That’s part of what makes a good producer – using your ears to match things together.” I did have a pretty good idea of who would sound good on what. It really was that random, but with Amy and Lily having such successful albums it appears more deliberate than it actually was. “Basically it was as simple as taking a bunch of my favourite songs and getting whoever I was working with at the time to perform them. How did he go about deciding which tracks to cover and who to enlist on vocal duties’ Sharing the stage with Ronson are his many vocalist pals, including Winehouse, Allen and Australian newcomer Daniel Merriweather.
Ronson’s ability to reconcile the irreconcilable provided the basis for Version, where he recasts modern classics by The Smiths, Ryan Adams and Kaiser Chiefs into soulful jams. musicOMH grants Ronson his wish, stopping by to pick his brain on his working relationships with Lily and Amy, why he’s no Timbaland, and tracks which one should never cover for fear of eternal damnation…. He would rather talk about the homogenous and uninspiring state of hip hop than his mainstream popularity. As one of the most prominent DJs in the US for the past 10 years, he recently spun at TomKat’s wedding (file under ‘Might be considered an accolade in certain circles’).īut as an interviewee, Ronson is almost a little bookish. His scruffy good looks and penchant for Dior Homme have made him somewhat of a tabloid darling. His album Version was a UK Top 10 fixture during the spring, peaking at Number 2. As an artist in his own right, he had the guts to metamorphose classics by Radiohead and The Smiths into funky dancefloor fillers. In fact, his magic touch recently earned Winehouse’s Back To Black a Mercury Prize nod. He is the producer du jour, having worked with the hottest names in the industry such as Christina Aguilera, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams and Amy Winehouse. "Helping to tell the Foreigner story is former bassist Rick Wills and current lead singer Kelly Hansen while Gramm in his own words discusses the perfectionist pressure of Jones, the impact of band lineup changes and the series of uneasy truces between him and Jones throughout the years.The name Mark Ronson is synonymous with a string of endless accolades. It seemed like they would never get back together but music is a powerful force. In May 1990 Gramm leaves acrimoniously fracturing the musical heart of the band.
"As resentment grew the once tight knit songwriting partnership started to fall apart and when Gramm embarked on a successful solo career. "By the mid-1980s their blend of hard rock and atmospheric ballads were a stadium filling success all over the world but behind the scenes their move towards synth-led soft rock most famously the chart topping global hit 'I Want to Know What Love Is' had started to create fault lines between musical architect Jones and frontman Gramm. Here is the synopsis: "Formed in New York in 1976 by musical powerhouse Mick Jones Foreigner would become one of the most successful groups of all time as Lou Gramm's incredible vocals and unique talents helped the band to sell more than 80 million albums. Reelz TV have announced that the special "Foreigner: Breaking the Band" will be premiering on Tuesday, June 19th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT on the television network.
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