Masa

Bassist and composer for the Taiwanese band Mayday, born in Kaohsiung City on April 25, 1977, who won the Best Composer Award at the 23rd Golden Melody Awards for "諾亞方舟."

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Masa is the bassist for the Taiwanese band Mayday. Born 蔡昇晏 in Kaohsiung City on April 25, 1977, he attended 高雄市苓雅區中正國小 and 師大附中. At 師大附中, he and Stone served respectively as presidents of the guitar club in the first and second semesters of the same academic year, and he also chaired the student clubs association. He later attended the Department of Sociology at Fu Jen Catholic University. In addition to bass, Masa plays double bass, guitar, piano, and harmonica.

Masa's creative work in Mayday began around the time of "神的孩子都在跳舞." He recalled that the members began writing songs individually with this fifth album; in 2004, Masa released his first original song, "約翰藍儂," on the album. When writing "生存以上生活以下," Masa initially envisioned a light, cheerful melody, to which Ashin later added a theme about life's struggles. The chorus melody of "最重要的小事" came from a flash of inspiration before a media appearance; Masa first recorded it on his phone, then returned to complete it.

Overview

Born
April 25, 1977age 49
Born in
Taiwan
Career start
Debut as group member · July 7, 1999
Active
  • July 7, 1999 – present27 years
Gender
Male
Aliases
Matthew Tsai, 蔡昇晏
Instruments
Bass, Piano / Keyboard

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