# Mk.gee > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mk.gee > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mk.gee.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk.gee > Source revision: 1353096069 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer-songwriter and music producer (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mk.gee | image = Mk.gee Dallas 2024 1 (cropped).jpg | caption = Mk.gee performing in Dallas in 2024 | birth_name = Michael Todd Gordon | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|9|27}} | birth_place = [Somers Point, New Jersey](/source/Somers_Point%2C_New_Jersey), U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[Indie](/source/Indie_pop)|[alternative](/source/Alternative_rock)|[lo-fi](/source/Lo-fi_music)}} | occupations = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|music producer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano|synthesizer}} | years_active = 2017–present | label = {{hlist|[IAMSOUND](/source/Iamsound)|[Interscope](/source/Interscope_Records)|Orchard Ears|R&R}} | website = {{URL|mkgee.com}} }} '''Michael Todd Gordon'''{{cite web |last1=Buchanan |first1=Rhys |date=May 22, 2020 |title=Mk.gee – 'A Museum Of Contradiction' review: Playful pop from the Frank Ocean-backed bedroom producer |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/mk-gee-a-museum-of-contradiction-review-2673358 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=[NME](/source/NME)}}{{cite web |last1= Gillan |first1 =Claire |title=Get to Know… Mk.gee |website=[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine)) |date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |url=https://diymag.com/2020/07/14/get-to-know-mk-gee}} (born September 27, 1996), better known by his stage name '''Mk.gee''', is an American singer-songwriter, [music producer](/source/Record_producer), and multi-instrumentalist.{{cite news |title=Multi-instrumentalist and producer Mk.Gee returns with "Over Here" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/mk.gee-returns-with-over-here |access-date=June 11, 2022 |work=[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit) |date=February 9, 2018 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611013330/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/mk.gee-returns-with-over-here |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last1=Shafer |first1=Ellise |title=Get to Know Nilüfer Yanya & Mk.gee, The Rising Stars of Pitchfork Paris 2019 |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/nilufer-yanya-mkgee-interviews-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-2019-8542553/ |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(website)) |access-date=June 11, 2022 |date=November 4, 2019}} His career began in 2017 with the release of his debut single "I Know How You Get".{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=Mk.gee – "I Know How You Get" (LIVE) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LPJJfsIPhE |website=YouTube |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=July 10, 2017}} In 2018, he followed up with two [EPs](/source/extended_play) ''Pronounced McGee'' and ''Fool'',{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=Pronounced McGee |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/25mNgv9kcDpET9UWcCxu16 |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=May 18, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=Fool |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6TEN1TZhSRJQl1AfIDjR0y |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=November 15, 2018}} before releasing his debut [mixtape](/source/mixtape) ''[A Museum of Contradiction](/source/A_Museum_of_Contradiction)'' in 2020.{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=A Museum of Contradiction |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3m0PIFv2mh0ytlTroWklbd |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=May 22, 2020}} In 2024, Gordon released his debut studio album ''[Two Star & the Dream Police](/source/Two_Star_%26_the_Dream_Police)''. Aside from his own work, Gordon has collaborated as a songwriter and producer with various artists, including [Dijon](/source/Dijon_Duenas), [Omar Apollo](/source/Omar_Apollo), [Kacy Hill](/source/Kacy_Hill), [Fred Again](/source/Fred_Again), [Bon Iver](/source/Bon_Iver), and [Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber).{{Cite web |title=Credits for Mk.gee |url=https://tidal.com/browse/credits/7913006 |url-access=registration |access-date=February 11, 2024 |publisher=[Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service))}}[Sable, Fable](/source/Sable%2C_Fable)[Swag](/source/Swag_(Justin_Bieber_album)) ==Early life== Michael Todd Gordon{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/894778760 |title=ANABELL |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 9, 2023}} was born on September 27, 1996, in [Somers Point, New Jersey](/source/Somers_Point%2C_New_Jersey), to parents Maureen and Todd Gordon.{{cite news|url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/924454715/|title = Area Births|date = November 11, 1996|newspaper = [The Press of Atlantic City](/source/The_Press_of_Atlantic_City)|page = B6|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|url-access = subscription|accessdate = November 24, 2024}}Brunetti, Michelle. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/article_bf334b7f-4f02-5427-9be0-ff3ba7fde333.html "Everyone has a story: Linwood teen delves deeper into jazz"], ''[The Press of Atlantic City](/source/The_Press_of_Atlantic_City)'', April 2, 2014. Accessed November 3, 2024. "At 5 years old Michael Gordon, of Linwood, was studying piano and already composing music. After about a year, he picked up his piano teacher's guitar and started to play..... 'It felt a lot more natural than piano,' said Gordon, 17, a junior at Mainland Regional High School." He grew up in nearby [Linwood, New Jersey](/source/Linwood%2C_New_Jersey).{{Cite web |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Mk.gee, an Unlikely Guitar God, Chases the Promise of Pop |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/arts/music/mkgee-two-star-the-dream-police.html |website=The New York Times | access-date=November 3, 2024}} His interest in music began at an early age when he started taking piano lessons at the age of 6 or 7,{{cite web |last1=Corrigan |first1=Graham |date=December 5, 2018 |title=Meet Mk.gee, the Guitarist-Turned-Singer Charting a Dreamy Path to Independence |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/12/mkgee-interview-2018 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=[Complex](/source/Complex_(magazine))}} and by 11, he started learning to play guitar. While attending [Mainland Regional High School](/source/Mainland_Regional_High_School_(New_Jersey)), he joined a band with some of his schoolmates. However, he preferred to play solo and began to record his own [demos](/source/Demo_(music)), playing all the instruments by himself. After graduating high school, Gordon moved to Los Angeles to study at the [USC Thornton School of Music](/source/USC_Thornton_School_of_Music), but dropped out before graduating.