Ted Mason
Ted Mason, better known by his stage name T. Mason (London, England) is a British/Nicaraguan rock|pop|Hip Hop|World|Jazz singer/musician/producer and former member, manager, producer of the British band Modern English. He is now a member of the British/American duo McGovern & Mason with Actress/Singer/Songwriter Elizabeth McGovern.[1]
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Birth name | Ted Mason |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Rock, pop |
Occupation(s) | President Mi5 Recordings Universal Music Group, Producer, Guitarist, Singer, Song Writer, Artist Management |
Instruments | Guitar, Piano, Drums, Congos, Timbales, Orchestral scoring, bass, singer |
Years active | 1979 - |
Labels | Mi5 Recordings/EMI/Universal Music Group (2003-) 2018 Universal |
Website | https://www.reverbnation.com/tedmason |
Biography
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 8 million records in the United States with hit songs such as Melt with you, Hands Across the Sea, Ricochet Days, 16 Days, After the Snow, I Can't Breath 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 and he is President of his own Record Label Mi5 Recordings, financed distributed by Universal Music Group. 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 Mr. Mason has worked with as a 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, Gang Starr, Betty Carter, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Juan Carmona, Paco de Lucia to name a few.
Mr. Mason handles all aspects in the music industry in regards to the label Mi5 Recordings which include, financial projections for releases, management, Artists Development, Radio program financials and implementation for releases both for Mi5 Recordings and Universal Music Group, royalty management, legal management, contractual development and implementation, production and artist's composition. In film Production Mr. Mason handles financial projection and budgets, artist procurement, live production (which include live Times Square productions of Volvo for Life Awards, with responsibilities of full music production and artist procurement, full backline and video production, lighting production, legal artist contractual agreements for Volvo Cars North America, Mercedes Benz North America, Ford Motor Company North America and Times Square Productions.
Mr. Mason has worked as a composer and film producer on many films including the HBO Academy Award-winning documentary film project "Music By Prudence," directed Roger Ross Williams. Mr. Mason was also nominated Emmy Nominated Music/film producer for the same film. He has worked Miloš Forman and other directors. He also works closely with his wife Jennifer Brunetti, (former company owner of Fbi Productions, Inc.)with Umbrella Media LLC, a film company Mr. Mason has financed and includes corporate film production, documentaries and all aspects of film production. website: www.thisisumbrella.com
Discography
Partial listing of productions and Mi5 Recordings Universal Music Group releases https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings Partner label releases High Times Records http://www.allmusic.com/artist/high-times-records-mn0000319444
Official website https://www.reverbnation.com/tedmason https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings https://www.facebook.com/Mi5recordings https://www.facebook.com/TedMasonMi5/ https://www.facebook.com/ted.mason1 Partner label High Times Records EMI/Uni http://www.allmusic.com/artist/high-times-records-mn0000319444
Productions, Mi5 Releases, Ted Mason Executive Producer productions etc. Robert Plant and Jeff Beck - Look Out Mabel
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/27770997-robert-plant-and-jeff-beck-big Pharrell Williams, Common, Ted Mason, Big Mo Biz - This is Hip Hop Baby (Rock Release)
https://www.reverbnation.com/tedmason/song/20909900-this-is-hip-hop-baby-ft-common Ne-Yo - Take Your Time
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081219-take-your-time-ne-yo-and-dk Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams - Watch Your Girl
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081190-watch-your-girl-pharrell-williams Common and Pharrell Williams - This is Hip Hop Baby (Urban Release)
https://www.reverbnation.com/tedmason/song/20909900-this-is-hip-hop-baby-ft-common Mary J Blige - Wake Up
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081205-wake-up-mary-j-blige Carlos Santana, Cheb Khaled - Love the People
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/27770338-cheb-khaled-ft-carlos-santana-love UB 40, Ali Campbell and Shaggy
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081576-shes-lady-ali-campbell-ub-40-and Ted Mason - Deep In Your Jungle - 16 weeks #2 National Charts top 40 DRT
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081498-deep-in-your-jungle-ted-mason-from Kenny Lattimore, Lamont Fleming - I Can See The World
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081446-i-can-see-world-kenny-lattimore Modern English: Modern English - I Don't Know Anything
https://www.reverbnation.com/modernenglishmi5/song/22393234-i-dont-know-anything-original-rarities Modern English - Heaven
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081286-heaven-modern-english Modern English - I Can't Breath
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081339-i-cant-breath-modern-english Modern English - Killing Screens
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081365-killing-screens-modern-english Modern English - Film One
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081379-film-one-modern-english Modern English - Hold On
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081354-hold-on-modern-english Metal, Rock and Alternative Rock Helldorado - Fade Away
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/27781978-fade-away-helldorado Helldorado - Loves Like a Hurricane 16 weeks top 40 National DRT Charts
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/27782016-loves-like-hurrican-helldorado Helldorado - Brass Knuckle - Priest
https://www.reverbnation.com/helldoradous/song/20417477-brass-knuckle-priest Axis Five - Freedom
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/27781846-freedom-axis-five Axis Five - Memory Maker
