found: Bates, Mason. Mercury soul, 2002:t.p. (Mason Bates)
found: U.S. copyright file, Jan. 29, 2010(Bates, Mason Wesley, 1977- )
found: wikipedia on line Nov 02, 2012(Mason W. Bates; b. Jan. 23, 1977; American composer)
found: Grove music online, January 25, 2017(Bates, Mason; born January 23, 1977, Philadelphia, PA; American composer and DJ; grew up in Richmond; has earned acclaim in classical concert music and "electronica," a term that he has used to encompass a variety of techno music; as a disc jockey of trip-hop and electronica, Bates appears regularly in clubs and lounges in San Francisco and Berlin under the pseudonym "Masonic" [no entries in catalog])
found: Mason Bates WWW site, January 25, 2017(Mason Bates; composer; also active in clubs under the name "DJ Masonic")