific Islands Collection

  • Bora Bora, 2002
  • Tonga, 2002
  • Tahiti, 2002
  • Vanuatu, 2002
  • Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, 2002
  • Loyalty Islands, 2002
  • Hawaii, 2002
  • Les Marquises, 2002
  • The Solomon Islands, 2002

As Daniel Masson (Baul Dimension)

Buddha Bar Compilation

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

Various Labels Compilations

  • Oriental Soul - 2020
  • Oriental Trip, Vol.3 - 2019
  • Café Buddha Box Set - Classic Buddha, 2009
  • Tea House 2, 2008
  • Hotel Buddha, 2007
  • Hangzhou China, 2006
  • Purobeach Vol.2, 2006
  • Week-End In Ibiza, 2006
  • Lounge Cafe DeLuxe, 2006
  • Dâ-Nang, 2005
  • Taipei Lounge 2, 2005
  • Café Solaire, 2005
  • Café Nirvana, 2005
  • Cassagrande Ethnica Vol 3, 2004
  • Jogoya, 2004
  • The Sound Of Milano Fashion 3, 2004
  • Travel Electro, 2004
  • Buddha-Bar, 2004
  • Various Artists Leafage Music, 2003
  • Wenk, 2003
  • Together Barra Mundi 4, 2003
  • World Habitat, 2003
  • Voyage Océanie, 2003
  • Couleurs Pacifique, 2003
  • Moana Lounge, 2003
  • Sunny Days, 2003
  • Lazy Afternoons, 2003
  • Cool Nights, 2003
  • Undiscovered World 2, 2003
  • The Karma Collection « Sunrise », 2002
  • Nights In French Satin Vol.2, 2002
  • Chilled Grooves, 2002
  • Cargo High-Tech, 2002
  • Oceanic Fringe, 2002
  • Paradise, 2002
  • Café del Sol vol.3, 2002
  • Café Ibiza, 2002
  • Pacific Hotel, 2002
  • Casssagrande Ethnica, 2002
  • In Bloom II A Collection of World Music Produced in France, 2002
  • French Music Popkomm 2001 Koln, 2001
  • Paradisiac, 2000
  • In Bloom A Collection of French Electronica, 2000

As Electromana

  • Electromana-Fashion For Developpement, 2003
  • Electromana-Jetlag, 2001

With Others

  • Atlantean, 2006
  • Sara Mandiano, 1993
  • Philippe Russo, 1988
  • Jungle Boys, 1987

Remixes

Angelic Voices, B-Tribe on Buddha Bar vol 6, 2004
  • Breeze, Ratnabali on Siddharta vol 2, 2003

Live Mixes

TV and Commercials