Bio

Having sold 8 million records in the United States as a former member of the multiplatinum British Rock/Pop band Modern English with hits like “Melt With You,” “Hands across the Sea,” and “I Don't Know Anything,” Ted Mason is now president of Mi5 Recordings, a label distributed and financed by Universal Music Group. As a musician and producer, Mason currently works closely with internationally acclaimed actress Elizabeth McGovern, best known for her role as Cora in Downton Abbey, blending Brit/pop with rich, global influences such as Algerian Rai and Indian music in the McGovern-Mason duo. Mr. Mason has also earned an EMMY nomination as the producer and composer of the music for the Academy-Award winning HBO documentary film Music by Prudence, and he is also a lead guitarist, Classical/Flamenco/Bebop guitarist, and singer-songwriter.

Artists Mr. Mason has worked with as a producer, representative, or both include Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, Mary J Blige, AKON, Chris Brown, Common, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Santana, Dead Prez, Midge Ure, Bob Geldoff, the Verve, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Prince, Papa Wemba, Khaled, Youssou N’dour, Sandra Bernhard, Real Roxanne, Macy Grey, Thomas Mapfumo, and Peter Gabriel, to name a few. He has successfully released back catalog and obscure Modern English tracks through his label as well as a huge roster of artists from Hip Hop to Africa Soukous. He now performs as a solo artist in the United States, Europe and Africa.

In 2010, while producing the Fes Pad concert series for the country of Rwanda, Mr. Mason toured in Central Africa as part of a duet with Lokua Kanza backed by Rwanda's Soukous All Stars. He is currently producing a new solo album, an album with Hip Hop superstar duo Mobb Deep, and a duet with Wyclef Jean and Mona Lisa.

Film Directors Mr. Mason has worked with include Milos Forman and Roger Ross Williams. Mr. Mason also works closely with his wife Jennifer Brunetti, (former company owner of FBI Productions, Inc.) in producing video, film, and live concert events, most notably "Volvo for Life Awards," which have included production logistics and booking of such acts as Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, and Suzanne Vega.