Mk.gee

Michael Todd Gordon[2][3] (born September 27, 1996), better known by his stage name Mk.gee, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

[10] Aside from his own work, Gordon has collaborated as a songwriter and producer with various artists, including Dijon, Omar Apollo, Kacy Hill and Fred Again.

Rhys Buchanan, a writer from 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.

and later appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live on November 9, performing "Alesis", a non-single track from Two Star & the Dream Police, alongside "Rockman".

In 2021, "Mountains", performed by Charlotte Day Wilson and co-written by Gordon, was sampled in the track "Fair Trade" by Drake featuring Travis Scott from the album Certified Lover Boy.

[43] His musical influences include Eric Clapton,[1] Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Perfume Genius, Taj Mahal,[44] The Black Keys, Sly Stone, Larry Graham,[3] Grouper, Julianna Barwick, and Down to Earth.

[45] 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.

[47][48] 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.

Mk.gee in 2018
Mk.gee performing on the Two Star & the Dream Police World Tour in 2024