{{cite web |title=Mk.gee |website=Maison Kitsune |access-date=June 10, 2022 |url=https://maisonkitsune.com/mk/music/artists/mk-gee/}} == Career == thumb|Mk.gee in 2018|261x261px|right === Solo music career === Gordon released his debut single "I Know How You Get" in 2017, which became the lead single of his debut EP ''Pronounced McGee'', released on May 18, 2018. The EP also featured the singles "Roll with the Punches," "Over Here," and "You".{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Mk.gee – My double EP "Pronounced McGee" is now available... |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/mk.geeofficial/posts/my-double-ep-pronounced-mcgee-is-now-available-everywhere-thank-you-to-everyone-/372182299945312/ |access-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821143402/https://www.facebook.com/mk.geeofficial/posts/my-double-ep-pronounced-mcgee-is-now-available-everywhere-thank-you-to-everyone-/372182299945312/ |url-status=bot: unknown}} He followed this with his second EP ''Fool'', released on November 25, 2018,{{Cite web |title=Mk.gee {{!}} Fool |url=https://www.flaunt.com/blog/mkgee-fool-ep |access-date=May 22, 2025 |website=Flaunt Magazine}} led by the singles "Come On (You Know That I'm a Fool)" and "New Year".{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Gil |date=2018-11-12 |title=Mk.Gee – "New Year" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2022433/mk-gee-new-year/premiere/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Stereogum}} In 2019, Gordon signed with [Iamsound](/source/Iamsound) and [Interscope Records](/source/Interscope_Records) and released the single "Untitled".{{Cite web |last=Eggertsen |first=Chris |date=2019-12-06 |title=Mk.gee Signs With IAMSOUND Records, Shares New Single 'Untitled' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mkgee-iamsound-interscope-sign-untitled-song/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Billboard}} That year, he also supported [Omar Apollo](/source/Omar_Apollo) on his [''The Voyager Tour''](/source/Friends_(Omar_Apollo_EP)) and [Wallows](/source/Wallows) on their [''Nothing Happens Tour''](/source/Nothing_Happens_(album)),{{Cite web |last=Welby |first=Patrick 'Pwelbs' |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Omar Apollo Announces 'The Voyager Tour' 2019 |url=https://thesedaysmag.com/news/2019/2/5/omar-apollo-announces-the-voyager-tour-2019 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=These Days}}{{Cite web |date=2019-02-01 |title=Tour News: Alt rockers Wallows announce tour dates for their Nothing Happens World Tour |url=https://musicjunkiepress.com/alternative-rock/alt-rockers-wallows-announce-tour-dates-for-their-nothing-happens-world-tour/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Music Junkie Press}} and made his music festival debut, performing at the [Pitchfork Music Festival](/source/Pitchfork_Music_Festival) in [Paris](/source/Pitchfork_Music_Festival_Paris_2019).{{Cite web |last=Pitchfork |date=2019-09-04 |title=Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2019 Reveals Full Lineup |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pitchfork-music-festival-paris-2019-reveals-full-lineup/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))}}{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=2019-11-04 |title=Get to Know Nilüfer Yanya & Mk.gee, The Rising Stars of Pitchfork Paris 2019 |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/nilufer-yanya-mkgee-interviews-pitchfork-music-festival-paris-2019-8542553/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} On May 22, 2020, Gordon released his first mixtape ''[A Museum of Contradiction](/source/A_Museum_of_Contradiction)''. The mixtape was preceded by the single "cz", which was released on February 22, 2020. Rhys Buchanan, a writer from ''[NME](/source/NME)'', praised the mixtape and gave it a four out of five stars rating, describing it as "a release that merges genres from different worlds with both maturity and ease" and noting Gordon's natural ability to balance emotional depth with musical complexity. Buchanan also called the mixtape "an important stepping stone" and predicted Gordon's rising stardom.{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Rhys |date=May 22, 2020 |title=Mk.gee – 'A Museum Of Contradiction' review: Playful pop from the Frank Ocean-backed bedroom producer |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/mk-gee-a-museum-of-contradiction-review-2673358 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103050658/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/mk-gee-a-museum-of-contradiction-review-2673358 |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=[NME](/source/NME)}} On February 9, 2024, Gordon released his debut album ''[Two Star & the Dream Police](/source/Two_Star_%26_the_Dream_Police)'', via R&R, to critical acclaim.{{cite web |title=Mk.gee – Two Star & The Dream Police |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/two-star-the-dream-police/mkgee |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)}} Praised by [''Pitchfork''](/source/Pitchfork_(website)) as one of the best albums of the first half of the 2020s,{{cite web |date=October 1, 2024 |title=The Best Albums of 2024 So Far |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-albums-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |access-date=October 2, 2024 |work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))}} the album was supported by five singles: "Candy", "How Many Miles", "Are You Looking Up", "You Got It", and "Dream Police". Commercially, ''Two Star & the Dream Police'' became his first charting album, peaking at number 12 on the [Scottish Albums Chart](/source/Scottish_Albums_Chart) and number eight on the [UK Indie Albums Chart](/source/UK_Independent_Albums_Charts). To promote the album, Gordon embarked on a North American headline tour from April to May 2024,{{Cite web |last=Pointer |first=Flisadam |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Mk.gee Announces 2024 North American Tour To Support His Latest Album |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/mkgee-2024-tour-dates-tickets/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=[Uproxx](/source/Uproxx)}} followed by a world tour between September and December of the same year.{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2024 |title=Mk.gee Announces Fall 2024 World Tour |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/6/mk-gee-fall-2024-world-tour-tickets-dates-info |access-date=September 6, 2024 |website=Hypebeast}} The concerts received praise from several publications.