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6 episodes

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson - Season 1

First aired Jul 30, 2021Season 1

Browse all 6 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Auto-Tune

7.3
Jul 30, 202137 min6 votes

Mark, T-Pain, and Charli XCX break down Auto-Tune—aka “robot sadness”—the musical accident that evolved into an empowering game changer.

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Episode 2

Sampling

7.4
Jul 30, 202133 min5 votes

The debate rages on—is sampling tribute or theft? One thing's clear: It better be funky. Mark, Paul McCartney, and DJ Premier dig in.

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Episode 3

Reverb

8.0
Jul 30, 202136 min5 votes

Working with Amy Winehouse kicked off Mark's emotional journey with reverb. Today, he travels around the world to unearth its infinite potential.

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Episode 4

Synthesizers

7.4
Jul 30, 202135 min5 votes

Mark celebrates the innovators and outsiders who harnessed the power of synthesizers and shares Kevin Parker's (Tame Impala) love for their sound.

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Episode 5

Drum Machines

7.6
Jul 30, 202136 min5 votes

“GIMME A BEAT!” From the Linn drum to the 808, Mark, Questlove, and Too $hort track the evolution of the machines that gave us hip-hop.

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Episode 6

Distortion

8.0
Jul 30, 202135 min4 votes

Mark and Santigold talk distortion—the rebellious sound of breaking the rules—and explore the pioneers who used it to disrupt culture.