Oct 28, 2008
Mason
Daring is a talented film composer, musician, and record label
head.
As a musician with a law degree, Mason was legal
counsel to director John
Sayles for his first film The Return of
the Secaucus Seven. Daring ended up composing the score to that
film, as well as John Sayles’ other films up to and including
Honeydripper, a story of
blues musicians in 1950s Alabama.
Mason has
done television scoring as well, including the themes to the series
Nova and Frontline on PBS.
He also releases some of his and his collaborators recordings on
his label Daring Records, a sub-label of Rounder Records.
Mason currently splits his time between his studio and home in New
England and a place in the Hollywood area.