Mason

Iason Chronis (; born 17 January 1980), better known as Mason, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He had a number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in 2007 with his track "Exceeder", which had originally been an instrumental and had received a vinyl-only release in the UK in 2006. The new version of the track, "Perfect (Exceeder)", is a mashup with American rapper Princess Superstar's song "Perfect" and reached number 3 on the national British chart in January 2007. The track was a big hit in many countries worldwide. He also had chart success in 2011 with his song "Runaway"—which is a modern version of "Runaway" by Eruption, and "Boadicea", featuring Róisín Murphy—in 2016 with "Fashion Killa" (feat Stefflon Don), and with many club releases since. Mason is the owner of the record label Animal Language.

Mason has released music on numerous electronic music labels, such as Island Records, Defected, Skint, Toolroom, Great Stuff Recordings, and Fool's Gold Records, and remixed artists such as Moby, Steve Aoki, Hadouken!, Don Diablo, Mat Zo, 2Unlimited, Mylo, Metronomy, Tommy Trash, Martin Solveig, Robyn and Gabriella Cilmi.

Mason plays live shows as well as DJ sets and has performed at festivals such as Sensation White, Dance Valley, Tomorrowland, Nature One, Creamfields, Global Gathering and clubs such as Fabric, Ministry of Sound, Green Valley, Space Ibiza, Zouk, Octagon, Air and many others with over a thousand shows in more than 50 countries around the world. Mason is the organiser behind several parties throughout the Netherlands, including the Animal Language Kafe Rave and Avondwinkel at Club Nyx in Amsterdam. He is also on the board of Buma Cultuur and BAM! Popauteurs, representing Dutch pop and dance artists.

Biography Iason Chronis was born in Amsterdam to Dutch actress Adrienne Kleiweg and Greek sculptor Jorgos Chronis. Both his sisters, Iwana and Sarah, have been TV actresses too. His maternal greatgrandfather is anthropologist Johannes Pieter Kleiweg de Zwaan.

Chronis began learning the violin at age 6. In 1987, he sang in the eighth version of the Kinderen voor Kinderen choir and would continue to do so until the twelfth edition in 1991.

In 1995, he started doing DJ performances, initially in and around Amsterdam but later abroad. In 1999, he took a four-year course in Music Composition and Performance, which he graduated with honours and for which he received an award from the Dutch royal family. He used his violin skills during his DJ sets between 1999 and 2005.

Discography

Albums Title Album details Top of the Clubs Volume 34 Released: 23 February 2007 Label: Kontor Format: 2xCD Note: mixed by Mason 5 Years Electronation Released: 15 October 2007 Label: N.E.W.S. Format: digital download Note: mixed by Mason The Amsterdam Tapes, Vol.1 Released: 27 October 2008 Label: New State Format: digital download Note: mixed by Mason Mason presents: Animal Language Released: May 2010 Label: Mag Format: CD, digital download They Are Among Us Released: 17 July 2011 Label: Animal Language Format: CD, digital download Mason presents: Animal Language (Refurbished) Released: 1 April 2012 Label: Animal Language Format: digital download ZOA Released: 1 September 2014 Label: Animal Language Format: CD, digital download Nite Rites Released: 26 Februari 2016 Label: Animal Language Format: digital download Toolroom Miami Poolside, mixed by Mason Released: 4 March 2016 Label: Toolroom Format: CD, digital download Mason Remixed Released: 14 June 2019 Label: Animal Language Format: digital download Frisky Biscuits Released: 4 September 2020 Label: Toolroom Format: digital download Chroma Panorama Released: 10 November 2023 Label: Animal Language Format: digital download

Track listings for select albums

Singles 2004 "Helikopter" EP (Electrix)

2005 The "Screetch" (Middle Of The Road)

2006 "Exceeder" / "Follow Me" (Middle Of The Road) "Exceeder" (Great Stuff) "Bigboy Exercises" (Middle Of The Road) "The Benedict Files" (Aleph)

2007 "Perfect (Exceeder)" (featuring Princess Superstar)(Armada Music) "The Screetch" (Great Stuff) "Quarter" (Great Stuff / Vendetta / Sound Division)

