About

Mason Ryan Pilevsky is a New York based sound designer, audio mixer, and music composer.

   

Mason made xie’s start with the TP Players, Torrey Pines High School’s extracurricular, self-sufficient theatre company. In addition to academic productions at the University of Pittsburgh and San Diego State University, Mason has worked professionally at San Diego theatres including the Cygnet, Moxie, Diversionary, and Trinity in sound design and audio mixing. Highlights of xie’s career include Hell’s Kitchen (The Public Theater, Gareth Owen Sound), Sapience (Moxie Theatre), One in Two (Diversionary Theater), The Luckiest (La Jolla Playhouse), American Buffalo (Backyard Renaissance), HIR (Cygnet Theatre), Macbeth (Trinity Theatre Company), Coyote on a Fence (Skull and Dagger Dramatic Society), Matsuyama Mirror (San Diego State University), Fever Chart (University of Pittsburgh Stages),  Agamemnon (University of Pittsburgh Stages), and A Christmas Carol (Cygnet Theatre).

Xie spent two summers in the sound department at the La Jolla Playhouse under the guidance of Joe Huppert, Rachel LeVine, Steve Negrete, and Chris Luessman.

Xie has sound designed countless films and videos as part of xie’s position as Founder and CEO of video/film production company Another Hidden Star Production.

Mason is currently a freelance sound designer open to projects in the New York City area, and has recently worked Off Off Broadway at The Tank.

Mason is also a musician. While xie primarily plays viola with local community orchestras, xie also has choral experience (tenor) and plays guitar, ukulele, mandolin, and violin. Xie has experience with recording arts and music composition, as well as audio editing, art history, and video creation.