Michael Todd Gordon (born September 27, 1997), 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 released two extended plays, Pronounced McGee and Fool, followed by 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 worked as songwriter and producer with various artists, including Dijon, Omar Apollo, Kacy Hill and Fred Again.
Mk.Gee made his musical guest on Saturday Night Live on November 9, 2024, the sixth episode of Saturday Night Live's 50th season, as well as the thirteenth post-U.S. Presidential Election episode, hosted by stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster Bill Burr, performing "Rockman" and "Alesis".
Solo music career[]
Gordon released his debut single "I Know How You Get" in 2017. The single was then included on his debut EP Pronounced McGee, released on May 18, 2018, along with three other singles "Roll with the Punches", "Over Here", and "You". In the same year, Gordon released his second EP Fool on November 25, preceded by the single "New Year".
On May 22, 2020, Gordon released his first mixtape A Museum of Contradiction. The mixtape was promoted by the single "cz", which was released on February 22, 2020. Rhys Buchanan, a writer from NME, praised the mixtape, giving a four out of five stars rating, and wrote: "As acknowledged with the mixtape title, this release merges genres from different worlds with both maturity and ease. Mk.Gee is an artist with a natural ability to pair his emotional palette with vast musicality. A release that feels like an important stepping stone – you sense stardom is looming large here."
On February 9, 2024, Gordon released his debut album Two Star & the Dream Police to critical acclaim. Pitchfork named it one of the best albums of the first half of the 2020s. The album was supported by five singles: "Candy", "How Many Miles", "Are You Looking Up", "You Got It", and "Dream Police". To promote the album, Gordon embarked on a North American tour from April to May 2024, followed by a world tour that began in September and is set to conclude in December. Since the release of Two Star & the Dream Police, Gordon has released two standalone singles, "Lonely Fight" and "Rockman". On April 11, 2024, Gordon made his debut television performance on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing "Are You Looking Up". On November 9, 2024, he appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing "Rockman" and "Alesis".
All four album releases of Gordon have been home-produced by himself. On May 15, 2024, Gordon surpassed 1 million active monthly listeners on Spotify for the first time.
Songwriting and producing[]
Apart from producing songs for himself, Gordon has also produced for other artists, such as Omar Apollo and Dijon, for which he co-produced the former's mixtape Apolonio (2020) and the latter's debut album Absolutely (2021). 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. In 2023, Gordon produced and co-wrote the track "Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)" by The Kid Laroi from his debut album The First Time. In 2024, Gordon co-wrote the tracks ".One" and ".Ten" by Fred Again from his album Ten Days.