2008 "Too Clumsy" (featuring Bob Sinclar)(Ministry Of Sound / Unique) "When Farmers Attack" (Malente Remix) (Unique) "Bermuda Triangle" (Hysterical Ego) "The Ridge" (Great Stuff)

2009 "Kippschwinger" / "Amsterdam Tape" (Animal Language) "The Amsterdam Tape" (Blanco y Negro) "The Ridge" (Oliver Koletzki remix) (Great Stuff) "Front Row Chemistry" / "Capibara" (Animal Language) "At The Hippo Bar" / "Affra" (Animal Language) "Artex / "Intimate Express" (Pickadoll) "Ignite" / "Who Killed Trance" (Animal Language)

2010 "Syncom" / "The Badger" (Animal Language) "Corrected" (featuring DMC & Sam Sparro) (Animal Language / Ministry Of Sound) "You Are Not Alone" (Animal Language) "Runaway" / "Let's Get Ferretic" (Animal Language)

2011 "Runaway" (Ministry Of Sound) "Boadicea" (featuring Róisín Murphy) (Animal Language) "Little Angel" (featuring Aqualung) (Animal Language)

2012 "Le Big Bob" (Animal Language) "Superimposer" (Animal Language) "The Kickoff" / "Chihuahua" (Animal Language) "Solarium" (featuring Marcos Valle) (Hysterical Ego) "Animat" (Spinnin' Records) "Doorman" / "Scaramouche" (Animal Language) "Get It Together" (Fool's Gold) "Bass Friend" (Cheap Thrills)

2013 "Wombat" / "Maybe" (Animal Language) "Affected" (BMKLTSCH RCRDS) "Solid Gold" (featuring Pien Feith) (V2 Records) "Bubba" (GND Records) "Grotto" (Animal Language) "A Girl Like Me" (Great Stuff) "Peer Pressure" (Bad Life) "Roffelo" (from Drum Kids EP) (Animal Language)

2014 "Get Back" (Boys Noize Records) "Someone I'm Not" (Great Stuff) "Savantas" / "Herd On The Scene" (Animal Language) "San Remo" / "Earmark" (Animal Language) "Gotta Have You Back" (Animal Language) "Salamander" / "Gotta Have You Back" (Animal Language) "Exceeder 2014 remixes" (Armada Music)

2015 "Calabrese" / "Palmetto" (Secure Recordings) "Nite Rite One" (featuring Sash!) (Animal Language) "My Love EP feat. Moonbootica" (Animal Language) "Nite Rite Two" (Animal Language) "Nite Rite Three" (Animal Language) "Papapapa" (Loulou Records) "Nite Rite Four" (Animal Language) "Diatonic / I Knocked For Days" (Loulou Records) "Nite Rite Five" (Animal Language) "Nite Rite Six" (Animal Language) "My Name Is" (featuring Sharam Jey) (Bunny Tiger) "Nite Rite Seven" (Animal Language) "Nite Rite Eight" (Animal Language) "Nite Rite Nine" (Animal Language)

2016 "Bubblebath" (featuring Loulou Players) (Loulou Records) "Nite Rite Ten" (featuring Danielle Moore) (Animal Language) "Dance Bodies (featuring Plus Instruments)" (Club Sweat) "Do The Do" (Toolroom) "Wurrkit" (Loulou Records) "My Ritual / Let It Go" (Animal Language) "Fashion Killa" (Island Records) UK) "Xylophobia" (featuring Yolanda Be Cool) (Sweat It Out) "Body Rock" (Loulou Records) "This Ain't No Disco EP" (Bunny Tiger) "Jigsaw" (Bunny Tiger) "Bubblebath (Remix)" (featiring Loulou Players & Sash!) (Loulou Records) "I Like It" (Animal Language) "Live On Dreams" (Kittball Records)

2017 "Everybody EP" (Sweat It Out) "Toucan" (Animal Language) "Rhino" (Defected) "Freaky Girlsss" (Loulou Records) "Rumble In The Jungle / Amalia" (featuring Betoko) (Bunny Tiger) "Chronology EP" (Animal Language)

