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Having played guitar and drums from an early age, it wasn't until moving to New York City following his parents' divorce, that he discovered DJ culture. Inspired, Ronson confiscated his step-father's vinyl collection and tried his hand at mixing. It was the first step in a career highlighted by work on a multi Grammy-winning album by Amy Winehouse , as well as his own Grammy-winning, global smash hit with Bruno Mars , " Uptown Funk.

Ronson quickly earned himself a reputation through stints on the decks in downtown clubs before becoming the DJ of choice for many noteworthy parties. Hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Mark Ronson. Biography by Contactmusic. The original version isn't always the best. From Bastille to The Raconteurs, here's June's most exciting upcoming releases. Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme has described their new music as ''an experience''. Ronson is on Gaga's side after the pair collaborated on her newest song, Perfect Illusion.

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Read more on Last. This artist doesn't have any upcoming events at The Vogue. Artists Mark Ronson. At that point, though, Uptown Funk was in the process of establishing itself as one of the biggest singles of the decade, and I arrived at his studio just as he took delivery of a celebratory bottle of champagne from his record company.

Uptown Funk went on to win two Grammys and become not just one of the biggest-selling singles of the decade, but of all time: 20m copies and counting. The accompanying album, Uptown Special — which featured collaborations with everyone from Stevie Wonder to novelist Michael Chabon , who provided lyrics — broke him in the US, a country previously immune to the charms of his solo work.

And yet Ronson is still self-deprecating to a fault. To hear him tell it, every collaborator on Late Night Feelings had to be coaxed into getting involved, rather than clamouring to work with someone who currently appears to be a hit-making machine.