Ted Mason
| Ted Mason | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ted Mason |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Years active | 1979 - |
| Labels | Mi5 Recordings/EMI/Universal Music Group (2003-) 2017 Universal |
| Associated acts | Jeff Beck, Cheb Khaled, Ne-Yo, Mary J Blige, Pharrell Williams, Big Mo Biz, Harlem 6, Dead Prez, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Common, Shaggy, Fishbone, Papa Wemba. |
| Notable instruments | |
| 11 string alto classical guitar, flamenco, bebop guitar, lead guitar, classical guitar, 2 handed tapping guitar. Bass, drums, orchestration, arrangement. | |
Ted Mason, better known by his stage name T. Mason (London, England) is a British/Nicaraguan rock singer/musician/producer.
Ted Mason is a former member of the multiplatinum British rock/pop band Modern English, former Journalist for the British Newspaper the Guardian UK and an EMMY nominated film producer. The band has sold over 4 million records in the United States with hit songs such as Melt with you, “Hands across the Sea, Ricochet Days,” 16 Days to name a few. He is a producer, composer (composing and producing the music for the Academy Award-winning HBO doc “Prudence’s Song”) as well as a lead guitarist, Classical/Flamenco/Bebop guitarist, singer, songwriter he is President of his own Record Label Mi5 Recordings, a Universal distributed label. As a producer Mr. Mason has worked some of the most successful artists in music and in every Genre from Rock, Soul, Hip Hop, Classical, World Music to Rai Music.
Artists worked with as musician, producer, and label rep: AKON, Chris Brown, Mary J Blige, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Santana, Pharrell Williams, Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Cheb Khaled, Rachid Taha, Gang Starr, Dead Prez, Midge Ure, Bob Geldof, the Verve, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Prince, Papa Wemba, DJ Khaled, Youssou N’dour, Sandra Bernhard, Real Roxanne, Macy Grey, Thomas Mapfumo, and Peter Gabriel, Common, Too Short, Ringo Starr, Timmy Allen, Wyclef Jean, Jesus Jones, Mercan Dede, Salif Keita, Infamous Mobb, Wu-Tang, Ali Campbell (UB40), Shaggy, Prodigy (Mobb Deep), The Prodigy (Mi5 UK), Donna Summer, Keith Diamond, Billy Ocean, Diblo Dibala, Lokua Kansa, mathematics, Fishbone, Defari, Lucky Diop, to name a few.
Mr. Mason has worked as a producer/musician with such artists as Artists worked with as musician, producer, and label rep: AKON, Chris Brown, Mary J Blige, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Santana, Pharrell Williams, Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Cheb Khaled, Rachid Taha, Gang Starr, Dead Prez, Midge Ure, Bob Geldof, the Verve, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Prince, Papa Wemba, DJ Khaled, Youssou N’dour, Sandra Bernhard, Real Roxanne, Macy Grey, Thomas Mapfumo, and Peter Gabriel, Common, Too Short, Ringo Starr, Timmy Allen, Wyclef Jean, Jesus Jones, Mercan Dede, Salif Keita, Infamous Mobb, Wu-Tang, Ali Campbell (UB40), Shaggy, Prodigy (Mobb Deep), The Prodigy (Mi5 UK), Donna Summer, Keith Diamond, Billy Ocean, Diblo Dibala, Lokua Kansa, mathematics, Fishbone, Defari, Lucky Diop, Macy Gray, Aretha Franklin, Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Juan Carmona, Paco de Lucia, Metropolitan Opera, to name a few. In 2010 he toured in Central Africa backed by Rwanda's Soukous All Stars and a duet with Lokua Kanza while producing the Fes Pad concert series for the country of Rwanda. He is currently producing a new solo album, an album with Hip Hop superstars Mobb Deep and a duet with Wyclef Jean and Mona Lisa.
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