Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

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Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
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Genre Documentary series
Created by Morgan Neville
Presented by Mark Ronson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Mark Ronson
  • Morgan Neville
  • Mark Monroe
  • Jason Zeldes
  • Kim Rozenfeld
Production company Tremolo Productions
Original release
Network Apple TV+
ReleaseJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson is an American documentary series created by Morgan Neville, and hosted by Mark Ronson. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on July 30, 2021.

Contents

The series was not renewed for a second season. [1]

Episodes

No.TitleFeatured guest(s)Original release date [2]
1"Auto-Tune" Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid, Dr Andy Hildebrand, King Princess, T-Pain, Charli XCX, Paul McCartney, Sean Ono Lennon, Ash Koosha, Ilsey Juber July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
2"Sampling" Paul McCartney, DJ Premier, Beastie Boys July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
3"Reverb" Angel Olsen, King Princess, Jonsi July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
4"Synthesizers" Kevin Parker, Gary Numan, members of Duran Duran, Paul McCartney July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
5"Drum Machines" Questlove, Too Short, Beastie Boys, Dave Grohl, King Princess July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
6"Distortion" Vernon Reid, Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, Santigold, Kathleen Hanna, Beastie Boys, Denzel Curry, Thurston Moore July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

Production

On April 13, 2021, it was announced that Apple TV+ had picked up a six-part documentary series hosted by Mark Ronson. In the series, Ronson will "examine sound creation and revolutionary technology used to shape music, [...] and the lengths producers and creators are willing to go to find the perfect sound". [3] [4] [5]

The series is executive produced by Ronson, Morgan Neville for Tremolo Productions, Mark Monroe, Jason Zeldes and Kim Rozenfeld. [3]

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References

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