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Mark Ronson
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Born in London, he is the son of writer Ann Dexter-Jones and real estate tycoon Laurence Ronson. His mother later married Mick Jones, lead singer of multiplatinum selling rock band Foreigner. He has two sisters: fashion designer Charlotte Ronson and DJ Samantha Ronson. He spent his childhood in a wealthy suburb of London where he lived in the same street as Paul McCartney‘s family. When his parents divorced at age 8, he moved to New York, where he made friends with Beatles offspring Sean Lennon.
Ronson played guitar and drums from an early age, but it wasn’t until moving to New York City with his mother that Ronson discovered DJ culture. At age 16, already a fan of such popular hip-hop artists as Run-D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys, Ronson began listening to the various hip-hop mixtapes released every few months by DJs. Inspired, Ronson confiscated his father’s record collection and began trying his hand at mixing.
The young DJ with the diverse taste soon caught the ears and eyes of various socialites and New York celebrities, including fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, who featured Ronson along with other sons and daughters of celebrities in a 1997 fashion campaign. A year later, hip-hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs hired Ronson to DJ his fabled 29th birthday bash.
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Mark Ronson - Apply some pressure feat. Paul Smith
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Mark Ronson - Stop Me
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Mark Ronson - Just
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The_Slickness wrote:
Outversion's an amazing instrumental. LMAO/WTF @ the Great Black Music connection.
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wlenno92 wrote:
lol I love how a group related to Mark Ronson is "Great Black Music."
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hawe-me wrote:
heey I uploaded album cover for Version :)
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pinedasgal wrote:
... and whoa! whats with all the ronson hate groups? they dont even play his music on the radio so its not being shoved down anyone's throat. some people are so oddly negative.
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pinedasgal wrote:
they dont sell his albums in most US stores :-( i hate downloading
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Psysheek wrote:
FAN FAN FAN FAN FAN :)
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mieky wrote:
Well said, waterparks! Oh, and for the record, I also dig his version of Just. Even though nothing beats the original :)
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amy-michelle wrote:
Mark Ronson is a bloody marvelous DJ. kudos to him
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waterparks wrote:
If you hate Mark Ronson, listen to something else. How immature to create a group dedicated to hating a musician. Love the music you love and leave the music you don't.
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jonlowndes wrote:
Some of his stuff is V. V. good, for example Stop Me and Apply Some Pressure are brilliant, however his bastardisation of Just means he should be shot.
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mieky wrote:
I fancy his works and was quite surprised to notice some people are so badly pissed out by him. Of course people are entitled to have opinions, even if I find some of them quite a bit amusing. Obviously, if one dislikes horns or covers in general, Mark isn't their cup of tea.
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Rustydude wrote:
i love mark ronson. rocks!
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NINETAILEDF0X wrote:
I hate this guy... http://www.last.fm/group/I+despise+Mark+Ronson. Anyone else?
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azidg wrote:
ooh wee ;D
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skistar123 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Mark+Ronson+makes+me+angry
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mademoiselle14 wrote:
love him <3
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hannahwolf wrote:
his performance at ZOO8 was so good!
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Hihabichuelas wrote:
Mark Ronson is cute
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Nagsworth wrote:
"I love this guy. he's hot" fuck off. Whoever tagged it turntablism, fuck off. Mark Ronson, fuck off.
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Diegorsantos wrote:
bem legal esse tal de mark ronson
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