The young DJ with the diverse taste soon caught the ears and eyes of various socialites and New York celebrities, including fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, who featured Ronson along with other sons and daughters of celebrities in a 1997 fashion campaign. A year later, hip-hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs hired Ronson to DJ his fabled 29th birthday bash. These and other high-profile gigs boosted Ronson’s “hip quotient” and helped promote his more serious-minded music career. Fusing his eclectic turntable skills with his knowledge of musical instruments and songwriting, Ronson eventually embarked on his first solo project. Featuring such diverse guest artists as dancehall rapper Sean Paul, hip-hop artist Mos Def, Jack White ofthe White Stripes, and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Ronson’s debut album, Here Comes the Fuzz, bowed for Elektra in 2003.

After releasing his debut album, Ronson kept busy producing tracks for a number artists, including Amy Winehouse, whose 2006 album Back to Black earned critical praise in large part for Ronson’s throwback, Motown-influenced production. His own sophomore effort, Version, dropped in 2007.

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MNDR

Warner moved from Oakland, California, to New York a year in 2009 to work as a songwriter for hire. But it was only after meeting Wade that she began to consider fronting her own act. MNDR has opened for bands like YACHT, Massive Attack, and Deerhoof. Together, the duo uploaded four tracks to MySpace in 2009, which eventually morphed into MNDR’s debut EP, E.P.E.. The band is currently[when?] at work on their first full-length album, tentatively scheduled for release in early 2011. The song “Fade to Black” from E.P.E was re-recorded in the Simlish language of The Sims and is featured in The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff. MNDR’s Amanda Warner features on the song “Bang Bang Bang“, the first single taken from Record Collection, the third studio album byMark Ronson. The song was co-written by both Warner, Wade, Q-Tip and Mark Ronson. Daniel Kreps from  describes MNDR as providing “the song’s indelible French-laden hook,” while “a debonair Q-Tip absolutely slays on his verses.”Warner also featured with Ronson on his 2010 tour in support of the album.

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