2018 "Take A Chance" (Toolroom) "Dance, Shake Move" (Skint/Sony UK) "Stop Start Slow Fast" (featuring The Manor) (Island Records UK) "Disruptor" (Loulou Records) "Reminders Of You" (featuring Alex Clare) (Spinnin' Deep)

2019 "Banzai" (Animal Language) "Bang Bang" (Animal Language) "Drowning In Your Love" (featuring Jem Cooke) (Another Rhythm) "Amphibia EP" (Reptile Dysfunction) "Rhythm In My Brain" (Toolroom) "Take It Down feat Slang" (Another Rhythm) "Do I Look Ridiculous / Sparta" (Loulou Records)

2020 "Mind Goes Off EP with DJ Glen" (Animal Language) "Nightwalker" (Skint) "Loosen Up" (Toolroom) "The Get Down" (Toolroom) "Drowning In Your Love (Mark Knight Remix)" (featuring Jem Cooke) (Toolroom)

2021 "Further Ado" (Toolroom Records) "Givin Up" (Animal Language) "March Of the Lizard" (featuring Metropole Orkest) (Animal Language) "Hush" (Reptile Dysfunction) "Givin Up" vs Mark Knight (Toolroom Records)

2022 "Better On My Own" (Animal Language) "The Wicked" (featuring Afrika Baby Bam) (Armada Music) "Changes" (featuring The Masonettes) (Deep Root)

2023 "Are You Ready" (featuring The Masonettes) (Another Rhythm) "Panic" (Altra Moda) "Sirens" (featuring Dragonette) (Animal Language) "Train Track" (featuring Sister Cookie) (Animal Language)

2024 "Perfect Exceeder" (David Guetta / Oliver Heldens / 1991 Remix) (Armada Music) "Head Lost" (feat. SXCHA) (Another Rhythm) "Love On Repeat" (feat. Cara Melin) (TMRW)

Track listings for select maxi singles

Remixes

2005 Don Diablo - "Blow your speakers" (Mason Remix) (Sellout Sessions)

2006 Malente - "Revolution" (Mason Remix) (Unique) Don Diablo - "Never 2 Late to die" (Mason Remix) (Sellout Session) Loft 17 - "So Ready" (Mason Remix) (Molto) Monoloop - "Hypersentual" Love (Mason Remix) (Sugaspin) Crime Club – "The Beast" (Mason Remix) (Tiger Records / Kontor) Beatfreakz – "Superfreak" (Mason Remix) (Data / Ministry of Sound) Patrick Alavi – "Quiet Punk" (Mason Remix) (King Kong) The Ordinary Boys – "Lonely at the Top" (Mason Remix) (B-Unique) Joseph Armani presents: Corkscrew – "Elbow" (Mason Remix) (Craft Music) The Age Of Steam - "Disco Mafia" (Mason Remix) (CR2)

2007 Kid Dusty – "Constant Rising" (Mason Remix) (Python) Cygnus X – "The Orange Theme" (Terry Toner & Mason remix) (Be Yourself Music) Don Diablo - "Blow your speakers" (Mason Remix) (Ministry of Sound) "Breathe" (Mason Remix) Groove Rebels – "Breakpoint" (Mason Remix) (Hammerskjoeld / Media) Shocka – "Style Attract Play" (Mason Remix) (featuring Honeyshot) (Factory) Freeform Five – "No More Conversations" (Mason Remix) (Universal) Mazi & Duriez – "This Is Not A Follow Up" (Mason Remix) (Brique Rouge) DJ DLG – "XESS" (Mason Remix) (Pickadoll)

2008 AKA the Junkies – "Konijntje" (Mason Remix) (Magnetron Music) Noisia – "Gutterpump" (Mason Remix) (Skint) Hadouken! – "Declaration Of War" (Mason Vocal / Dub mix) (Atlantic) Gabriella Cilmi – "Save the Lies" (Mason Vocal / Dub mix) (Warner) Robyn – "Cobrastyle" (Mason Vocal Dub mix) (Konichiwa) Moby – "Im In Love" (Mason's Glowsticks-Mix) (Mute)

