Duran Duran Teams Up With Mark Ronson
British uber-producer Mark Ronson is putting his Midas touch on Duran Duran’s next album.
Ronson, who co-produced Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” and has collaborated with the likes of Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, Lily Allen and Adele, has gone into the studio with the ’80s pop icons to work on their 13th LP.
“Working with Ronson is a natural next step for the band, who continue to challenge themselves with each new phase of their career,” read a statement on Duran Duran’s blog.
The album is the follow-up to the band’s 2007 release, “Red Carpet Massacre,” which featured collaborations with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.
Duran Duran and Ronson previously teamed up for a one-off concert in Paris last summer in which they reworked the band’s classic catalogue.
At the time, singer Simon Le Bon called Ronson “one of the biggest talents to have emerged in recent years,” while Ronson said Duran Duran “were the only band I ever idolised” and admitted he “used to take a picture of [bassist] John Taylor with me to the barber shop.”
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