Mark Ronson - Song Breakdown - Back to Black - Music Production

Mark Ronson - Song Breakdown - Back to Black - Music Production - BBC Maestro

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Жыл бұрын

Listen to the original demo of Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black, never heard before now, and see how @markronson developed it from a few chords and a drum workaround, to recording with The Dap-Kings to get that iconic sixties sound.
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@willemvdk4886 21 күн бұрын

It's what happens when two brilliant geniuses meet. Fireworks.

@Chris-th6wq Жыл бұрын

The explanation of his developing as a producer and musician himself while trying to fulfill what he wanted to give Amy, based on the things she'd played to him and exposed him to is amazing.

@sideast Жыл бұрын

Word salad 😂

@DefenestrateYourself Жыл бұрын

@@sideast Nah, it’s a completely coherent sentence. Maybe work on your reading comprehension sweetie 😘

@sideast Жыл бұрын

@@DefenestrateYourself mmm Nah, it's complete semantic romantic bull crap 💩

@markcollins1497 Жыл бұрын

@Sid East Nah, you’re overshooting, but you be you

@sabinahoudkova1417 23 күн бұрын

so sad he didnt produce movie about amy

@0000song0000 Жыл бұрын

I love how Mark admits he had very little idea about what he was doing on some areas (on familiarity with the genre, placing mics,playing drums), so he relied on the things he did know: playing keyboard, slicing samples and understanding his plugins. It's a great lesson on focussing on our strenghts, and find workarounds... no perfection, just your best effort and confidence to present it to other people who can add to it.

@Awaitingonyouall Жыл бұрын

Unrelated, but I love your pfp of Bowie!

@TheSideProject 28 күн бұрын

Totally my friend! Major statement! @@Awaitingonyouall

@6151jeppe Жыл бұрын

Finally a breakdown where the producer isn't all about perfection and actually cares about the soul of the music

@mrpoohead2654 13 күн бұрын

He’s got that Rodgers/Edwards approach of taking little acoustic demos and elevating them to greatness

@daveteves Жыл бұрын

I wish Mark Ronson would share the demo he and Amy made for the James Bond movie back in 2007/8

@memoriesmarmymind...5587 10 ай бұрын

It doesn't exist

@dustylee21 8 ай бұрын

@@memoriesmarmymind...5587does too

@vintagecherries 3 ай бұрын

It's unfinished and he doesn't want people to copy it or copy the sound of it

@muhamed20-wo1gu 26 күн бұрын

Ok enough talking 3:13

@notknown6605 23 күн бұрын

I’m glad he hasn’t. Amy wouldn’t want him to.

@user-hh9ys6gt3s 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark for taking us back in time. The two of you made history. People like me are still listening to her music every day.

@ResidentRob 4 ай бұрын

I love the line "There's nothing better than being wrong".

@masonsmythmusic Жыл бұрын

2:51 mark is so good he can actually work on music using only his mind

@compoundsound Жыл бұрын

Hah! Never noticed that - nice spot!

@VIRGIINBOY Жыл бұрын

Starts at 2:26 actually

@mrotaveria Жыл бұрын

yeah, was distracting, what was that?

@jeremybiggs8413 Жыл бұрын

@@mrotaveria they’ve superimposed something over to cover something up.

@apzzpa Жыл бұрын

@@jeremybiggs8413 they are actually using team viewer to remote access the Mac. I guess they are recording the mac on a separate machine

@RobertoCosenza 18 күн бұрын

Just imagine this : you play with a few plugins that a woman comes along and says “I want the whole album to sound like this” and it becomes one of the best albums of music history.

@capanetube Жыл бұрын

The way Amy Winehouse could sing just one note, one word while breathing endless life and meaning into it, makes me understand that she lived her life in another pace, hard to grasp for anyone, most probably also for herself. Accompanied by an awesome open minded and talented producer and his sensitivity to get the best out of her. THX Mark and THX Amy and to all that helped to let this star shine on us.

@MikhnevichNatalya 11 ай бұрын

❤

@ankahbello1327 Ай бұрын

This s guy is a musical genius. I can't believe how many great songs he produced.

@toslinked Жыл бұрын

the chorus is even more billie holiday on the demo. this is amazing.

@christinawatkinsyoutube 2 ай бұрын

you're so right! she was inspired by some of the best out there and we need more of it!

@tristanchase2887 Жыл бұрын

I expected to enjoy this video, but ultimately it was 10 million times more than I thought it would be. More detailed, more insightful, more practical, more honest & more entertaining and just thoroughly more real. Solid effort everybody who made this happen. 13 mins of my life you can gladly have, and will most likely get again 💯 👌🏼

@denille3941 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, 100 times over

@samxday 25 күн бұрын

Agree. 👍

@philippetersen64 Жыл бұрын

The most genuine individual. I’ve heard of Mark but I love how real he is.