{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Nathan |date=2024-10-30 |title=Mk.gee review – is this the world's most exciting young guitarist? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/30/mkgee-review-electric-brixton |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=Hamdi |first=Naz |date=2024-11-01 |title=Mk.gee live in London: a deeply spiritual experience for alt-rock disciples |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/mk-gee-london-electric-brixton-live-review-photos-setlist-radar-3808609 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=[NME](/source/NME)}}{{Cite web |last=Ihaza |first=Jeff |date=2024-05-17 |title=The Mk.gee Live Experience Is Nothing Short of Magic |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/mk-gee-brooklyn-concert-review-1235022864/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)}}{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Kristin |date=2024-04-27 |title=Mk.gee's L.A. Performances Spotlight Why He's a Musician's Musician |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mk-gee-los-angeles-concert-review-1235668272/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} On May 15, 2024, he surpassed 1 million active monthly listeners on [Spotify](/source/Spotify) for the first time.{{Cite web |author=|date=September 24, 2024 |title=Mk.gee Music Stats |url=https://app.chartmetric.com/artist/569799 |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=Chartmetric}} As of September 1, 2025, Gordon has 2 million monthly listeners.{{Cite web |title=Music Stats {{!}} Mk.gee {{!}} Chartmetric |url=https://app.chartmetric.com/artist/569799 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250902091149/https://app.chartmetric.com/artist/569799 |archive-date=2025-09-02 |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=Chartmetric}} Following the debut album, Gordon has released two standalone singles: "Lonely Fight" and "[Rockman](/source/Rockman_(song))". In December 2024, "Rockman" became his first charting single, entering the [US Adult Alternative Airplay Chart](/source/Adult_Alternative_Airplay), the [US Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart](/source/Rock_%26_Alternative_Airplay),{{Cite tweet|number=1869063825699520823|user=billboardcharts |title=Mk.gee's 'Rockman' becomes the singer/guitarist's first song on an airplay chart, as it debuts at No. 33 on this week's Adult Alternative Airplay chart, and at No. 35 on Rock & Alternative Airplay.|author=[Billboard charts](/source/Billboard_charts)|date=December 17, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/9cym9|archive-date=January 5, 2025|url-status=live}} and the [US Alternative Airplay Chart](/source/Alternative_Airplay).{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2024 |title=Alternative Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/2024-12-28/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 15, 2025 |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} Gordon made his debut television appearances in 2024. On April 11, he performed "Are You Looking Up" on the late-night talk show ''[Jimmy Kimmel Live!](/source/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!)'' and later appeared as a musical guest on ''[Saturday Night Live](/source/Saturday_Night_Live)'' on [November 9](/source/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_episodes_(season_31%E2%80%93present)), performing the album track "Alesis" alongside "Rockman".{{Cite web |last=Vito |first=Jo |date=April 11, 2024 |title=Mk.gee Performs 'Are You Looking Up' on Kimmel |url=https://consequence.net/2024/04/mk-gee-performs-are-you-looking-up-on-kimmel-watch/ |access-date=April 14, 2024 |website=[Consequence Of Sound](/source/Consequence_Of_Sound)}}{{Cite web |last=Rawls |first=Murjani |date=October 31, 2024 |title=Rising N.J. singer books 'SNL' musical guest spot. What to know about Mk.Gee. |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/10/rising-nj-singer-books-snl-musical-guest-spot-what-to-know-about-mkgee.html |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=[NJ.com](/source/NJ.com)}}{{Cite web |last=Vaillancourt |first=William |date=November 10, 2024 |title='SNL': Watch Mk.gee Perform 'Alesis,' 'Rockman' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snl-watch-mk-gee-perform-alesis-rockman-debut-1235159768/ |access-date=November 10, 2024 |website=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)}} In 2025, Gordon has performed at multiple music festivals across the United States and Europe, namely the [Governors Ball](/source/Governors_Ball_Music_Festival), [Lollapalooza](/source/Lollapalooza), [Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(festival)), [Øyafestivalen](/source/%C3%98yafestivalen), [Vodafone Paredes de Coura](/source/Paredes_de_Coura_Festival), [Lowlands](/source/Lowlands_(festival)), [Rock en Seine](/source/Rock_en_Seine), and [Austin City Limits](/source/Austin_City_Limits_Music_Festival) festivals.{{efn|Multiple references:{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Walden |date=2025-01-14 |title=Governors Ball 2025 Lineup Announced: Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Hozier, and More |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/governors-ball-2025-lineup-announced-tyler-the-creator-olivia-rodrigo-hozier/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))}}{{Cite web |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=2025-03-18 |title=Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, TWICE & More to Headline Lollapalooza 2025 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lollapalooza-2025-lineup-sabrina-carpenter-twice-1235924764/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Billboard}}{{Cite web |title=Mk. gee [US] confirmed for Way Out West! |url=https://www.wayoutwest.se/nyheter/mk-gee-us-confirmed-for-way-out-west/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250819043424/https://www.wayoutwest.se/nyheter/mk-gee-us-confirmed-for-way-out-west/ |archive-date=August 19, 2025 |access-date=January 18, 2025 |website=[Way Out West](/source/Way_Out_West_(festival))}}{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=2025-08-11 |title=18 Best Moments From Norway's Øya Festival: Girl In Red Goes Punk, Chappell Roan Shouts Out Her Mom & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/oya-festival-norway-best-moments/ |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Billboard}}{{Cite web |title=Vodafone Paredes de Coura 2024 - Concerto - Mk.gee |url=https://www.vodafoneparedesdecoura.com/en/event/mkgee/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250819063359/https://www.vodafoneparedesdecoura.com/en/event/mkgee/ |archive-date=2025-08-19 |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Vodafone Paredes de Coura}}{{Cite web |title=Mk.gee |url=https://lowlands.nl/acts/mkgee/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250819064036/https://lowlands.nl/acts/mkgee/ |archive-date=2025-08-19 |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=[Lowlands](/source/Lowlands_(festival)) |language=nl}}{{Cite web |title=Rock en Seine 2025 – Lineup |url=https://www.rockenseine.com/en/line-up/ |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=[Rock en Seine](/source/Rock_en_Seine)}}{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Walden |date=2025-05-07 |title=The Strokes, Sabrina Carpenter, and More to Play Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-strokes-sabrina-carpenter-to-play-austin-city-limits-music-festival-2025/ |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Pitchfork}}}} All of Gordon's releases to date have been home-produced by himself. === Songwriting and producing === In addition to his solo work, Gordon has contributed as a songwriter and producer for several artists. He co-produced [Omar Apollo](/source/Omar_Apollo)'s mixtape ''[Apolonio](/source/Apolonio)'' (2020) and [Dijon](/source/Dijon_Duenas)'s debut album ''[Absolutely](/source/Absolutely_(Dijon_album))'' (2021). He co-wrote "Mountains", performed by [Charlotte Day Wilson](/source/Charlotte_Day_Wilson), which was later sampled in "[Fair Trade](/source/Fair_Trade_(song))" by [Drake](/source/Drake_(musician)) featuring [Travis Scott](/source/Travis_Scott) from the album ''[Certified Lover Boy](/source/Certified_Lover_Boy)'' (2021).{{cite web |author1=Mk.gee |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Mk.gee on "Fair Trade" 🌑 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXvC2TPEpk/?hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/mk.gee_/2654797409287948900_2654797405504921853 |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |via=Instagram}} In 2023, Gordon produced and co-wrote the track "Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)" for [The Kid Laroi](/source/The_Kid_Laroi)'s debut album ''[The First Time](/source/The_First_Time_(The_Kid_Laroi_album))''. In 2024, Gordon was credited as a co-writer on the tracks ".One" and ".Ten" from [Fred Again](/source/Fred_Again)'s album ''[Ten Days](/source/Ten_Days_(album))'', which sampled his 2020 single "cz". In 2025, he co-wrote the track "From" from [Bon Iver](/source/Bon_Iver)'s album ''[Sable, Fable](/source/Sable%2C_Fable)'',{{Cite web |last=Rogerson |first=Ben |date=2025-04-04 |title='That was the first time where I was actually, like, really, really, really humbled': Bon Iver's new album features a collaboration with Mk.gee, a musician who 'reignited something' in him when he watched him play with Dijon on tour |url=https://www.musicradar.com/artists/that-was-the-first-time-where-i-was-actually-like-really-really-really-humbled-bon-ivers-new-album-features-a-collaboration-with-mk-gee-a-musician-who-reignited-something-in-him-when-he-watched-him-play-with-dijon-on-tour |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Music Radar}} and co-produced and co-wrote "[Daisies](/source/Daisies_(Justin_Bieber_song))" from [Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber)'s album ''[Swag](/source/Swag_(Justin_Bieber_album))''.{{Cite web |last=Rogerson |first=Ben |date=2025-07-14 |title=Mk.gee's collaboration with Justin Bieber has arrived on Bieber's surprise new album, Swag |url=https://www.musicradar.com/artists/hes-searching-anything-that-comes-out-of-his-mouth-thats-pop-music-you-can-really-do-pretty-wild-stuff-behind-that-mk-gees-collaboration-with-justin-bieber-has-arrived-on-biebers-surprise-new-album-swag |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=MusicRadar}} The latter song reached number two on the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100).{{Cite web |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=2025-07-21 |title=Justin Bieber Charts 16 Songs on Hot 100 From 'Swag' — And Ties This Legend for 10th-Most Top 10s |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/justin-bieber-swag-hot-100-16-songs-10th-most-top-10s-1236026494/ |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=Billboard}} Gordon also contributed to Dijon's second studio album ''[Baby](/source/Baby_(Dijon_album))'', credited as a co-producer and co-writer.{{Cite news |last=Brickner-Wood |first=Brady |date=2025-08-16 |title=The Fiery Mania of Dijon's 'Baby' |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/pop-music/the-fiery-mania-of-dijons-baby |access-date=2025-08-19 |work=The New Yorker |issn=0028-792X}} Collaborating again with Justin Bieber, Gordon co-produced and co-wrote "[Love Song](/source/Love_Song_(Justin_Bieber_song))" from Bieber's album ''[Swag II](/source/Swag_II)''.{{Cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=2025-09-05 |title=Justin Bieber's 'Swag II': All 23 Tracks Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/justin-bieber-swag-ii-best-songs-ranked/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Billboard}}{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2025-09-05 |title=SWAG II: The top 5 tracks from Justin Bieber's surprise sequel |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/68572/1/swag-ii-top-5-tracks-justin-bieber-surprise-sequel-album-hailey |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Dazed}} ==Artistry== Gordon's musical genres have been described as [indie](/source/Indie_pop), [alternative](/source/Alternative_rock), [lo-fi](/source/Lo-fi_music), [experimental](/source/Experimental_music) indie, R&B, and soft-[psychedelia](/source/Psychedelic_music).{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Shahzaib |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Mk.gee Announces Debut Album 'Two Star & The Dream Police' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/mk-gee-and-two-star-announce-debut-album-two-star-and-the-dream-police/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))}} His musical influences include [Eric Clapton](/source/Eric_Clapton), [Jimi Hendrix](/source/Jimi_Hendrix), [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)), [Perfume Genius](/source/Perfume_Genius), [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal_(musician)),{{Cite web |last=Donna-Claire |date=February 26, 2024 |title=Soundcheck: Mk.gee Captures the Sound of Longing |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2024/02/26/soundcheck-mk-gee-two-star-and-the-dream-police/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=Passion of the Weiss}} [The Black Keys](/source/The_Black_Keys), [Sly Stone](/source/Sly_Stone), [Larry Graham](/source/Larry_Graham), [Grouper](/source/Grouper_(musician)), [Julianna Barwick](/source/Julianna_Barwick), [Pat Metheny](/source/Pat_Metheny), [Lyle Mays](/source/Lyle_Mays), [Eric Johnson](/source/Eric_Johnson_(guitarist%2C_born_1954)) and Down to Earth.