• DJ (under the name Masonic)/composer Mason Bates has garnered acclaim for works commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago...

• DJ (under the name Masonic)/composer Mason Bates has garnered acclaim for works commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony (where he serves as composer-in-residence) and others. Here on Stereo Is King -- his first release since his 2009 debut, Digital Loom -- he takes his listeners on a wild ride through chamber music, choral music, and electronica.