[et_pb_section fullwidth="off" specialty="on" background_color="#050505" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="css"][et_pb_column type="3_4" specialty_columns="3"][et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_column_inner type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left"]<h1>Chris Mason</h1><p><a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/christrees-square.jpg"><img class="alignleft wp-image-8704 " src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/christrees-square-300x300.jpg" alt="christrees square" width="258" height="258" /></a><em>“Hidden Shoal delivers another winner with this record as Mason deftly sets himself apart from a long list of singer-songwriters.”</em> –<strong> Delusions of Adequacy<br /> </strong></p><p>It was inevitable, really. From a family of musicians (father, brother, uncountable sisters) …another musician. Treading the path most trodden, taking the easy decision into a life of creative despair and financial ruin. No, really…</p><p>The stunning pop of Masons debut <em>Up Down Up</em> was the result of an auteur’s touch. The album was wonderfully received and resulted in Mason becoming an iTunes indie feature artist. Chris Mason is also the founding member of sonic star-gazers My Majestic Star.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_tabs admin_label="Artist Tabs"][et_pb_tab title="Discography"]<h3>Discography</h3><div> </div><div> </div><h4>Restless</h4><div> </div><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4268673450/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/artwork=small/transparent=true/" width="300" height="150" seamless=""><a href="http://hiddenshoal.bandcamp.com/album/restless">Restless by Chris Mason</a></iframe></p><div> </div><p>On his sophomore release Chris Mason and his band The Implosion traverse the realms of melancholic pop, gorgeously crafted acoustica and shining newgaze rock. <em>Restless</em> is a masterful foray into pop music in all its varied guises. <br /> <br /> The albums features the recently released single ‘Fast and Furious’ with its visceral growling guitars, layered rolling hooks and aching vocals. Along with the hanging ambient acoustica of 'Wait', the down rock viscera of the Swerverdriver'esque "The Safety Day" and the gorgeous rising pop of the title track, Restless is kaleidoscopically beautiful, built around a wonderful sense of songcraft and pop sensibility.</p><div> </div><div> </div><h4>Up Down Up</h4><div> </div><p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1013069559/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/artwork=small/transparent=true/" width="300" height="150" seamless=""><a href="http://hiddenshoal.bandcamp.com/album/up-down-up">Up Down Up by Chris Mason</a></iframe></p><div> </div><p>Chris Mason delivers an exquisite debut, laiden with beautifully crafted melancholic pop songs. Too many adjectives? Have a listen and you'll see why.</p><p> </p>[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Bio"]<h3>Biography</h3><p><strong> The Music<br /> </strong>“Up Down Up” is a slab of layered, lush melancholic pop by Australian pop maestro Chris Mason. A beautifully crafted longplay that soars and dives with each new track, moving through landscapes of shoegaze bliss rock to gentle melancholic acoustica. This is undeniably engaging pop that leaves an impression long after the last chord is struck.</p><p>From the anthemic shoegaze pop of “Better” (the first single released off the album), to the down and drugged waltz of “Drowning”, to the gentle acoustic zen melancholia of “Running”, the album manages to embrace and distill all that is good about indie guitar pop while carving its own special space.</p><p>The album continues the lineage of the fine indie singer songwriter guitar pop that has come out of this country of late. Music that manages to infuse itself with a unique and innate Australian feel while never being cliched or obvious.</p><p>In recent recognition of the album’s strength, “Up Down Up, was chosen as one of the “Left of Centre Slices of Brilliance” in iTunes Australia’s January 2007 Indie Singer/Songwriter Spotlight.</p><p>The album saw its original release in May 2006 and is now available from all good online stores including iTunes, eMusic, Sony Connect and the HSR Store.</p><p><strong> The Man<br /> </strong>It was inevitable, really. From a family of musicians (father, brother, uncountable sisters) …another musician. Treading the path most trodden, taking the easy decision into a life of creative despair and financial ruin. No, really…</p><p>Chris Mason, solo artist, locked in the studio for quite some time but finally emerging with an album that, to his perfectionist mind, was good enough for other people to hear. Writing, arrangements, production, and instrumentation all sweated over. This album is the result of an auteur’s touch.</p><p>With an ep currently in production and a string of live shows set for 2007, the story continues and begins to look more interesting with each passing episode.</p><p> </p>[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="News"]<h2>News</h2>[catlist name=chris-mason content=yes pagination=yes title_tag=h4 title_class=lcp_title][/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Reviews"]<h2>Reviews</h2>[catlist name=chris-mason-reviews content=yes pagination=yes title_tag=h4 title_class=lcp_title][/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Press Releases"]<h3>Press Releases</h3><p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Chris_Mason_Restless_Album_Release.pdf" target="_blank">Restless Album Release</a></p><p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release_9th_May.pdf">Up Down Up Album Release</a>[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Gallery"]<h3>Artist Photos</h3><p> </p>[gallery columns="2" ids="8706,8707"][/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Video"]<h3>Music Videos</h3><p>Sorry, no videos yet.</p>[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Licensing"]<h3>Licensing</h3><p>Chris Mason's music is  available for licensing (master & sync cleared) through Hidden Shoal. Please <a title="Contact Us" href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/contact-us/">contact us</a> with some basic details about your project and the track(s) you wish to use and we’ll be sure to get back to you straight away.</p>[/et_pb_tab][/et_pb_tabs][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_4"][et_pb_sidebar admin_label="Sidebar" orientation="left" area="sidebar-1" background_layout="dark" module_id="shoalsidebar" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section]