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Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson - Episode Guide

Season 1

Auto-Tune

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021 (36 min)

Auto-Tune

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

Sampling

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021 (33 min)

Sampling

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.

Reverb

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021 (36 min)

Reverb

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

Synthesizers

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021 (35 min)

Synthesizers

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

Drum-Machines

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021 (36 min)

Drum-Machines

"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.

Distortion

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021 (35 min)

Distortion

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

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