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Early life Michael Todd Gordon was born on September 27, 1996, in Somers Point, New Jersey, to parents Maureen and Todd Gordon. He grew up in nearby Linwood, New Jersey. His interest in music began at an early age when he started taking piano lessons at the age of 6 or 7,

Career

Solo music career Gordon released his debut single "I Know How You Get" in 2017, which became the lead single of his debut EP Pronounced McGee, released on May 18, 2018. The EP also featured the singles "Roll with the Punches," "Over Here," and "You". He followed this with his second EP Fool, released on November 25, 2018, led by the singles "Come On (You Know That I'm a Fool)" and "New Year".

In 2019, Gordon signed with Iamsound and Interscope Records and released the single "Untitled". That year, he also supported Omar Apollo on his The Voyager Tour and Wallows on their Nothing Happens Tour, and made his music festival debut, performing at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris.

On May 22, 2020, Gordon released his first mixtape A Museum of Contradiction. The mixtape was preceded by the single "cz", which was released on February 22, 2020. 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. Buchanan also called the mixtape "an important stepping stone" and predicted Gordon's rising stardom.

On February 9, 2024, Gordon released his debut album Two Star & the Dream Police, via R&R, to critical acclaim. Praised by Pitchfork as 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". followed by a world tour between September and December of the same year. The concerts received praise from several publications. On May 15, 2024, he surpassed 1 million active monthly listeners on Spotify for the first time. As of September 1, 2025, Gordon has 2 million monthly listeners.

Following the debut album, Gordon has released two standalone singles: "Lonely Fight" and "Rockman". and the US Alternative Airplay Chart.

Gordon made his debut television appearances in 2024. On April 11, he performed "Are You Looking Up" on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! and later appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live on November 9, performing the album track "Alesis" alongside "Rockman". In 2025, Gordon has performed at multiple music festivals across the United States and Europe, namely the Governors Ball, Lollapalooza, Way Out West, Øyafestivalen, Vodafone Paredes de Coura, Lowlands, Rock en Seine, and Austin City Limits festivals.

All of Gordon's releases to date have been home-produced by himself.

In 2023, Gordon produced and co-wrote the track "Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)" for The Kid Laroi's debut album The First Time. and co-produced and co-wrote "Daisies" from Justin Bieber's album Swag. The latter song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Gordon also contributed to Dijon's second studio album Baby, credited as a co-producer and co-writer. Collaborating again with Justin Bieber, Gordon co-produced and co-wrote "Love Song" from Bieber's album Swag II.

Artistry Gordon's musical genres have been described as indie, alternative, His musical influences include Eric Clapton, The Black Keys, Sly Stone, Larry Graham,

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 2024, 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. [...] And he can do it live." Clapton also compared Gordon's "innovative style" to that of Prince "when [he] came on the scene".

Equipment As of 2024, Gordon's primary instrument is a Fender Jaguar which he strings as a baritone guitar with flatwound strings. This is equipped with a Roland GK-2A divided guitar MIDI pickup, which he runs through a Roland VG-8 guitar processor and synthesizer.

Gordon also uses guitar pedals such as the Chase Bliss Audio Mood MKI, Rainger FX Reverb-X, Empress Effects ParaEq MKII, DigiTech Drop, Boss CE-2W Chorus, Boss DD-20 Giga Delay, and Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger.

Tours

Headlining

Inside Each of Us Are Two Stars Tour (2023) Two Star & the Dream Police North American Tour (2024) Two Star & the Dream Police World Tour (2024)

Opening

Nothing Happens Tour (2019) The Voyager Tour (2019)

Band Absolutely (Spring 2022)

Touring band members

Andrew Aged – guitar (2023–present) Zack Sekoff – drums, bass, samples (2023–present)

Discography

Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chartpositions SCO UKIndie Released: February 9, 2024 Label: R&R Format: Digital download, streaming, LP 12 8

Mixtapes

Songwriting and production credits Title Year Artist(s) Album Credit(s) "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus cover) 2019 Role Model Producer "Hey Boy" 2020 Omar Apollo featuring Kali Uchis Apolonio Co-producer (with Omar Apollo and Budgie) "Useless" Omar Apollo Co-producer (with Omar Apollo, Oscar Santander, and Albert Hammond Jr.) "Bi Fren" Co-producer (with Omar Apollo, Michael Uzowuru, and DJ Dahi) "Mountains" 2021 Charlotte Day Wilson Alpha Co-writer (with Charlotte Day Wilson, Brandon Banks, D'Mile, Babyface, Kyle Moscovitch, Marcus Reddick, Teo Halm, and Varren Wade) "Thank You, God. For It All." Childish Major Thank You, God. For It All. Co-writer (with Childish Major and Hollywood Cole) "Fair Trade" Drake featuring Travis Scott Certified Lover Boy Co-writer (with Marcus Reddick, Teo Halm, Kyla Moscovich, Brandon Banks, D'Mile, Babyface, Varren Wade, Charlotte Day Wilson, OZ, Patron, Jahaan Sweet, WondaGurl, Travis Scott, and Drake) "Simple, Sweet, and Smiling" Kacy Hill Simple, Sweet, and Smiling Co-producer (with John Carroll Kirby, Jim-E Stack, and Kacy Hill) "Big Mike's" Dijon Absolutely Co-producer (with Dijon) "Many Times" Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo) "Noah's Highlight Reel" Co-producer (with Dijon)Co-writer (with Dijon and Noah Le Gros) "Rodeo Clown" Co-writer (with Dijon and Le Gros) "End of Record" Co-producer (with Dijon) "Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)" 2023 The Kid Laroi The First Time ProducerCo-writer (with The Kid Laroi) "White Teeth"Ryan BeattyCalicoCo-writer (with Ryan Beatty, Ethan Gruska, Michael Uzowuru, and Carter Lang) ".One" 2024 Fred Again Ten Days Co-writer (with Fred Gibson, Henry Counsell, Berwyn Du Bois, Georgie Gibson, Minnie Gibson, and Bridie Monds-Watson) ".Ten" Co-writer (with Fred Gibson) "From" 2025 Bon Iver Sable, Fable Co-writer (with Justin Vernon, Tobias Jesso Jr., Ilsey Juber, Jacob Collier, and Jim-E Stack) "T00STEP" SEES00000 Co-producer (with Noah Ciccel and Zack Sekoff) "Homerun 2021" Jonah Yano Co-producer and co-writer (with Jonah Yano) "Another Baby!"DijonBaby Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo) "Higher!" Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo)"Yamaha" Co-writer (with Dijon, Cara Delevingne, Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Eli Teplin, and Tommy King)"Loyal & Marie" Co-producer (with Dijon, Andrew Sarlo, BJ Burton, and Tommy King)"Kindalove" Co-producer (with Dijon and Andrew Sarlo)Co-writer (with Dijon, Ethan Gruska, and Henry Kwapis)"Love Song" Justin Bieber Swag II Co-producer (with Carter Lang, Dijon, Dylan Wiggins, and Eddie Benjamin)Co-writer (with Justin Bieber, Carter Lang, Dijon, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Daniel Chetrit, and Tobias Jesso Jr.) "500 Days of Summer" Guy Co-producer (with Guy Hershko) "Banner" Andrew Aged crown Co-producer (with Andrew Aged)Co-lyricist (with Andrew Aged) "Emmaus"Co-producer (with Andrew Aged and Zack Sekoff)"Crown for you" Co-producer (with Andrew Aged, Cole MGN, and Zack Sekoff)

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominee ResultLibera Awards 2025 Best Breakthrough Artist Himself Record of the Year "Rockman" Sound of... Sound of 2025 Himself