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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · 13d

I guess this more or less qualifies as another example of what I've sometimes referred to as "Musical Biz Dev Support", but given that is not a real job title, I think Special thanks is pretty good for what is inevitably one of the best games of the year. If you roll credits, text me a pic!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · 13d

I neither wrote nor produced their stuff; I just happen to be a guy who knows a LOT of people, so I got to help Darren Korb in making things happen. Something similar happened in Hades, where I had the joy of connecting Masahiro Aoki and Daisuke Kurosawa for the epic boss fight with Hades himself.

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · 13d

I helped to facilitate and secure a couple of huge artist collabs on the soundtrack; listen closely for artist features from Louis Cole (of Knower) and Pau Figueroa (legendary Flamenco guitarist), amongst a couple of other special moments in the score 🙂

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · 13d

I helped to facilitate and secure a couple of huge artist collabs on the soundtrack; listen closely for artist features from Louis Cole (of Knower) and Pau Figueroa (legendary Flamenco guitarist), amongst a couple of other special moments!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · 13d

NEW CREDIT (kind of) GET (approximately) 😂
It's not quite new (I did this a while ago), and it's not quite a credit (at least not one of my usual ones), but for those of you preparing to skip work for the next few days to binge Hades 2 like the rest of us in the games industry...

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Aug 29

I am still nerding out. I've met Rebecca at a party one time, and it was SO hard to stay cool during that haha

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Aug 29

Jeff has been one of the unsung heroes of the VGM community ages as a violinist, composer of indie bangers, AND incredibly gifted arranger. He worked on the original show, and even wrote music on Steven Universe Future. I hope this album leads to more people realizing how awesome he really is!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Aug 29

The songs are gorgeous. They're evocative, adventurous, stylistically diverse, and a constant reminder of all the things that made me fall in love with Sugar's work as a song-writer in the first place. All credit for this gig goes to the amazing @jeffthatnoise.bsky.social, who produced the album!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Aug 29

Now that it's out...

I had the incredible honor of playing the cello and upright bass on the new album from @rebeccasugar.bsky.social, the animation legend and creator of Steven Universe. I've been a fan of them for ages, so this was SO hard to sit on 😅

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Jul 1

I arrive in Tokyo ON the 17th!

Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Jul 1

Ahhhhh I wish. I'm in Yokohama at that time! Come say hi if you make it down to Tokyo :)

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Jun 27

same, it's CORRECT

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · May 20

The homie @buttonmasher.bsky.social always comes to mind for this stuff!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Apr 10

dude, same for that insanely stunning chrono-trigger-y RPG you're doing, that bowled me over when I saw the debut trailer!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Apr 10

The legend himself, Yasunori Nishiki, is joining us on Goldman! The soup that me, Kevin Penkin, and Pete Lepley have been cooking just got INFINITELY more enticing ❤️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tPg...

The Eternal Life of Goldman - Yasunori Nishiki Announcement Trailer | The Triple-i Initiative

YouTube video by The Triple-i Initiative

www.youtube.com

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 28

Your stuff is literally always insane. Permanently mind-blown by the writing on display-- fantastic work, like usual!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 25

I love every one of these composers, but I think the percentage of population who’d think of them when they hear the words “film composer” is almost definitely a rounding error. John Williams and Hans Zimmer all but OWN the term in the popular imagination 😅

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 24

the way someone told me "make an angry face" and I just thought EVERYONE WAS DOING IT

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 16

Now, initial is intentional because if we have a couple prominent examples of Japanese creators getting held up by ICE or failing to make it in, I think this could change really fast…

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 16

Honestly, I’m not convinced it’ll have a ton of initial impact on anime-based events sourcing talent from Japan. Coming back from there just now, the overwhelming vibe I’ve got from my Japanese collaborators is that a lot of the news from America isn’t reaching them in detail.

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 16

Heading out to GDC later today, but to quickly announce one more credit before I go... I'm the pirate crew in "The King of Wayward Souls (Self-Proclaimed, but Destined!)" for Wuthering Waves! Another @adamgubman.bsky.social banger in the books. What a tune!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bo...

Wuthering Waves EP2.1 — Brant - "THE KING OF WAYWARD SOULS (SELF PROCLAIMED) (BUT DESTINED)"

YouTube video by Wuthering Waves

www.youtube.com

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 14

Coke works well for this, too! I've always just told people "sorry, I don't drink." If you're intentional with it, they normally back off. If they don't, then they're TRYING to push you into vulnerability, in which case you need to avoid that person asap and get outta there!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 3

Let’s do it!

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 3

DM me! Let’s chat.

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Mason Lieberman @masonlieberman.com · Mar 3

I’m going to be attending GDC the entire week, Sunday through Sunday, and would love to talk to you about how the seasoned badasses at Interleave can be elevating your next project.

And for my absolute rockstar friends who are looking for their next place to call home… We’re hiring ❤️ talk to me!

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