@tinatrainer6003 19 күн бұрын

I could listen to Mark all day … genuine, and so expressive

@sophietandy8726 Жыл бұрын

hes one of the best producers in music history very talented

@Camp6e11 Жыл бұрын

I never fully understood the universe that is mixing and mastering tracks until I heard the vocals and instruments on this demo.

@nordstrandmusicinternation9518 Жыл бұрын

cos ya dumb bro

@manny2092 Жыл бұрын

You can do it too! It's so much fun! Like Mark says...hours will fly be!🙂

@notknown6605 23 күн бұрын

@@manny2092it is not fun.

@raedewav 12 күн бұрын

Its fun when you know what youre doing.

@johnhouse3898 Жыл бұрын

His "Watch the Sound" on Apple TV is so good, watched all 6 episodes in a couple days.

@claudius3124 Жыл бұрын

That's just great! Thank you! 👍👍👍

@titomunay Жыл бұрын

this is so inspiring! thank you!

@williampaivaoficial Жыл бұрын

His ProTools working by itself is priceless!

@cph2004 Жыл бұрын

I thought his computer was hacked 🤭

@officialphyve Жыл бұрын

I thought someone was working remotely

@tunafishboi4236 Жыл бұрын

Loved this inspiration!

@evedotcom Жыл бұрын

Magical!! 💛✨

@mrfleamino9350 Жыл бұрын

Great one ,thank you for sharing this amazing music story

@AmyWinehouse.914 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant upload nice to hear stories of how it was at the raw stages and how things developed. I wish more would surface and these rehearsals released in their entirety along with what Salaam has too. Whole albums of rehearsals, alternate takes and demos would be great.

@amywinehouselegacy Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thank you Mark

@nicolasrichards1163 Жыл бұрын

Man this is very emotional

@tubelator Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Amy was a blessing!

@user-hh9ys6gt3s 8 ай бұрын

You evoked lots of feelings as I sit here today. Thank you.

@JesseJuup 19 күн бұрын

I thought enough time had passed that I could get through this without dropping tears, but no. Awesome work!

@FJPRODUCT Жыл бұрын

pure magic, just love it

@didcomusic Жыл бұрын

Beautiful interview of inspiration and creativity 😀

@christopherecatalano Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video, filled with insight from a great musician/producer/mind reflecting on a once in a lifetime kind of artist, taken away from music lovers and musicians inspired by her work way too soon. This song is a masterpiece, brimming with soul, and mojo and heartache. You cannot teach that kind of singing or that kind of artistry.

@caitlindudar1393 Жыл бұрын

Such an absolutely beautiful work of art❤

@jakobkoprivnik6372 Жыл бұрын

I am literally crying watching this. 2 amazing supertalents. Rip Amy

@timbomba9478 Жыл бұрын

This is excellent Thank you. (and yes, there is always a way.) Thank you for that reminder, Mark.

@caitlindudar1393 Жыл бұрын

The fact that this song took time to come together….it shows…..beautiful

@PAZPERDEE Жыл бұрын

Great Video, thanks Mark

@Crus072 18 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed this thank you Mark & BBC 🙏🏻

24 күн бұрын

Such a great interview. Mark sounds so humble.

@ASAPFos 3 ай бұрын

So inspiring.

@officialnefew Жыл бұрын

it really comes down to finding ways to make something work with what you have...that's amazing!

@joshthomas4165 3 ай бұрын

Really taught me the relationship a producer and artist can have. Keep an open mind and find some common ground in the process. His podcast series for The Fader Uncovered has some great interviews he conducted and he brings up Amy plenty. You can tell admiration he continues to have.

@enterthetainment1832 Жыл бұрын

this is emotional and powerful

@Jade-jk8vb Жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you for this vidéo ... Amy miss us every day 🙏❤️

@caitlindudar1393 Жыл бұрын

It’s so beautiful how he admires her

@thegodsrockstar Жыл бұрын

Her phrasing ❤❤

@krazywabbit Жыл бұрын

Powerful moment when he's looking at the screen listening to her voice.

@mv9787 Жыл бұрын

This is the first interview I hear of Mark. He seems an interesting, genuine guy. My mind started drifting towards a memory of jamming few chords and that came to life, a song and I loved the feeling of it. I played my nylon string on balcony and the echo there was beautiful. I felt like I was surfing on the wave of a feeling and got goosebumps. It lasted a few minutes and then it was gone. One of those moments when you compose a beautiful piece, but you never hear it again.

