{{Short description|American DJ and record producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Margo XS | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Margo Wildman | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}} | years_active = 2021–present | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Margo Wildman''', known professionally as '''Margo XS''', is an American DJ and record producer. She is best known for her production work for Zara Larsson, Kim Petras, Demi Lovato, Chuu, and Alice Longyu Gao. She is one-half of the electropunk duo deBasement. In 2026, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording for producing Larsson's "Midnight Sun".
==Career== Margo XS was born and grew up in Michigan. She began learning guitar at the age of seven and later started producing songs on GarageBand during her teenage years.<ref name=Dazed>{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/69513/1/midnight-sun-producer-margo-xs-grammy-michigan-transness-viral-pop|title=Margo XS on the sound of transness: 'Malleable, synthetic and glossy'|work=Dazed|date=30 January 2026|accessdate=6 May 2026|first=Letty|last=Cole}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musictech.com/features/interviews/margo-xs-on-producing-pop-music-as-noise-music/|title=Margo XS on producing "pop music as noise music"|work=MusicTech|date=February 18, 2026|accessdate=May 6, 2026|first=Ben|last=Jolley}}</ref> While studying at a university in Montreal, she became involved in the city's queer rave scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dublab.com/schedule/6d661gouflhd4blmifpv4fs64t/margo-xsguest-session|title=Margo XS – guest session|work=Dublab|accessdate=May 6, 2026}}</ref>
In 2024, she formed an electropunk duo, deBasement, alongside the frontperson of Special Interest, Alli Logout. They released their debut maxi single "Front Left Speaker" / "FTDJ (Thank God)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/tracks/debasement-aftermarket-bass|title=deBasement live life in the fast lane with all-out dance anthem "AFTERMARKET BASS"|work=The Line of Best Fit|date=6 April 2026|accessdate=6 May 2026|first=Dom|last=Lepore}}</ref> In 2025, she worked on the majority of Zara Larsson's fifth studio album ''Midnight Sun''. Speaking to ''Dazed'', Larsson said that Margo helped shape the album's sound, song structures, and instrumentation, adding that it "could only be what it is thanks to Margo".<ref name="Dazed"/> In 2026, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording for her production work on Larsson's "Midnight Sun".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2026-see-the-full-list-here/|title=Grammy Nominations 2026: See the Full List Here|work=Pitchfork|date=30 January 2026|accessdate=6 May 2026|first1=Jazz|last1=Monroe|first2=Matthew|last2=Strauss}}</ref> She appeared as a featured artist alongside JT on "Pretty Ugly" from Larsson's remix album ''Midnight Sun: Girls Trip''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/zara-larsson-midnight-sun-girls-trip-guest-list-1236229261/|title=Zara Larsson Taps Shakira, PinkPantheress & More for 'Midnight Sun' Deluxe: 'Summer Is Gonna Be Madness'|work=Billboard|date=April 22, 2026|accessdate=May 6, 2026|first=Hannah|last=Dailey}}</ref>
==Personal life== She is a trans woman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2026-01-30 |title=‘Midnight Sun’ producer Margo XS is making FLINTA propaganda |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/69513/1/midnight-sun-producer-margo-xs-grammy-michigan-transness-viral-pop |access-date=2026-05-29 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Remixes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album ! scope="col"| Title |- !scope="row"|"Stay Away" | 2022 | Ravenna Golden | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} | Margo XS Edition |- !scope="row"|"Gateaux" | 2023 | C'est Karma | Glazed Remix |- !scope="row"|"Chemistry" | rowspan=2|2024 | Bébe Yana | ''The Rmxs: Vol. 1'' | Margo XS Remix |- !scope="row"|"Somebody Else's Baby" | Gia Woods | ''Your Engine (Remix Pack)'' | Remix |- !scope="row"|"You Could Hate Me" | 2025 | Sophia Stel | ''Object Permanence (Deluxe Edition)'' | Margo XS Remix |- !scope="row"|"Pretty Ugly"<br/>{{small|(with JT)}} | 2026 | Zara Larsson | ''Midnight Sun: Girls Trip'' | Girls Trip |- |}
===Production discography=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album |- !scope="row"|"Token" | rowspan="2"|2021 | Roma Radz | rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"FBP (Female Brad Pitt)" | Maryze |- !scope="row"|"Luke Blovad" | rowspan="2"|2022 | rowspan="2"|Luke Blovad |- !scope="row"|"Celebrity" |- !scope="row"|"Ready" | rowspan="4"|2023 | Swank Mami | ''Eurostar'' |- !scope="row"|"Yesterday" | rowspan="2"|Harmony Tividad | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- !scope="row"|"I Am So Lucky and Nothing Can Stop Me" | ''Dystopia Girl'' |- !scope="row"|"On My Own" | Ravenna Golden | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- !scope="row"|"Daydreamer" | rowspan="8"|2024 | Chuu | ''Strawberry Rush'' |- !scope="row"|"Clingy" | rowspan="2"|Alice Longyu Gao | rowspan="2"|''Assembling Symbols Into My Own Poetry'' |- !scope="row"|"Lesbians <3" |- !scope="row"|"Conspiracy" | Terror Jr | rowspan=4 {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- !scope="row"|"Wet" | Mowalola and Deto Black |- !scope="row"|"Not There Anymore" | Ravenna Golden |- !scope="row"|"90s_madonna" | SliccMic |- !scope="row"|"Is There Anyone Out There?" | Betta Lemme | ''Good Mourning'' |- !scope="row"|"Polo" | rowspan="13"|2025 | rowspan="3"|Kim Petras | rowspan="3"|''Detour'' |- !scope="row"|"Freak It" |- !scope="row"|"I Like Ur Look" |- !scope="row"|"Midnight Sun" | rowspan="9"|Zara Larsson | rowspan="9"|''Midnight Sun'' |- !scope="row"|"Blue Moon" |- !scope="row"|"Pretty Ugly" |- !scope="row"|"Crush" |- !scope="row"|"Eurosummer" |- !scope="row"|"Hot & Sexy" |- !scope="row"|"The Ambition" |- !scope="row"|"Saturn's Return" |- !scope="row"|"Puss Puss" |- !scope="row"|"I'm a Mess" | Godly the Ruler | ''The Subtle Art of Getting By'' |- !scope="row"|"Need for Speed" | rowspan="10"|2026 | rowspan="9"|Kim Petras | rowspan=6|''Detour'' |- !scope=row|"DTLA" |- !scope=row|"101" |- !scope=row|"Basketball" |- !scope=row|"Bitch Ball Out" |- !scope=row|"Korea" |- !scope="row"|"Pop Sound" | rowspan="3"|''Pretour'' |- !scope="row"|"Mr. Producer"<br/>{{small|(featuring BC Kingdom)}} |- !scope="row"|"Get Some"<br/>{{small|(featuring Cortisa Star)}} |- !scope="row"|"Nothing On but the Lights" | Demi Lovato | ''It's Not That Deep (Unless You Want It to Be)'' |- |}
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