{{cite web |last1=Wojick |first1=Regan |date=December 14, 2018 |title=Mk.gee Can Aid the Growing Pains |url=http://amadeusmag.com/blog/mk-gee-can-aid-growing-pains/ |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=Amadeus Magazine}} 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](/source/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."{{cite web |last1=Garel |first1=Connor |date=September 9, 2024 |title=The miseducation of Mk.gee |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/64551/1/mk-gee-michael-gordon-interview-autumn-2024-issue-dazed |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=[Dazed](/source/Dazed)}}{{Cite web |author1=Janelle Borg |date=September 10, 2024 |title="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": Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mkgee-on-learning-guitar-basics-from-an-upright-bassist |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=guitarworld}} 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".{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2024 |title=Eric Clapton Raves About Mk.gee, Says He Plays Guitar "Like Nobody Else" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2264993/eric-clapton-raves-about-mk-gee-says-he-plays-guitar-like-nobody-else/news/ |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=Stereogum}} == Equipment == As of 2024, Gordon's primary instrument is a [Fender Jaguar](/source/Fender_Jaguar) which he strings as a [baritone guitar](/source/baritone_guitar) with [flatwound strings](/source/flatwound_strings).{{Cite web |author1=Janelle Borg |date=May 24, 2024 |title='He has found things to do on the guitar that are like nobody else. It was the same when I first saw Prince': Eric Clapton picks an unlikely contender as his favorite contemporary guitarist |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-clapton-favorite-contemporary-guitarist |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=guitarworld}} This is equipped with a [Roland](/source/Roland_Corporation) GK-2A divided guitar [MIDI](/source/MIDI) [pickup](/source/Pickup_(music_technology)), which he runs through a Roland VG-8 guitar processor and synthesizer.{{Cite web |last=Harbron |first=Lucy |date=2024-11-19 |title=The only musician that Eric Clapton bows down to |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/new-musician-eric-clapton-bows-to/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk}} He tracks and performs live with a [TASCAM](/source/TASCAM) Portastudio 424 MKI, which he uses as a preamp for its cassette-style distortion and clipping.{{Cite web |last=Mullen |first=Mullen |date=2025-08-12 |title="He's not using a guitar amp. He's using a Tascam 424": JHS Pedals puts a Portastudio in a pedal to help you recreate Mk.gee's "elastic, lo-fi tones" |url=https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/guitar-pedals/hes-not-using-a-guitar-amp-hes-using-a-tascam-424-jhs-pedals-puts-a-portastudio-in-a-pedal-to-help-you-recreate-mk-gees-elastic-lo-fi-tones |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=MusicRadar}}{{Cite web |title=Mk.gee Makes the Guitar Sound New Again on "ROCKMAN" |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mk-gee-rockman-single-review |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Exclaim!}}{{Cite web |last=Donovan |first=Thom |date=2025-01-12 |title=The Guitarist Eric Clapton Says Plays 'Like Nobody Else' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-guitarist-eric-clapton-says-plays-like-nobody-else/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=American Songwriter}} Gordon also uses guitar pedals such as the [Chase Bliss Audio](/source/Chase_Bliss_Audio) Mood MKI, Rainger FX Reverb-X, Empress Effects ParaEq MKII, [DigiTech](/source/DOD_Electronics) Drop, [Boss](/source/Boss_Corporation) CE-2W Chorus, Boss DD-20 Giga Delay, and [Electro-Harmonix](/source/Electro-Harmonix) Hum Debugger.{{Cite web |title=Mk.gee {{!}} Mk.gee's Gear |url=https://equipboard.com/pros/mk-gee |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=equipboard.com}} == Tours == thumb|Mk.gee performing on the ''Two Star & the Dream Police World Tour'' in 2024|200x200px === Headlining === * ''[Inside Each of Us Are Two Stars Tour](/source/Two_Star_%26_the_Dream_Police)'' (2023) * ''[Two Star & the Dream Police North American Tour](/source/Two_Star_%26_the_Dream_Police)'' (2024) * ''[Two Star & the Dream Police World Tour](/source/Two_Star_%26_the_Dream_Police)'' (2024) === Opening === * [''Nothing Happens Tour''](/source/Nothing_Happens_(album)) {{small|(with [Wallows](/source/Wallows))}} (2019) * ''[The Voyager Tour](/source/Friends_(Omar_Apollo_EP))'' {{small|(with [Omar Apollo](/source/Omar_Apollo))}} (2019) === Band === * ''[Absolutely](/source/Absolutely_(Dijon_album))'' {{small|(with [Dijon](/source/Dijon_Duenas))}} (Spring 2022) == Touring band members == * Andrew Aged – guitar (2023–present) * Zack Sekoff – drums, bass, samples (2023–present) ==Discography== {{Infobox artist discography | Artist = Mk.gee | Studio = 1 | Mixtape = 1 | EP = 2 | Singles = 14 }} === Albums === ==== Studio albums ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [SCO](/source/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts)
{{cite web |title=Mk.gee songs and albums full Official Chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/mk-gee/ |website=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company) |access-date=May 10, 2025}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" | [UK
Indie](/source/UK_Independent_Singles_and_Albums_Charts)
|- ! scope="row"| ''[Two Star & the Dream Police](/source/Two_Star_%26_the_Dream_Police)''{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Tyler Damara |title=Mk.gee has announced his debut album, Two Star and the Dream Police, alongside the brand new single 'Dream police' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/mk-gee-announces-his-debut-album-two-star-and-the-dream-police |access-date=January 21, 2024 |work=[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit) |date=January 19, 2024}} | *Released: February 9, 2024 *Label: R&R *Format: Digital download, [streaming](/source/Streaming_media), LP | 12 || 8 |- |} ==== Mixtapes ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |- ! scope="row" | ''[A Museum of Contradiction](/source/A_Museum_of_Contradiction)'' | *Released: May 22, 2020 *Label: [IAMSOUND](/source/Iamsound), [Interscope](/source/Interscope_Records) *Format: Digital download, streaming |- |} === Extended plays === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Pronounced McGee'' | *Released: May 18, 2018 *Label: Orchard Ears *Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Fool'' | *Released: November 25, 2018 *Label: Orchard Ears *Format: Digital download, streaming |- |} === Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [US
AAA](/source/Adult_Alternative_Airplay) ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [US
Alt.