@jastinartis Жыл бұрын

So DOPE! I kept forgetting to add Mark to my producer list. He seems like a flyer humble and intune guy given the success. Dang how I limits Amy! 💯🙌🏿

@clydekaila25 Жыл бұрын

Thank you BBC Maestro........just....Thank you..

@melodymurray3579 Жыл бұрын

What a gift.

@wbm3085 Жыл бұрын

I've worked with various people, they've called me a genius it's a nice feeling and pretty spot on! Thank you please

@hitmarkler Жыл бұрын

I want to hear this version of the song with only Amy's vocals and that guitar track This video is a gem! Thanks KZfaq for recommending it

@blinkymon Жыл бұрын

I could say I watched the entire course, but that would be a lie. I *devoured* all 6.5 or so hours of it. Some extremely inspiring stuff in there, and I feel like it opened up quite a few creative doors for me as an amateur producer. Would very much recommend this entire course, Mark is such a great, humble guy and a very solid teacher too.

@kaypee1972 Жыл бұрын

Exceptional !

@richardwylie07 9 ай бұрын

Good grief. Great writing and production from Mark, but my lord when she starts those lyrics... shivers.

@PrantoKoX Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. 👍👍👍 In the era of the thousands of YT tutorials, courses, academies and reviews that in fact are just gear or plugin or store commercials pushing sales, and in the era of total inflation & misuse of the word "producer", this is a breath of fresh air. And a touching slice of history and talent(s). Thanks for this.

@kehindea Жыл бұрын

One does not invalidate the other. Why can’t you just accept people have DIFFERENT approaches to producing smh!

@PrantoKoX Жыл бұрын

@@kehindea I think you misunderstood the main focus of my comment (which was of total praise and satisfaction for this video!) and also misunderstood the side point about the total misuse of the word "producer" today. Nothing against the most varied, diverse and colourful or contemporary ways of producing, please do not make assumptions. But being capable to make some gear produce (in the sense of make) some sounds in one's bedroom and immediately calling oneself a "producer" is just self-glorification & grandstanding via fancy titles, as it's light years from being a true, actual and working music producer in the true & actual sense of the word, i.e. having the talent & knowledge to pick or discover songs and the best or most suitable sounds, arrangements and instruments for them, then making them come to life through the preproduction, recording and lastly mixing & mastering stage, and most importantly being able to put human beings, the songwriters & the performers, at ease and inspire them confidence, as to create, record and hopefully preserve for all to hear and for posterity to enjoy the best possible performances of their songs or parts. Which is what Mark Ronson stresses several times here, and what is so beautifully apparent from his words, attitude and records. Sorry if I was unclear... or if you recognized yourself in this other class of "producers" and therefore felt offended. Reality sometimes hurts, sugar coating is ultimately useless, and reading comments or listening to what is said in videos carefully sometimes can make a difference. Peace & best of luck.

@markknight6445 Жыл бұрын

@@PrantoKoX I could not agree more, an intelligent and polite reply on KZfaq, whatever next ?

@ridgebackdk Жыл бұрын

would love as a musician to sit for days talking to him about recording this album ... how she worked and where the ideas came from ... her writing is genius and i believe she had the soul of a poet ...

@SunlightOfTheSpirit Жыл бұрын

What a humble man

@sercanaloficial Жыл бұрын

Great stuff! cheers from Argentina ❤

@mankydave67 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant insight and I love how humble and modest Mark comes across. Not a big Amy Winehouse fan but Back to Black is spine chillingly beautiful.

@OfficialKepler62Experiment Ай бұрын

Great man to learn from on your musical journey!!😊 The closer you are to the art the better the outcome.

@Thoracius Жыл бұрын

Never before realized just how much this song is derivative of The Shangri-Las, especially Remember Walkin’ in the Sand. (It just reverses the order of the two sub-dominant chords (Gm and Bb) and slightly tweaks the phrasing of the melody.) Both great artists and songs though. Did a great job of making it sound fresh. Glad she brought it back, spurred a whole revival in the 60s soul sounds.

@carltwidle9046 Жыл бұрын

Good listening to Mark. Amy was an amazing talent.

@mrvera1970 15 күн бұрын

He’s so chilled and cool

@subcomandante1647 Жыл бұрын

What a nice person!

@Cottontowngal Жыл бұрын

Gold dust. Not just from the point of view of being a fan of Amy's extraordinary talent (and Mark's) but I'm on a songwriting course and production is a challenge for me at the moment. Thank you for sharing.

