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| Born | August 21, 2009 (age 15) Winchester, England, UK. |
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| Occupations | Musician |
| Years Active | 2022-Present |
| Genres | Electronic, Dance, IDM/Experimental. |
Zak James Mason (Born August 21, 2009), is an English musician, He released his debut album Condensed[1], an electronic dance album on August 14, 2023 to no commercial success, followed by the EP 'The Rejects'[2] (2023) and the singles 'Dynasty'[3], and 'M1nd'[4], which were all later featured on Condensed (XPANDED EDITION) (2023)[5]
Life and Career
edit2009-2021: Early life and family
editZak James Mason was born on August 21, 2009, in Winchester, England.
Growing up, Mason primarily listened to Pop Music, as well as Dance Music, Mason began singing at a young age, however rarely does so today.
2022-2023: Career beginnings and the failure of Condensed
editIn 2022, Mason began to experiment with creating music, producing a large number of demo tracks, and compiled his debut mixtape, an electronic dance record titled Condensed, which was released on August 14, 2023. Condensed was a commercial failure, with no advertisement or promotion, selling an estimated 4 copies. After the failure of his debut mixtape, Mason released four new tracks which he would later add to Condensed, 'Rush', 'Flow', 'Dynasty', and 'M1nd'. Condensed (XPANDED EDITION) was released on October 16, 2023.[6] A promotional remix of the mixtape's leading track 'breathe' was released on November 24, 2023[7]. Bringing a close to the failed era.
2024-Present: The aftermath of 'Condensed' and 'Arc'
editAfter the failed era of Condensed, Mason was already considering quitting the music industry, and went on a 3 month hiatus. He came back to the industry, creating three new songs, 'Card', 'raise', and 'chip', for his three track EP, titled 'The card game', which was released on April 15, 2024.[8] A duo of tracks, titled, Highway (stylised as HIGHWAY) was released two months later, on June 12, 2024. [9]
On July 24, 2024, Mason released a single, named 'Arc',[10] which would kickstart the next era. He released a compilation EP of 5 songs from his debut mixtape on August 13, and set up an Instagram account the following week, where he would post teaser photographs to tease his second mixtape.[11] The second single from 'Arc' would be released on August 23, titled 'Bubbles!'[12] followed by 'The mind is a strange place' on August 30.[13] The last single from the mixtape would be released on September 6, 2024, titled 'Sugar'.[14]
'Arc', his second mixtape, was released on September 16, including 11 new tracks and a 'gapless mix' of he entire mixtape.[15] 'Arc' is an electronic record with IDM influences, and was promoted on Mason's Instagram account to no fanfare.
Discography
edit- CONDENSED (2023)
- Arc (2024)
Citations
edit- ^ https://music.apple.com/gb/album/condensed/1702065778
- ^ The Rejects. - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2023-09-25, retrieved 2024-06-14
- ^ Dynasty - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2023-10-12, retrieved 2024-06-14
- ^ M1nd - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2023-10-14, retrieved 2024-06-14
- ^ CONDENSED (XPANDED edition) by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2023-10-16, retrieved 2024-06-14
- ^ CONDENSED (XPANDED edition) by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2023-10-16, retrieved 2024-06-14
- ^ RESPIRE - A breathe remix - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2023-11-24, retrieved 2024-06-14
- ^ The Card Game - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2024-04-15, retrieved 2024-06-14
- ^ Highway - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2024-06-12, retrieved 2024-11-27
- ^ Arc - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2024-07-24, retrieved 2024-11-27
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Bubbles! - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2024-08-23, retrieved 2024-11-27
- ^ The mind is a strange place - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2024-08-30, retrieved 2024-11-27
- ^ Sugar - Single by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2024-09-06, retrieved 2024-11-27
- ^ Arc by Zak Mason on Apple Music, 2024-09-16, retrieved 2024-11-27