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/27781851-memory-maker-axis-five Axis Five - Break In Two
https://www.reverbnation.com/axisfive/song/25971323-break-in-two Axis Five - The Other Side
https://www.reverbnation.com/axisfive/song/25971358-the-other-side Ted Mason - My Life - from the album The Road To Mecca - 16 weeks National DRT top 40
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081529-my-life-ted-mason-from-modern-english Baby Bam and G - Magic Sand
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081389-magic-sand-baby-bam-and-g-jungle Modern English - Elastic
https://www.reverbnation.com/modernenglishmi5/song/22394191-elastic Modern English - When I Cum
https://www.reverbnation.com/modernenglishmi5/song/22394148-waves-when-i-cum John Ashton Psychedelic Furs -
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/26278115-john-ashton-and-satellite-paradiso John Ashton Psychedelic Furs -
https://www.reverbnation.com/satelliteparadiso/song/26011118-dream John Ashton Psychedelic Furs -
https://www.reverbnation.com/satelliteparadiso/song/26015555-super-anti-hero John Ashton Psychedelic Furs
https://www.reverbnation.com/satelliteparadiso/song/26025602-big-block Ted Mason - The Road to Mecca - from the album The Road To Mecca - 16 weeks National DRT top 40
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081506-road-to-mecca-ted-mason-modern MercySide - If You Knew Her
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081646-if-you-knew-her-mercyside Ted Mason - How Could You Know - 16 weeks National DRT top 40
https://www.reverbnation.com/tedmason/song/20007894-how-could-you-know Ted Mason - Now You Tell Me from the album The Road To Mecca - 16 weeks National DRT top 40
https://www.reverbnation.com/tedmason/song/20288314-now-you-tell-me Hip Hop and Urban R&B Snoop Dogg & Kinfolk - Don't Go To Work
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081253-dont-go-to-work-snoop-dogg-and Snoop Dogg and Kinfolk - Happy I Met You
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081247-happy-i-met-you-snoop-dogg-and Wu-Tang Harlem 6 - Pure Fire
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/27705794-pure-fire-harlem-6-wu-tang-mi5universal Lamont Fleming, Timmy Allen - Do
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081458-do-lamont-fleming-timmy-allen-producer Kenny Lattimore - I Can See the World
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081446-i-can-see-world-kenny-lattimore Baby Bam and G Jungle Brothers - Skirt Off
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081398-skirt-off-baby-bam-and-g-jungle Baby Bam and G Jungle Brothers - Magic Sand
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081389-magic-sand-baby-bam-and-g-jungle Alternative, Avant Garde MercySide - Roses in the Field
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081626-roses-in-the-field-mercyside MercySide - Truth is
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081616-truth-is-mercyside Mercyside - Prisoner
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081621-prisoner-mercyside African Soukous Diablo Dibala - Papa Wemba Shaima
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081580-shama-diblo-dibala-papa-wemba Country Clarke and Cable - As Time Goes On
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23490493-as-time-goes-on-clarke-and-cable Clarke and Cable - It Takes Two
https://www.reverbnation.com/clarkeandcable/song/22870475-it-takes-two Clarke and Cable - Free Wheelin
https://www.reverbnation.com/clarkeandcable/song/22870451-free-wheelin Justin Fabus - Kiss of a Gypsy
https://www.reverbnation.com/justinfabusband/song/25346652-kiss-of-a-gypsy Justin Fabus - Just Drive
https://www.reverbnation.com/justinfabusband/song/24247389-just-drive Justin Fabus - Love ya like a Country Song
https://www.reverbnation.com/justinfabusband/song/26864362-love-ya-like-a-country-song https://www.reverbnation.com/BrielleTheArtist https://www.reverbnation.com/control_room/artist/4755092/my_videos Guitar, Classical Ted Mason - Deux Arabesque II - 11 string alto guitar
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081550-duex-arabesque-ii-ted-mason-from Ted Mason - Deux Arabesque I - 11 string alto guitar
https://www.reverbnation.com/Mi5recordings/song/23081543-deux-arabesque-ted-mason-from-modern
Producing
Mr. Mason has worked as a producer/musician and executive produce with numerous artists including releases with Snoop Dogg, Common, Ice Cube, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Cheb Khaled, Ne-Yo, Mary J Blige, Pharrell Williams, 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 was involved in producing a solo album, an album with Hip Hop superstars Mobb Deep and a duet with Wyclef Jean and Mona Lisa.
Film production
Mr. Mason has also worked as a composer and film producer on many films including the HBO Academy Award-winning documentary film project "Music By Prudence," directed Roger Ross Williams. He is an EMMY nominated music producer and is currently involved in producing numerous music videos for his artists as well as full length independent film productions. Past directors included Miloš Forman and Academy Award Film director Roger Ross Williams.[2] He also works closely with his wife Jennifer Brunetti, (former company owner of FBI Productions, Inc.) in producing video, film and live concert events most notably "Volvo for Life Awards" which included production logistics and booking of such acts as Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, and Suzanne Vega. Currently he is working on his new album and working closely as a partner with musician, producer, songwriter extraordinaire Jerry Wonder and Wonda Music.
Background
Mr. Mason grew up in both UK and San Francisco to a mixed parentage. Father was from Sheffield, Mother from Nicaragua.
References
- "CEO/President Of Universal Distributed Label". Caroline Distribution, Universal Music Group. November 21, 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- "Music by Prudence > Oscar Winning documentary by Roger Ross WilliamsMusic by Prudence > Oscar winning documentary by Roger Ross Williams - "A Must-See" – Entertainment Weekly - "A Moving Portrait" – O Magazine".