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Music for Dance
Electronic Music
Music for Dance
Since playing for musicals as a teenager, I have loved playing music for dancers. While at the University of Iowa, I accompanied the Ballet department where I was able to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between movement and music in embodied performance. During the Covid-19 Lockdown, I began regularly creating electroacoustic music for dance and have a long-term film collaboration with Christina Hughes.
Un-Contained
A Film by Christina Hughes
Official Selection
[PMF~ 2025]
Un-Contained is the first film collaboration between Christina Hughes and Matt Mason. Filmed in Ketchikan, Alaska, this work places the theme of interconnectedness between people against the beautiful, natural Alaskan environment. Un-Contained has been widely praised and has been an official selection for over 10 dance and film festivals nationwide.
ProtoSynthetic Landscape
ProtoSynthetic Landscape is from a large scale collaborative with Angelica DeLashmette Hurst called Landscape Performance: Tuscon, Arizona. This project included 5 original compositions to accompany an endurance-based dance performance
Drifting
Choreographed by Kara Bouck, Drifting was a collaboration that led to the formation of Matt's second album: Postcards from the Water. Drifting mixes soft strings, with delicate, dripping piano notes.
Electronic Music
Postcards from the Mountain
Postcards from the Water
Postcards from the Inferno
Postcards
Three electronic albums inspired by English Literature and commonly used biomes in video games. Postcards mixes modular synthesis, sound design, and acoustic composition.
immaculate, invisible
An original work on visibility and faith
Devised by Matt Mason & Laila J. Franklin