Air](/source/Alternative_Airplay) ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [US
Rock
Air](/source/Rock_%26_Alternative_Airplay) |- ! scope="row" | "I Know How You Get" | rowspan="2" | 2017 | — || — || — | rowspan="4" | ''Pronounced McGee'' |- ! scope="row" | "Roll with the Punches"{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=Roll with the Punches |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6khdFMTakDvOnAqqHCdRxA |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=November 17, 2017}} | — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Over Here" | rowspan="4" | 2018 | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "You"{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=You |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1dfchR62Qpu7ZDmGTdiI1z |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=June 8, 2018}} | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Come On (You Know That I'm a Fool)" | — || — || — | rowspan="2" | ''Fool'' |- ! scope="row"| "New Year"{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=New Year |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4b4yfLvx3MbBL2FkFHMm8c?si=0_AsGQhBSIaFLcI-W6-g0Q |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=November 12, 2018}} | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Untitled"{{cite web |last1=Le Roux |first1=Rachel |title=Mk.gee releases experimental feat, 'untitled' |url=https://www.sniffers.co.nz/article/mk-gee-releases-experimental-feat-untitled |website=Sniffers |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=December 17, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=Untitled |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6ZLSsDxPQREQPR6jZ8rnjE |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=December 6, 2019}} | 2019 | — || — || — | {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "cz"{{cite web |last1=Mk.gee |title=cz |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4ReGYpr1tyZy8nscdJCxjf |website=[Spotify](/source/Spotify) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=February 22, 2020}} | 2020 | — || — || — | ''A Museum of Contradiction'' |- ! scope="row"| "Candy"{{cite web |last1=Schube |first1=Will |title=Mk.gee Returns with Two New Singles, 'Candy' and 'How many miles' |url=https://floodmagazine.com/140580/listen-mk-gee-candy-how-many-miles/ |website=FLOOD Magazine |access-date=August 18, 2023 |date=August 11, 2022}} | rowspan="4" | 2023 | — || — || — | rowspan="5" | ''Two Star & the Dream Police'' |- ! scope="row"| "How Many Miles" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Are You Looking Up"{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Dylan |title=Mk.gee shares double sided release 'Are You Looking Up / You got it' |url=https://districtmagazine.ie/news/mk-gee-shares-double-sided-release-are-you-looking-up-you-got-it/ |access-date=January 21, 2024 |work=District Magazine |date=October 20, 2023}} | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "You Got It" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Dream Police" | rowspan="3" | 2024 | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Lonely Fight"{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Elaina |title=Mk.gee Returns With 'Lonely Fight' |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/8/mk-gee-lonely-fight-single-stream |work=[Hypebeast](/source/Hypebeast_(company)) |access-date=August 29, 2024 |date=August 26, 2024}} | — || — || — | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "[Rockman](/source/Rockman_(song))"{{cite news |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=Mk.gee Shares New Song 'Rockman': Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mkgee-shares-new-song-rockman-listen/ |work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)) |access-date=October 19, 2024 |date=October 18, 2024}} | 24
{{cite web |date=January 25, 2025 |title=Adult Alternative Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2025-01-25/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/t3Dxb |archive-date=September 1, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}}|| 25
{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2025 |title=Alternative Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/2025-03-01/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PoI41 |archive-date=September 1, 2025 |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}}|| 30
{{cite web |date=December 28, 2024 |title=Rock & Alternative Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-airplay/2024-12-28/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/pvv80 |archive-date=September 1, 2025 |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))}} |- |} ===Songwriting and production credits=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width="100%";" |- ! scope="col" style="width:15%;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:3%;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:15%;"| Artist(s) ! scope="col" style="width:15%;"| Album ! scope="col" style="width:50%;"| Credit(s) ! scope="col" style="width:2%;"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row"| "[The Climb](/source/The_Climb_(song))" ([Miley Cyrus](/source/Miley_Cyrus) cover) | 2019 | [Role Model](/source/Role_Model_(singer)) | {{non-album single}} | Producer | {{center|{{cite web |title=The Climb |url=https://genius.com/Role-model-the-climb-lyrics |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=February 11, 2024 |date=January 1, 2019}}}} |- ! scope="row"| "Hey Boy" | rowspan="3" | 