2009 Martin Solveig – "One 2.3 Four" (Mason's Dark Disco Mix) (Mixture) Tommy Trash – "Stay Close" (Mason mix) (Ministry Of Sound Australia) Rex The Dog – "Prototype" (Mason's Animal Language mix) (Hundahaus)

2010 JCA & TAI – "Yalla Yalla" (Mason remix) (Great Stuff) Evil Nine – "Stay Up" (Mason remix) (Gung-ho) Nelsen Grover - "Awake" (Mason Remix) (Animal Language)

2011 Glenn Morrison – "Tokyo Cries" (Mason's Smallroom Mix) (Blackhole) Jesse Rose – "Non Stop" (Mason Remix) (Made To Play) Zoo Brazil – "Tear The Club Up" (Mason Remix) (Refune) Disco Of Doom – "Alice Cooper" (Mason's Schools Out Rework) (Discobelle Records)

2012 Nobody Beats The Drum - "Blood On My Hands" (Mason's Na Na Na Na Remix) (Basserk) Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas - "Steve Jobs" (Mason Remix) (Dim Mak / Ultra) Petite Noir - "Till We Ghosts" (Mason Remix) (Bad Life) Sharam Jey – "Put Ya!" (Mason Remix) (Disco Fisco)

2013 Wende – "Devils Pact" (Mason Remix) (BMG) De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig – "De Formule" (Mason Remix) (Magnetron Music) 2 Unlimited – "Tribal Dance" (Mason Remix) (Armada) Wannabe A Star – "PartyParty" (Mason's Downtempo Mix) (STRFCKR) Headz Up – "Onoria" (Mason Remix) (No Brainer)

2014 Bottin - Poison Within (Mason Remix) (Bear Funk) Yolanda Be Cool - Sugar Man (Mason Remix) (Club Sweat) Worthy - Handle It (Mason Remix) (Anabatic Records) Stop Television - Change Strange (Mason Remix) (Animal Language)

2015 Copy Club - The Sun, The Moon, The Stars (Mason Remix) (Spinnin') Janne Schra - Carry On (Mason Remix) (Embassy Of Music) Auxiliary Tha Masterfader - Feel For U (Mason Remix) (Animal Language) Arling & Cameron - Good Times (Mason Remix) (DUZT) Kraak & Smaak - All I Want Is You (Mason Remix) (Jalapeno Records)

2016 Da Chick! – Do The Clap (Mason Remix) (Discotexas) Jack Garratt – Worry (Mason Remix) (Island Records) Mat Zo – Sinful (Mason Remix) (Mad Zoo) Keljet ft. Holychild – What's Your Sign (Mason's Capricorn Remix) (Universal) Vanilla Ace & Neari – Watch Out Now (Mason's Favela Remix) (Mix Feed) Mighty Mi ft. Gran Puba – Shake With Me (Mason Remix) (Toolroom) Endor feat. Feral is Kinky – Fever (Mason Remix) (Warner Music) Cowgum - We Love Amy (Mason Remix) Falco Benz - Like Today (Mason Remix) (Magnetron Music)

2017 James Hype - More Than Friends (Mason Remix) (Warner UK) 1Click featuring Sting - Running Down Again (Mason Remix) Boy 8 Bit – Want You (Mason Remix) (Eton Messy) Jean Bacarezza & Loulou Records – Get Up (Mason Remix) (Bunny Tiger)

2018 Beau Battant - Dance Alone (Mason & Joost van Bellen Remix) (Drive In) Sharam Jey feat. Little Boots (Mason Remix) (Bunny Tiger)

2020 Girl Ray - Friend Like That (Mason Remix) (Moshi Moshi) Gettoblaster - Break Em Off (Mason Remix)

2021 Mita & Biscuits - Tribalism (Mason Remix) (Toolroom Records Jeangu Macrooy - Birth Of A New Age (Mason Remix) (Unexpected Records)

2022 Aafke Romeijn - Piepschuim (Mason Remix) (Aafke Romeijn Records) 2024 Betoko - Raining Again (Mason Remix) (OKO Recordings) Nilu (DK - Shake For Me (Mason Remix) (Zatar Records)