In a new series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings, attend conferences or even go into the office.
Submissions for the series can be sent to [email protected]. Read the full series here. This installment is with Grammy-nominated composer Mason Bates, the first composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mason Bates: I had a bit of a premonition that there was going to be a lockdown in March, and it also happened to be a moment when I had finished a very big project.