9lives

Maxwell Warren Jardine (born 10 March 2004), known professionally as 9lives, is a New Zealand record producer based in Auckland. Known for aiding in the popularisation of sigilkore, a mix of trap, hyperpop, cloud rap, and electronic music, he has released music collaborations with Odetari, Trippie Redd, Kanii, and Lil Nas X. 9lives has an RIAA certified Gold single "I Love You Hoe" with Odetari, and was named in Rolling Stone Australia's Future of Music, a celebration of the most exciting and innovative artists from Australia and New Zealand.

Life and career Maxwell Jardine was born in rural small-town Hawke's Bay, New Zealand and is of South African descent. He grew up in a musical household where everybody in his family played instruments, and he played the drums from a young age. 9lives claims that playing the drums is what first got him into production, making his own beats after playing drums for 12 years and eventually transitioning into production drum loops during his free time in high school. with Jnhygs on February 22, 2023, and "Go (Xtayalive 2)" with Kanii on April 28, 2023. His single "I Love You Hoe" became his first to chart when it reached #3 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic charts on September 2, 2023 as part of the collaborative EP, 3x3, with Odetari. On January 16, 2024, 9lives had signed to Pulse Records.

Musical style 9lives' music has been described as sigilkore or dark trap. He describes his music as "the back end of hyperpop, but more in the space of Raider Klan where it's a bit more dark, grungy and underground".

RIAA: Gold

3x3

Gigi

2025

"—" denotes a single that did not chart, or no chart data is available.