Superstar producer Mark Ronson has been nominated at the 96th Academy Awards alongside long-time collaborator Andrew Wyatt for Best Original Song for ‘I'm Just Ken’ from ‘Barbie’. The ‘Uptown Funk’ hitmaker stopped by the recent Newport Beach Film Festival in California to talk about his incredible career to date from his early beginnings in music as one of the first and biggest celebrity DJs then transitioning into making music to become one of the most in demand producers in the business.
Ronson has collaborated with the likes of Amy Winehouse, Paul McCartney and Adele. He also has seven Grammys and won the Best Original Song Oscar and Golden Globe for ‘Shallow’ with Lady Gaga.
This year he worked alongside music superstars including Dua Lipa and Billy Eilish for the incredible soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’. In this great chat, Ronson opens up about his musical journey, his early inspirations, working on the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack and more…..