2020 | [Omar Apollo](/source/Omar_Apollo) featuring [Kali Uchis](/source/Kali_Uchis) | rowspan="3" | ''[Apolonio](/source/Apolonio)'' | Co-producer (with Omar Apollo and [Budgie](/source/Budgie_(band))) | rowspan="3" | {{center|{{cite web |last1=Apollo |first1=Omar |title=Apolonio |url=https://genius.com/albums/Omar-apollo/Apolonio |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=October 16, 2020}}}} |- ! scope="row"| "Useless" | rowspan="2" | Omar Apollo | Co-producer (with Omar Apollo, Oscar Santander, and [Albert Hammond Jr.](/source/Albert_Hammond_Jr.)) |- ! scope="row"| "Bi Fren" | Co-producer (with Omar Apollo, [Michael Uzowuru](/source/Michael_Uzowuru), and [DJ Dahi](/source/DJ_Dahi)) |- ! scope="row" | "Mountains" | rowspan="9" | 2021 | [Charlotte Day Wilson](/source/Charlotte_Day_Wilson) | ''[Alpha](/source/Alpha_(Charlotte_Day_Wilson_album))'' | Co-writer (with Charlotte Day Wilson, Brandon Banks, [D'Mile](/source/D'Mile), [Babyface](/source/Babyface_(musician)), Kyle Moscovitch, Marcus Reddick, [Teo Halm](/source/Teo_Halm), and Varren Wade) | {{center|{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Charlotte Day |title=ALPHA |url=https://genius.com/albums/Charlotte-day-wilson/Alpha |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=May 28, 2024 |date=July 9, 2021}}}} |- ! scope="row" | "Thank You, God. For It All." | [Childish Major](/source/Childish_Major) | ''Thank You, God. For It All.'' | Co-writer (with Childish Major and Hollywood Cole) | {{center|{{cite web |last1=Childish Major |title=Thank You, God. For It All. |url=https://genius.com/albums/Childish-major/Thank-you-god-for-it-all |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=January 21, 2024 |date=July 23, 2021}}}} |- ! scope="row"| "[Fair Trade](/source/Fair_Trade_(song))" | [Drake](/source/Drake_(musician)) featuring [Travis Scott](/source/Travis_Scott) | ''[Certified Lover Boy](/source/Certified_Lover_Boy)'' | Co-writer (with Marcus Reddick, Teo Halm, Kyla Moscovich, Brandon Banks, D'Mile, Babyface, Varren Wade, Charlotte Day Wilson, OZ, Patron, Jahaan Sweet, [WondaGurl](/source/WondaGurl), Travis Scott, and Drake) | {{center|{{cite web |last1=Drake |title=Certified Lover Boy |url=https://genius.com/albums/Drake/Certified-lover-boy |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=September 3, 2021}}}} |- ! scope="row" | "Simple, Sweet, and Smiling" | [Kacy Hill](/source/Kacy_Hill) | ''[Simple, Sweet, and Smiling](/source/Simple%2C_Sweet%2C_and_Smiling)'' | Co-producer (with [John Carroll Kirby](/source/John_Carroll_Kirby), [Jim-E Stack](/source/Jim-E_Stack), and Kacy Hill) | {{center|{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Kacy |title=Simple, Sweet, and Smiling |url=https://genius.com/albums/Kacy-hill/Simple-sweet-and-smiling |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=January 21, 2024 |date=October 15, 2021}}}} |- ! scope="row" | "Big Mike's" | rowspan="5" | [Dijon](/source/Dijon_Duenas) | rowspan="5" | ''[Absolutely](/source/Absolutely_(Dijon_album))'' | Co-producer (with Dijon) | rowspan="5" | {{center|{{cite web |last1=Dijon |title=Absolutely |url=https://genius.com/albums/Dijon/Absolutely |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=November 5, 2021}}}} |- ! scope="row"| "Many Times" | Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo) |- ! scope="row"| "Noah's Highlight Reel" | Co-producer (with Dijon)
Co-writer (with Dijon and Noah Le Gros) |- ! scope="row"| "Rodeo Clown" | Co-writer (with Dijon and Le Gros) |- ! scope="row"| "End of Record" | Co-producer (with Dijon) |- ! scope="row"| "Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)" | rowspan=2 | 2023 | [The Kid Laroi](/source/The_Kid_Laroi) | ''[The First Time](/source/The_First_Time_(The_Kid_Laroi_album))'' | Producer
Co-writer (with The Kid Laroi) | {{center|{{cite web |last1=The Kid Laroi |title=Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1) |url=https://genius.com/The-kid-laroi-kids-are-growing-up-part-1-lyrics |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=February 11, 2023 |date=February 10, 2023}}}} |- ! scope="row"|"White Teeth" |[Ryan Beatty](/source/Ryan_Beatty) |[''Calico''](/source/Calico_(album)) |Co-writer (with Ryan Beatty, [Ethan Gruska](/source/The_Belle_Brigade), [Michael Uzowuru](/source/Michael_Uzowuru), and [Carter Lang](/source/Carter_Lang)) |{{center|{{cite web |last=Beatty |first=Ryan |title=Calico |url=https://genius.com/albums/Ryan-beatty/Calico |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=November 4, 2024 |date=April 23, 2023}}}} |- ! scope="row"| ".One" | rowspan="2" | 2024 | rowspan="2" | [Fred Again](/source/Fred_Again) | rowspan="2" | [''Ten Days''](/source/Ten_Days_(album)) | Co-writer (with [Fred Gibson](/source/Fred_Again), Henry Counsell, [Berwyn Du Bois](/source/Berwyn_(musician)), Georgie Gibson, Minnie Gibson, and [Bridie Monds-Watson](/source/Soak_(singer))) | rowspan="2" | {{center|{{cite web |last1=Fred Again |title=ten days |url=https://genius.com/albums/Fred-again/Ten-days |website=[Genius](/source/Genius_(website)) |access-date=September 6, 2024 |date=September 6, 2024}}}} |- ! scope="row"| ".Ten" | Co-writer (with Fred Gibson) |- ! scope="row"| "From" | rowspan="14" | 2025 | [Bon Iver](/source/Bon_Iver) | ''[Sable, Fable](/source/Sable%2C_Fable)'' | Co-writer (with [Justin Vernon](/source/Justin_Vernon), [Tobias Jesso Jr.](/source/Tobias_Jesso_Jr.), [Ilsey Juber](/source/Ilsey_Juber), [Jacob Collier](/source/Jacob_Collier), and [Jim-E Stack](/source/Jim-E_Stack)) | {{center|[Sable, Fable](/source/Sable%2C_Fable)}} |- ! scope="row"| "T00STEP" | SEES00000 | {{non-album single}} | Co-producer (with Noah Ciccel and Zack Sekoff) | {{center|{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |title=Hear New Mk.gee Collabs From Jonah Yano & SEES00000 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2312866/hear-new-mk-gee-collabs-from-jonah-yayo-sees00000/music/ |website=[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum) |access-date=July 18, 2025 |date=June 24, 2025}}}} |- ! scope="row"| "Homerun 2021" | [Jonah Yano](/source/Jonah_Yano) | {{non-album single}} | Co-producer and co-writer (with Jonah Yano) | {{center|}} |- ! scope="row"| "[Daisies](/source/Daisies_(Justin_Bieber_song))" | [Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber) | ''[Swag](/source/Swag_(Justin_Bieber_album))'' | Co-producer (with Carter Lang, [Dylan Wiggins](/source/Dylan_Wiggins), [Eddie Benjamin](/source/Eddie_Benjamin), Dijon, and Daniel Chetrit)
Co-writer (with Justin Bieber, Tobias Jesso Jr., Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Dijon, and Daniel Chetrit) | {{center|[Swag](/source/Swag_(Justin_Bieber_album))}} |- ! scope="row"| "Another Baby!" | rowspan="5" |Dijon | rowspan="5" |''[Baby](/source/Baby_(Dijon_album))'' | Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo) | rowspan="5" |{{center|[Baby](/source/Baby_(Dijon_album))}} |- ! scope="row"| "Higher!" | Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo) |- ! scope="row"|"Yamaha" | Co-writer (with Dijon, [Cara Delevingne](/source/Cara_Delevingne), Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Eli Teplin, and Tommy King) |- ! scope="row"|"Loyal & Marie" | Co-producer (with Dijon, Andrew Sarlo, [BJ Burton](/source/BJ_Burton), and Tommy King) |- ! scope="row"|"Kindalove" | Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo)
Co-writer (with Dijon, Ethan Gruska, and Henry Kwapis) |- ! scope="row"|"[Love Song](/source/Love_Song_(Justin_Bieber_song))" | Justin Bieber | ''[Swag II](/source/Swag_II)'' | Co-producer (with Carter Lang, Dijon, Dylan Wiggins, and Eddie Benjamin)
Co-writer (with Justin Bieber, Carter Lang, Dijon, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Daniel Chetrit, and Tobias Jesso Jr.) |{{Citation |title=Justin Bieber – SWAG II |date=2025-09-05 |url=https://tidal.com/album/458604624 |access-date=2025-09-05}} |- ! scope="row"|"500 Days of Summer" | Guy | {{non-album single}} | Co-producer (with Guy Hershko) |{{Citation |title=Guy – 500 Days of Summer |date=2025-11-19 |url=https://tidal.com/album/473464174 |access-date=2025-11-19}} |- ! scope="row"|"Banner" | rowspan="3" | Andrew Aged | rowspan="3" | ''crown'' | Co-producer (with Andrew Aged)
Co-lyricist (with Andrew Aged) | rowspan="3" |{{Citation |title=Andrew Aged – crown |date=2025-11-26 |url=https://tidal.com/album/475522596/credits |access-date=2025-12-04}} |- ! scope="row"|"Emmaus" |Co-producer (with Andrew Aged and Zack Sekoff) |- ! scope="row"|"Crown for you" | Co-producer (with Andrew Aged, [Cole MGN](/source/Cole_M.G.N.), and Zack Sekoff) |} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Award ! Year ! Category ! Nominee ! Result ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |[Libera Awards](/source/2025_Libera_Awards) | style="text-align: center;" rowspan="3" | 2025 | [Best Breakthrough Artist](/source/Libera_Award_for_Best_Breakthrough_Artist) | Himself | {{nom}} | style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2" |{{cite news |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Shaboozey, Waxahatchee & More Lead 2025 Libera Awards Nominations: Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-libera-awards-nominations-full-list-1235926204/ |access-date=March 22, 2025 |work=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |date=March 19, 2023}} |- | [Record of the Year](/source/Libera_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year) | "[Rockman](/source/Rockman_(song))" | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" |[Sound of...](/source/Sound_of...) | Sound of 2025 | Himself | {{nom}} | style="text-align: center;" | {{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=November 21, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan and Ezra Collective on BBC Sound of 2025 list |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgvpz0kry8o |access-date=November 22, 2024 |work=[BBC](/source/BBC)}}{{cite news |title=Chappell Roan crowned winner of BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/radio-1-sound-of-winner-chappell-roan |access-date=January 10, 2025 |work=[BBC](/source/BBC) |date=January 10, 2025}} |- |} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|https://www.mkgee.com}} * {{Instagram|mk.gee_}} {{authority control}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:21st-century American multi-instrumentalists Category:American record producers Category:American indie pop musicians Category:Mainland Regional High School (New Jersey) alumni Category:Singer-songwriters from Washington (state) Category:Songwriters from New Jersey Category:People from Linwood, New Jersey Category:USC Thornton School of Music alumni Category:Interscope Records artists Category:Iamsound Records artists Category:Lo-fi musicians Category:People from Somers Point, New Jersey Category:Musicians from Atlantic County, New Jersey --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mk.gee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk.gee) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk.gee?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.