Mark Ronson (Mark Ronson): interesting facts, best songs, biography, listen

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson is a famous DJ and talented guitarist who became extremely popular back in the 80s, thanks to his first musical compositions. His work immediately had to taste the general public. After that, he continued to conquer the country not only with the help of his music, but also engaged in the promotion of young talents.

short biography

Mark Daniel Ronson was born on September 4, 1975 in London. He is a native of a wealthy London family of Jews. Mark is known to have two twin sisters. One of them is a talented designer (fashion designer), and the other is a popular artist. When the future musician was only eight years old, the family moved to live in New York. However, Mark occasionally still went to England to visit his father, with whom at that time his mother was already divorced. This fact later, as music critics will determine, will contribute to the unquenchable love of English rock.

In the student period, the guy is actively composing music. He liked several styles at once: hip-hop, funk, rock, it is in these areas that he works, improving his composer skills. It is curious that in just a short period of time, he was able to become a rather famous author among students. However, he will soon become popular in wider circles, thanks to his wonderful work and undeniable talent.

Career takeoff

Purposeful career promotion of the future star begins around 1993, when the guy works as a DJ in club places in New York. Even then, the public noticed his tracks and the special, so recognizable style of the musician. The year 2003 became significant for the artist. It was at this time that Mark comes to popularity, thanks to his composition "Ooh Wee". Listeners appreciated the work of the English musician, and critics immediately started talking about his talent. In this very year his first solo album "Here Comes the Fuzz" is released, which brought him considerable popularity.

In 2004, Mark Ronson founds the trademark of the recording company "Allido Records" and tries himself in a new and unusual role - producer. Soon, his works began to bear the first fruits. So, the first musician in the production career of Ronson was the rapper Rhymefest.

Inspired by success, Mark Ronson is now actively engaged in producing entertaining promising projects. He worked on promoting such artists as E. Winehouse, L. Allen, Estelle and Adel. His Re: Generation project is also interesting, where the artist collaborates with the following stars: M. Def, E. Badu, Dep Kings, and Zigabu Modeller from The Meters.

In April 2012, the musician presented his program at the festival of music and arts in the Coachella Valley. Following this event, he decides to go back to Foggy Albion and start working closely to create compositions for the Olympic Games and the Royal Ballet.

To date, Mark Ronson is mainly engaged only in producing, and with a solo career, the artist chose to engage.

Interesting Facts

• Ronson’s mother is a writer and a popular woman in high-society circles; her father is the owner of many recording studios. The owner of billions and industrial oligarch Gerald Ronson is the uncle of the singer.
• Mark's parents are of Russian and Lithuanian descent. Some time after the dissolution of the marriage with his father, Mark Ann Dexter-Jones decided to become the wife of a pop guitarist, whose influence contributed to the expansion of the musical tastes of the future celebrity.
• In 2009, Ronson was recognized as the most stylish man in the UK by GQ magazine.
• Debuting with the album "Here Comes the Fuzz", Mark did not deserve fame in English music, however, the 2nd disc - "Version" - took his position in the top thirty tracks. As a result, this fact allowed Ronson to become the owner of the BRIT Award "Best Performer 2008".
• The video for the single "Uptown Funk", which was released in 2014 together with Bruno Mars, today has more than 2 billion shows on the YouTube channel.
• In 2011, Mark got engaged to the equally famous French singer Josephine de la Bom.
• In addition to his main activity, Mark actively leads his channel on YouTube, where he shares his skills and also communicates with admirers of his work.

Best songs

The mid-eighties was marked for Mark Ronson with the release of some of his tracks, including the theme for the animated film "Thunder Cats". In fact, all the music composed at that time was written by Ronson on home walls. At this time, he studied in the college for boys, and later, after graduation, became a student of one of the universities of New York.

In 2006, Mark Ronson delighted his fans with his composition. "Just". She immediately gained unprecedented popularity and entered the country's music charts.

"Just" (listen)

In 2007, the Artist literally bathed in waves of fame thanks to his tracks "Stop Me", "God Put Your Smile Upon Your Face", "No One Knows", "Oh My God" and "Valerie". In fact, each of the compositions of the singer was created not without the contribution of other popular musicians.

In 2012, Mark Ronson records with Katy B song for the Olympic Games "Anywhere in the World", which brought them unprecedented popularity and demand.

"Anywhere in the World" (listen)

"Uptown Funk" - was recorded together with Bruno Mars on November 10, 2014 and entered the fourth studio album Uptown Special. In addition, the single worked on Jeff Basker, Philip Lawrence, Aaron Munro, Devon Gallaspy. This time the producer was Ronson himself.

This composition almost immediately gained unprecedented popularity, having received high praise from music critics and reached 1st place in the charts in England, Canada and the United States, as well as in other countries. Thanks to this track, in 2015, Mark Ronson received a Grammy Award for Best Record and the prestigious Brit Award. In May 2015, the composition managed to break all records and become the 3rd in a single of the 21st century, which managed to get 3-fold platinum certification in the country. Almost immediately after the release of the song, on November 17, 2014, a video clip was produced, directed by Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy. To date, the number of video views on YouTube has already exceeded 2.5 billion.

"Uptown Funk" (listen)

Mark Ronson's music in films

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Mark Ronson made an unprecedented career in show business. He is a popular English producer, artist, DJ, award-winning Grammy and English Brit, and founder of Allido Records. His name is known to many music lovers, but more importantly, his tracks are incredibly in demand in our time.