🚀 Here’s a beat from Mothership. Improvisation is a major part of the piece - we invited soloists from around the world to join up with the orchestra. Once upon a time, improv was very much a part of classical music. This piece is a way to welcome that back in. Mothership was commissioned by the YouTube Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas. #fyp #improv #beatbox #challenge #dj #mothership #duetwithme
A late-night sampling of beats from Whalesong, Mothership, Alternative Energy, and The B-Sides! #masonbates #masonbatesbeats #fyp #foryourpage #classicalbeat #dj #djsoftiktok #symphny #electronics #openversechallenge #youcantraptothisbeat #beat #openbeatchallenge
Swirling together lots in my studio for #MercurySoul’s exploration of ambient music. The key to the show is merging from DJ sets into lush ambient classical music, and it takes quite a bit of work to engineer it smoothly. #masonbates #masonbatesbeats #composer #dj #edm #classical #classicalmusic #loungemusic #classicalmusicvideo #electronicmusic #music #computer #protools #ableton #fyp #foryourpage
Creative process sneak peek for you 💻👀🎶 #fyp #masonbates #batesbeats #dj #djsoftiktok #dropthebeat #classicalmusic #elctronicmusic #practice #foryourpage #foryou
Replying to @megandavies27 I’ll always be grateful to Skylark in San Francisco, where I first spun a DJ set. You don’t really appreciate the depth of this kind of music if you're not really doing it in the spaces where it really lives best. 🙌💿 #masonbates #batesbeats #fyi #firstgig #sanfrancisco #djsoftiktok #dj #gigstories
#question from masonbatesbeats show me your Halloween costume? So fun to play some trippy walk-in music on synthesizers, a kind of LaMonte Young tribute, at the blowout Halloween party at SF’s The Battery this weekend. Especially love the morphing brick wall near the lower bar! . . . . . #composer #dj #edm #classical #classicalmusic #classicalmusicvideo #fyp #foryourpage #halloween #classicalbeat #beat #djsoftiktok
Normally I spin techno but a DJ set always has to adapt to the space. I played this at Saint Joseph Society for the Arts, one of the most stunning and vast lounges I have ever seen … but it needed jazzy Downtempo, trip hop, etc – less dance floor and more sofa surfing 😉 #masonbates #masonbatesbeats #dj #djs #beatdrop #techno #fyp #beats #vibes
Can you groove to this beat? Lay some beats / vocals over and let's see what we can make happen 🎛️📀🎤 Bonus points if you can riff off the 7/4 bars 🕶️ #BatesBeats #FYP #ClassicalBeatDrop #DJ #ClassicalComposer #DJArtist #NewMusic #electronicmusic #electronics
#question from masonbatesbeats 🐳 Mixing whale song for a new piece that premiered at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms this Summer. Whale song occupies a huge range of the sound spectrum, but its low-end is the first thing you notice – so I'm pairing it with my Prophet Sequential synthesizer's beautiful warmth. Got questions - ask away! 🐳 #masonbates #masonbatesbeats #fyp #dj #synthesizer #whalesong #classicalbeat #beats
More #BatesBeats for you - duet with me? This is the techno from one of my pieces, Philharmonia Fantastique. #MasonBates #FYP #DJsOfTikTok #ClassicalBeatDrop #DropTheBeat
Welcome to my studio #studiotour #djsoftiktok #batesbeates #beatdrop #DJ #beatdrop
What's up TikTok, I'm Mason Bates - classical composer and DJ artist. Follow for more #beats. 🎧😎 #fyp #djsoftiktok #beatdrop #batesbeats
There are so many things I’m looking forward to as I continue the 22-23 season, but one special treat will be singing with my husband ❤️ We don’t get to do it often enough, but when we do, it’s awesome! Here we are being silly at home, but this spring, we will both return to @Nashville Symphony for Mozart’s Requiem. #fyp #operasinger #operasingers #opera #couplegoals #couple #operacouple #duet
Tonight is the second to last performance of The Wreckers - Thank you to @HouGrandOpera for putting this video together while Evelyn and I were still in the rehearsal process - I’ll treasure this experience and these memories for many years to come! After tonight, there is only one more chance to catch us on stage - we hope to see you there! :) #Opera #OperaSinger #Mezzo #MezzoSoprano #MotherDaughter #HoustonGrandOpera #OperaMom #fyp #foryou #foryourpage #motherdaughterduo
Does this count as a #TikTokDance? 👯♀️💃 I made my debut at HGO just about ten years ago in Showboat. Boy was that fun and especially this part- trying to be a dancer! #showboat #houston #houstongrandopera #fyp #operasinger #singer #opera #musical #tbt #goodtimes #dance #sing #trysomethingnew #musical #operamom #operamomma
Putting together The Wreckers has been an incredibly special experience for me for so many reasons - but one of the biggest ones has been how much time I’ve got to spend with my #daughter, Evelyn! I loved hearing my daughter speak about her experience. It is a brand-new experience for us to perform together and do a #tvinterview together! There are only three more chances to catch The Wreckers at Houston Grand Opera - November 5,9, and 11. #fyp #motherdaughter #singer #operasinger #momsoftiktok
#tbt to singing @masonbatesbeats’ Passage @The Kennedy Center a few years ago - right before we premiered The Revolution of Steve Jobs @Santa Fe Opera! You would think singing in your native tongue would be simple and not change much but for me, singing in English has been like growing a muscle over the years and finding more nuance each time. I guess that’s true of anything you repeat again and again, it gets stronger. #fyp #opera #mezzo #operasinger
I’m not sure if anyone else needs to hear this today but I certainly did. For those of you with audition season coming up, this is for you. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s to know your people. Not everyone is your people and that’s ok. But if someone is not bringing goodness into your life, have the clarity and strength to step away. It’s ok they don’t like you but don’t let them shake your self worth. #FoodForThought! #fyp #operasingersoftiktok #operasinger #mezzo #opera #auditiontips