“…What sets Mason apart from other students is his outstanding compositional and arranging skills. His charts are complex, voiced beautifully, engaging, and show a level of maturity of someone twice his age…”
— Alastair Kay, Head of the Brass Department at Humber College.

As a recipient of the Dave Stillwell Arranging Award, Mason Victoria has been described as ".... an emerging writer with a solid grasp of the craft of composition and a story to tell ..." (Scott Reeves, Director of Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra). Through his studies in trumpet performance at Humber College, Mason found his passion in writing for large ensemble, which led to his creation of the Sonuskapos Jazz Orchestra (SSJO), a 19-piece contemporary jazz ensemble featuring all-original compositions and arrangements. The SSJO is currently in their process of mixing their first album entitled "Imagine We're Sailing.", a 7-track full length big band album recorded at Humber Studios. Mason has recently been featured on Jazz FM’s one-hour Jazzology program in which he spoke about the creation of his large ensemble.
Aside from writing for the SSJO, Mason has composed and arranged for many jazz and pop groups such as ART // THE BIG BAND, Shaw Street Collective, The New Music Jazz Orchestra (New York), the UNIVOX Choir, Masini McDermot's One Night Only, James Valdez & The Neovintage, Dennis Kwok's 10tet, and ensembles at Humber College and Los Angeles College of Music. Mason has had his original piece “Willow Trees" performed by the Toronto Jazz Orchestra at the age of 19, and has arranged for Emilie Claire-Barlow at the age of 21. Mason is also an artistic associate for Spectrum Music, a collective of Canadian composer who create and present genre-defying new music based on unique concert themes. Mason has recently been featured on Jazz FMs “Jazzology” program, as well as has won the TD Jazz Discovery Series grant alongside Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School. 
For videos, audio recordings and more information about Mason and the Sonuskapos Jazz Orchestra, please visit www.masonvictoriamusic.com/ssjo, listen to some of our released tracks on www.soundcloud.com/ssjo and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sonuskapos.

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