Mas Ysa
| Mas Ysa | |
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Mas Ysa by Tony Cox; Woodstock, NY September 2013
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 28, 1983 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, US |
| Genres | synthpop, avant-garde, indietronica |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | The Social Registry |
| Website | masysa |
| Members | Thomas Arsenault |
Mas Ysa MAAS ee-sa is the stage name of Thomas Arsenault, an artist. A native of Montreal, Mas Ysa began writing electronic music in high school while living in São Paulo, Brazil and later attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied Modern Composition. Mas Ysa is managed by Rich Zerbo, founder of the NYC-based record label The Social Registry.
In 2012 Arsenault began working with Merce Cunningham Dance Company alumnus Rashaun Mitchell on a score for his modern dance piece Interface. Mas Ysa performed the score with the Rashaun Mitchell Dance Company at the Concord Academy in July 2012 and at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York in March 2013.
His studio, which he was forced to vacate in the Spring of 2013, was closely associated Brooklyn's "Kent avenue music scene" as it was housed in the same building as 285 Kent, Glasslands and Death By Audio; and was used to make records by Teengirl Fantasy, Laurel Halo, EMA and Light Asylum.
As a video artist, Arsenault's work has been featured at exhibitions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and at the 2012 Art Basel festival in Miami, FL
Adopting the Mas Ysa name, Arsenault began playing show in Brooklyn in 2012 and, in April 2013 Mas Ysa toured the Southern United States with Deerhunter. In May 2013, he supported Purity Ring as part of the Downtown Music Festival.
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