In a seemingly unlikely pairing, Mk.gee (aka Michael Gordon) has been recruited by Justin Bieber to put in writing and file new music.
The rising indie rocker opened up about hitting the studio with Bieber in a brand new interview with The New York Instances. “He’s looking out,” Mk.gee mentioned. “Something that comes out of his mouth: That’s pop music. You’ll be able to actually do fairly wild stuff behind that, simply because it represents one thing.”
Mk.gee continued by explaining that he’s not essentially chasing a pop sound, however slightly “the promise of pop music” whereas carving out his personal path. “Experimentalism has no that means until it’s performed on the grandest scale,” he mentioned. “I simply don’t wish to be part of any individual else’s citadel. I wish to construct my very own factor, my very own fort with my pals, as a result of that’s what wanted. And if folks wish to come, they will come.”
The information of Mk.gee and Bieber working collectively doesn’t come fully out of left discipline. Reddit speculated a few potential collaboration a couple of months again, and there’s a TikTok clip of Bieber listening to Dijon’s “Many Instances,” which Mk.gee co-wrote.
As well as, Mk.gee has collaborated with pop-leaning artists like Omar Apollo and The Child Laroi up to now. Learn the total New York Instances profile right here.
Mk.gee is presently on a fall North American tour in assist of his debut album, Two Star & the Dream Police, which will probably be adopted by dates within the UK, Europe, and Australia. See the total schedule beneath, and get tickets right here.
In the meantime, Bieber’s final album, Justice, was launched in 2021. He was compelled to cancel a world tour the next 12 months after coping with partial paralysis attributable to Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome.
Mk.gee 2024 Tour Dates:
09/06 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
09/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
09/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
09/09 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
09/11 – Denver, CO @ Summit
09/13 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Corridor
09/14 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
09/15 – Dallas, TX @ Home of Blues Dallas
09/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
09/19 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
09/20 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
09/21 – Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
09/23 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
09/24 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
09/25 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
09/26 – Boston, MA @ Home of Blues Boston
09/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Corridor
09/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
10/01 – Toronto, ON @ Historical past
10/02 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Corridor
10/03 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
10/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
10/29 – London, UK @ Electrical Brixton
10/30 – London, UK @ Electrical Brixton
10/31 – London, UK @ Electrical Brixton
11/02 – Paris, FR @ Élysée-Montmartre
11/04 – Berlin, DE @ Betonhalle
11/05 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
12/03 – Brisbane, AU @ The Triffid
12/05 – Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre
12/06 – Meredith, AU @ Meredith Music Pageant
12/07 – Melbourne, AU @ Max Watt’s
12/08 – Melbourne, AU @ Discussion board Theatre