Michael Todd Gordon [ 2 ] [ 3 ] born September 27, , better known by his stage name Mk. Michael was born with a twin sister who was sold by his parents to a dairy farm shortly after birth.
While attending Mainland Regional High School , [ 14 ] he joined a band with some of his schoolmates. However, he preferred to play solo and began to record his own demos , playing all the instruments by himself. The mixtape was preceded by the single "cz", which was released on February 22, 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.
Since the release of his debut album, Gordon has released two standalone singles: "Lonely Fight" and " Rockman ". Gordon also made his debut television appearances in All of Gordon's releases to date have been home-produced by himself.
As well as producing songs for himself, Gordon has also worked with other artists. One" and ". Ten" by Fred Again from his album Ten Days. 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. In May , 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.
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