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Mark Ronson (born 4 September 1975 ) is an English music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records . So far in his career he is best known for his song "Ooh Wee" featuring Ghostface Killah and Nate Dogg , the cover version of The Smiths song " Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before " which featured Daniel Merriweather on vocals, and his Collaboration with Lily Allen on his version of the Kaiser Chiefs track " Oh My God ". He has released two albums. The second of these, ''Version'', was Mixmag 's Album of the Month] for May 2007. BIOGRAPHY Early life Ronson was born in guitarist, Mick Jones . As a teen, Ronson describes himself as "bookish musically". Career 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 in 1993. He was soon one of the most respected DJs and was being called on for celebrities' private parties. Ronson is known for his diverse, genre-spanning selection, influenced by both the hip-hop scene of New York and the more rock influence of the UK, amongst others. He moved on, however, to producing music. After producing Nikka Costa 's song "Everybody Got Their Something," Ronson signed a record contract with Elektra Records . His first album '' Here Comes The Fuzz '' was released in 2003 and was a critically acclaimed success that featured artists of all genres, despite initially poor sales. The most well known song from the album, "Ooh Wee" samples " Sunny " by Boney M and features Nate Dogg , Ghostface Killah , Saigon and Trife Da God . He has since produced multiple songs on the albums of singers Christina Aguilera , Amy Winehouse , Lily Allen , and Robbie Williams . In 2004, he formed his own record label, Allido Records , a subsidiary of Sony BMG 's J Records , along with his longtime manager Rich Kleiman. The first artist he signed to Allido was rapper Rhymefest , most well-known for winning the Grammy for co-writing Kanye West 's " Jesus Walks ". In March 2006, Ronson released a cover of ' " Oh My God " (featuring guest vocals from Lily Allen ), an instrumental version of Coldplay 's "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face", Britney Spears ' "Toxic", Ryan Adams ' "Amy", Maxïmo Park 's "Apply Some Pressure", The Zutons ' " Valerie " and Kasabian 's " L.S.F. ". Ronson released a cover of The Smiths ' track "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" under the title " Stop Me " on 2 April , 2007 , which reached #2 in the UK singles charts, the biggest hit for Ronson to date. Ronson re-mixed the Bob Dylan song " Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) " in promotion for the three disc Bob Dylan set simply titled " DYLAN " to be released in October 2007. Ronson has also produced Candie Payne 's "One More Chance (Ronson mix)" in 2007. Ronson's second album ''Version'' has been well received by critics. In May 2007 it was awarded the title Album of the Month] by the British dance music magazine Mixmag . On June 23, the DJ made the cover of the ''Guardian'' newspaper's Guide magazine, alongside the singer Lily Allen . Ronson has newly signed on Domino Kirke and her band Domino. He was scheduled to play a gig at Dublin's 1000 seater Olympia Theatre , but due to poor ticket sales, the show had to be moved to the Dublin Village venue. DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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