@gochurra5702 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@giliganor319 Жыл бұрын

Spoken like true genius👌

@naldosrecords Жыл бұрын

Really special song, rest amy ❤️

@1gnore_me. Жыл бұрын

loved his production on this album, the raw distorted sound gave it some incredible character. it's the kind of thing that takes some time to appreciate, but the more you listen to the album the more you realize what it adds to the music.

@kristophermiller6160 Жыл бұрын

The Daptones are the real unsung heroes of the sound of this album. Look up Gabriel Roth!!!!

@ridgebackdk 11 ай бұрын

and also people forget that salaam remi had a huge role in the album ..and its overlooked all the time ... dont think people understand how much influence salaam had on amy as a writer and musician ...

@ThePianoLounge 23 күн бұрын

Amazing video! Thank you

@lilycarone5116 Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@prjd9 Жыл бұрын

thanks for your Art ❤

@youtubechannel-ez4wx Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing those video, so i know the story behind Back To Black song, one of my fave song by Amy Winehouse

@sunset9360 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. Very interesting analysis.

@mattmoss6121 Жыл бұрын

I'm a 50 year old singer/songwriter.. This is awesome! Thank you for sharing this! 🙏♥️

@stevelanemusic4463 Жыл бұрын

Yes, this right here ☝️This. This is it right here.

@samxday 25 күн бұрын

Great video. Thank you

@saragamusic Жыл бұрын

thank you

@djbastoni_au Жыл бұрын

magic

@One2three4abc Жыл бұрын

“Doesn’t it have to rhyme” “what are you talking about it’s a great lyrics” wow amazing

@tutoriais5266 Жыл бұрын

Wtf

@mikevitiello7022 Жыл бұрын

FWIW there is plenty of rhyme in there…said goodBYE, DIEd, thousand TIMEs; with WORDs, back to HER. because of amy’s loose style, nothing feels like it’s on a “grid” and those connections aren’t as obvious.

@One2three4abc Жыл бұрын

@@mikevitiello7022 oh yea I mean if nothing rhymed in a song it would obviously sound strange but sometimes a lyrics is so good it doesn't matter and that quote just touched on the brilliance of Amy and Mark recognizing that

@gypsy2007 Жыл бұрын

I love this. Very insightful. So cool. @10:54 that's a guitar being used to play a base line. So a better term would be "amy and her bass" track.

@cd78 Жыл бұрын

The greatest things are often the most simple

@cph2004 Жыл бұрын

I know that feeling when you get lost when making music, then the wife brings you right back out of it again.

@howtobeatadrum Жыл бұрын

Ha ha!

@dizzysdiamonds Жыл бұрын

In tears !!! But it's so true !!

@cph2004 Жыл бұрын

@@dizzysdiamonds 😄 🤣

@roddykennedy9476 24 күн бұрын

👍 😂

@ericprentice3032 3 ай бұрын

Friggen masterpiece!

@juno6 Жыл бұрын

2:48 Amy is operating ProTools...

@MegaAwesomeguys 6 күн бұрын

Produced one of the greatest rnb tracks of all time and doesn't even takes much credit.

@jmb6807 Жыл бұрын

i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software

@ronabrams63 Ай бұрын

I miss Amy! Great Job Mark!!

@MJColeofficial Жыл бұрын

Amaze

@DrumNBassMC 3 ай бұрын

I would loooove to have that pro tools project Mark Ronson is a genius!

@bgthtr6404 Жыл бұрын

In case Mark Ronson reads this, here goes: In my opinion, the song HURT is THE best song ever written and recorded in ANY genre. Thank you for your contributions to this beautiful song. It said everything I would have liked to tell my parents. I blamed them for my shortcomings instead of taking responsibility for them. They made sure I had everything I needed and a whole lot of what I wanted. I was a spoiled brat and took them for granted and never got the chance to tell them how sorry I was. So, I play the song to their spirits. Thanks again for this most beautiful song.

@bgthtr6404 11 ай бұрын

@Day Yes, it is. She sang it but Linda Perry wrote it.

@bgthtr6404 11 ай бұрын

@Day yes, that's right. Linda Perry's dad left her and her mom when Linda was young. She resented him for that. One night at her concert with 4 non blondes, her dad walked up to her and said he was proud of her. She snubbed him and walked off. He died soon after that and she never got a chance to forgive him so that's the origins of the song Hurt. Yes, the song Beautiful is also one of the best songs she wrote.

@tdtrecordsmusic Жыл бұрын

That song always gets me. Def my fav. When I hear it I feel my soul melting into the earth Fire lifts up what drips into vapor's vinegar. Words never spoken say what for what for.