My Take
Mark Ronson is one of those rare behind-the-scenes figures who somehow ends up reshaping pop music from the inside out, and I genuinely think he deserves way more credit than he gets. Born in London, raised between there and New York, this guy went to Vassar College and came out the other side as one of the most reliably brilliant producers of his generation. He took Amy Winehouse's raw, soulful instincts and helped turn Back to Black into a modern classic — that alone would be a career. Then he turned around and co-wrote Uptown Funk with Bruno Mars, a song so absurdly catchy it won him a Grammy for Record of the Year. Oh, and he picked up an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Shallow with Lady Gaga. Ten Grammys total. The man just keeps stacking them quietly while somebody else is usually on the cover.
Overview
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British and American musician, record producer, songwriter and DJ. He has won ten Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black (2006), as well as two for Record of the Year with her 2006 single "Rehab" and his own 2014 single "Uptown Funk" (featuring Bruno Mars).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mark Ronson
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・ロンソン
- Reading
- まーく・ろんそん
- Born
- September 4, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- London, Roman Empire
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- record producer / disc jockey / songwriter / singer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Vassar College
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Original Song
- 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
- 2008 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.