Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson is an English musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer renowned for his genre-blending production work across pop, soul, hip-hop, and funk. Born Mark Daniel Ronson on September 4, 1975, in London, England, he was raised in New York City after his family relocated when he was eight years old; his stepfather is Mick Jones, guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Foreigner. Ronson's career spans DJing in New York clubs during the mid-1990s, releasing his debut album Here Comes the Fuzz in 2003, and achieving global success as a producer on landmark recordings such as Amy Winehouse's Back to Black (2006) and the hit single "Uptown Funk" (2014) with Bruno Mars.

Ronson's breakthrough came with his 2007 album Version, a collection of covers featuring collaborations with artists like Lily Allen and Robbie Williams, which topped charts in the UK and earned him widespread acclaim for revitalizing classic tracks with modern twists. His production on Back to Black not only propelled Winehouse to international stardom but also secured Ronson three Grammy Awards in 2008, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Record of the Year for "Rehab," and Best Pop Vocal Album. Subsequent highlights include co-writing and producing "Shallow" for the 2018 film A Star Is Born, performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, which won him an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 2019.

Mark Ronson was born on September 4, 1975, in St. John's Wood, London, to Jewish parents Laurence Ronson, a real estate developer and music manager, and Ann Dexter, a former model, socialite, writer, and entrepreneur. His paternal family had deep roots in British business, with his uncle Gerald Ronson being a prominent property developer convicted in the 1990 Guinness share-trading fraud, for which he served a six-month prison sentence.

Ronson's parents divorced in 1983 when he was eight years old, a separation he has described as "pretty terrible" that disrupted the family's stability and contributed to an unstable household environment during his early years. On his mother's side, the family traces its heritage to Jewish immigrants from Vienna, with her father serving as an eye surgeon and her great-uncle Oscar Deutsch founding the Odeon cinema chain, embedding a cultural legacy tied to entertainment and British-Jewish traditions. This familial backdrop, including access to diverse record collections, initially exposed Ronson to music.