Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Think of your ten favorite artists... it's likely MNDR worked with one of them. Charli XCX, Calvin Harris, Mark Ronson, Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora, AlunaGeorge, Carly Rae Jepsen, Madonna, and TOKiMONSTA have all tapped her for her talents, but she never had pop aspirations. Find out how she went from the experimental noise music scene to one of the most in-demand pop writers.
Ctrl+B is a series of conversations for people who live and breathe music culture - powered by Splice. Hosted by: @dontgodcj
00:00 Intro
02:26 "My publicist lied about my age"
03:43 The origins of MNDR
06:40 Early gear and software
09:40 Discovering music through counter-culture
11:45 "I don't think our minds and brains move fast enough..."
13:10 Transitioning from noise to pop
14:24 The connection between Atlanta R&B and IDM
17:55 "I'm going to analyze all of the top 10 records"
20:29 "It was always a dude in 2008"
21:17 Being confused by labels
25:37 Collecting Footwork records (fan v. fetishization)
26:38 "I don't think you should pitch these records"
28:49 Struggling in the social media era
31:20 First releases as MNDR
33:31 "Who is Mark Ronson?"
36:50 "I have a pretty shitty pocket when I cut records"
39:47 Telling Mark Ronson "maybe"
41:52 Writing "Bang Bang Bang"
43:55 MNDR_makes_counter_culture_go_POP.wav
47:02 "Would you care if we put Q-Tip on it?"
51:30 Being the music director for Yeah Yeah Yeah's
53:10 Writing with Charli XCX (Vroom Vroom)
57:35 Watching SOPHIE work the Monomachine
1:02:45 Co-producing with SOPHIE ("She didn't keep any of it")
1:04:25 K-Pop success with Stray Kids ("They came to the studio")
1:05:51 Working with Mavis Staples (Worthy)
1:11:49 Top 3 Horror films and 1 deep cut
1:14:55 "Dudes writing a song for a 17-year-old girl was par for the course"
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Think of your ten favorite artists... it's likely MNDR worked with one of them. Charli XCX, Calvin Harris, Mark Ronson, Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora, AlunaGeorge, Carly Rae Jepsen, Madonna, and TOKiMONSTA have all tapped her for her talents, but she never had pop aspirations. Find out how she went from the experimental noise music scene to one of the most in-demand pop writers.
Ctrl+B is a series of conversations for people who live and breathe music culture - powered by Splice. Hosted by: @dontgodcj
00:00 Intro
02:26 "My publicist lied about my age"
03:43 The origins of MNDR
06:40 Early gear and software
09:40 Discovering music through counter-culture
11:45 "I don't think our minds and brains move fast enough..."
13:10 Transitioning from noise to pop
14:24 The connection between Atlanta R&B and IDM
17:55 "I'm going to analyze all of the top 10 records"
20:29 "It was always a dude in 2008"
21:17 Being confused by labels
25:37 Collecting Footwork records (fan v. fetishization)
26:38 "I don't think you should pitch these records"
28:49 Struggling in the social media era
31:20 First releases as MNDR
33:31 "Who is Mark Ronson?"
36:50 "I have a pretty shitty pocket when I cut records"
39:47 Telling Mark Ronson "maybe"
41:52 Writing "Bang Bang Bang"
43:55 MNDR_makes_counter_culture_go_POP.wav
47:02 "Would you care if we put Q-Tip on it?"
51:30 Being the music director for Yeah Yeah Yeah's
53:10 Writing with Charli XCX (Vroom Vroom)
57:35 Watching SOPHIE work the Monomachine
1:02:45 Co-producing with SOPHIE ("She didn't keep any of it")
1:04:25 K-Pop success with Stray Kids ("They came to the studio")
1:05:51 Working with Mavis Staples (Worthy)
1:11:49 Top 3 Horror films and 1 deep cut
1:14:55 "Dudes writing a song for a 17-year-old girl was par for the course"
Join Splice's Discord community: discord.com/invite/splice
#musicproducer #interview #podcast #musicpodcast #musicinterview #markronson #charlixcx #conversation
