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Mk.gee is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Prince, Perfume Genius and Taj Mahal. Those roots explain a lot about how Mk.gee arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dijon, Blood Orange, Choker, Bon Iver and Jai Paul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dijon, Omar Apollo, Kacy Hill, Bon Iver and Justin Bieber, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Mk.gee, reaching back through Jimi Hendrix and forward to Dijon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Michael Todd Gordon, 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 followed up with two EPs Pronounced McGee and Fool, before releasing 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 collaborated as a songwriter and producer with various artists, including Dijon, Omar Apollo, Kacy Hill, Fred Again, Bon Iver, and Justin Bieber.
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Mk.gee connections
Mk.gee grew out of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Prince and Perfume Genius, shares an orbit with Dijon, Blood Orange, Choker and Bon Iver, went on to shape Dijon, Omar Apollo, Kacy Hill and Bon Iver. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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