Mk.gee

Michael Todd Gordon (born September 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Mk.gee, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His career began in 2017 with the release of his debut single "I Know How You Get". In 2018, he followed up with two EPs Pronounced McGee and Fool, before releasing his debut mixtape A Museum of Contradiction in 2020. In 2024, Gordon released his debut studio album Two Star & the Dream Police. Aside from his own work, Gordon has collaborated as a songwriter and producer with various artists, including Dijon, Omar Apollo, Kacy Hill, Fred Again, Bon Iver, and Justin Bieber.

Michael Todd Gordon (born September 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Mk.gee, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His career began in 2017 with the release of his debut single "I Know How You Get". In 2018, he followed up with two EPs Pronounced McGee and Fool, before releasing his debut mixtape A Museum of Contradiction in 2020. In 2024, Gordon released his debut studio album Two Star & the Dream Police. Aside from his own work, Gordon has collaborated as a songwriter and producer with various artists, including Dijon, Omar Apollo, Kacy Hill, Fred Again, Bon Iver, and Justin Bieber.

Early life

Michael Todd Gordon was born on September 27, 1996, in Somers Point, New Jersey, to parents Maureen and Todd Gordon. He grew up in nearby Linwood, New Jersey. His interest in music began at an early age when he started taking piano lessons at the age of 6 or 7, and by 11, he started learning to play guitar. While attending Mainland Regional High School, he joined a band with some of his schoolmates. However, he preferred to play solo and began to record his own demos, playing all the instruments by himself. After graduating high school, Gordon moved to Los Angeles to study at the USC Thornton School of Music, but dropped out before graduating.

Artistry

Gordon's musical genres have been described as indie, alternative, lo-fi, experimental indie, R&B, and soft-psychedelia. His musical influences include Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Perfume Genius, Taj Mahal, The Black Keys, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Grouper, Julianna Barwick, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Eric Johnson and Down to Earth. Gordon has been highly regarded for his technical ability, composition, and creative experimentation on the guitar, and being credited with developing an original style of instrumentation. He learned the basics of guitar from somebody who played an upright bass, recalling: "I never liked the idea of getting lessons from a guitar player, and thought it would be more useful to learn from someone who didn't play the guitar at all — someone who could give musical lessons that were more exploratory, more about trying things out." In May 2024, when asked about modern guitarists who excite him, Clapton mentioned Gordon, commenting that he is "unique" and that "He has found things to do on the guitar that are like nobody else. [...] And he can do it live." Clapton also compared Gordon's "innovative style" to that of Prince "when [he] came on the scene".

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