Maxwell Warren Jardine (born 10 March 2004), known professionally as 9lives, is a New Zealand artist, songwriter and record producer.
[7][non-primary source needed] In late 2022, 9lives' music, in particular debut single "Khaos Emerald", began going viral on TikTok.
[12] He describes his music as "the back end of hyperpop, but more in the space of Radier Klan where it's a bit more dark, grungy and underground".
[6] Laura McInnes of Sniffers wrote that 9lives' music "fuses together ethereal lofi trap textures of cloud rap, the manipulated chopped vocal pitches of hyperpop, and the uptempo bounce and animated sound FX of electronic club styles".
[1] Jon Barlas of Our Generation Music wrote that "9lives' sound feels like you're fighting a final boss on the last level of Arkham Asylum, gripping your controller ever-so-tightly".