One of music’s hippest DJs, Mark Ronson has rubbed elbows with many celebrities and is starting to gain growing interest as a serious artist himself. Born in London, England on September 4, 1975, Ronson’s parents split up and he moved to New York City at age 8 with his mother, who was now married to
Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones. Attending Vassar College and then New York University (NYU), Ronson became a regular at downtown hip-hop spots and made his name as a DJ on the New York club scene by spinning an eclectic mix of music—everything from hip hop to UK rock. S
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oon, through word-of-mouth his great reputation spread to the point where celebrities were asking him to spin at their private parties. (P
Diddy, it was rumored, once gave him a $100 dollar bill with his phone number written on it after Ronson managed to get nearly the whole club on the dance-floor.) All in all, things were going great for the young DJ, but he wanted more and began to establish his own career as a recording artist.
Ronson’s debut album Here Comes the Fuzz, focused on American hip hop, included collaborations with
Sean Paul,
Nate Dogg and Ghostface Killah, yet it failed to make an impact on the charts. His second album, Version focused on the British music scene, with covers of songs by the likes of
Radiohead, Maxímo Park, The Smiths, The Zutons and
Kaiser Chiefs. The album includes three top ten hits and won Ronson a BRIT Award for Best Male Artist 2008. No doubt Ronson has a stellar career ahead of him as not only a turntablist, but a singer, producer and record mogul himself.
