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# PAWS UP, London! Electro-pop trailblazer MkX is bringing his high energy to The Mayhem Rave
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/paws-up-london-electro-pop-trailblazer-mkx-is-bringing-his-high-energy-to-the-mayhem-rave/
- Published: 2025-09-22T17:06:40.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-26T13:13:10.000Z
- Author: Dale Melita
- Tags: Culture, Music, UK, North America

With over 9 million streams, **Billboard**\-charting artist **MkX** is making waves with *UP*, a slick tribute to early 2000s pop reimagined for 2025\. 

His rollout began with *MAN ON A MISSION*, directed by **Prince** collaborator **Scott McCullough**, followed by *WANT U BAD*, featuring a hyperpop remix and a club-ready version by **Grammy**\-winner **Dave Audé** (**Lady Gaga**, **Madonna**, **Beyoncé**).

A proud **Berklee** alum, MkX has become a standout headliner at pride festivals across the **US**, dazzling crowds with his high-energy, visually striking performances.

He recently took the main stage at **World Pride DC**, opening for **Doechii** and performing to a crowd of 30,000-cementing his place as one of pop’s boldest new voices.

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Produced by MkX and co-written with his longtime collaborators **Myah Marie** (**Britney Spears**, **RuPaul**, **Selena Gomez**) and **Brandon Colbein** (**Zayn**, **Kehlani**, **Hayley Kiyoko**), his latest single *UP* fully embodies the singer’s trademark aesthetic of “taking all the sounds that have inspired me throughout my life, putting them in a blender and creating something new.”

*UP* showcases his ongoing passion for the early 2000s production sonics of **Max Martin** and fuses it with elements of hyperpop sound design, drawing inspiration from the genre’s primary pioneer, **SOPHIE**.

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“For this song,” MkX says, “I really wanted to lean into that very 2001-era punchy pop, which in my opinion subtly foreshadowed different elements of hyperpop. Adding interesting textures that perk up your eardrums…like lasers, bubbles, zaps, bleeps and bloops (for lack of a better term). A lot of the sounds I imagine you’d hear inside of a rocket ship. When we wrote the song, we wanted to draw from that very golden era of pop where everything was super hooky and punchy, but do it in a 2025 way."

> *UP* was heavily inspired by Britney Spears, **\*NSYNC**, **Backstreet Boys**, and one of my favourite Janet Jackson songs, *Doesn’t Really Matter*. I actually found the same robot dog that Janet used in her video and used it in the cover art and short form content for *UP* to pay homage to that video. We shot everything in a very futuristic hotel room that we decorated to exude that classic Y2K aesthetic.

Aside from his own artist project, MkX has been producing for other artists such as **Ayesha Erotica**, **TWICE**, **Kim Petras**, **That Kid** and **6arelyhuman**. 

In MkX’s previous duo project with his sister, he landed shows opening for **Ariana Grande**, **David Archuleta**, and **Rixton** and back in the summer, MkX performed at **The** **Mayhem Rave** in **NYC**.

They loved him so much that they've invited him over the pond to perform at The Mayhem Rave in **London** now too! Straight after **Lady Gaga**'s final **Mayhem Ball** on the 4th October at the **The O2 Arena**! 

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To be fair I've never been to a rave and I tried get tickets for The Mayhem Ball but all 4 nights sold out too fast so I've missed out but I'm ready to keep dancin’ til I'm dead! 

MkX is a rising superstar and a certified little monster so it's guaranteed he'll bring mayhem to the Mayhem Rave.

Tickets for The Mayhem Rave on 04.10.25 are available [HERE](http://luisfernandonyc.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) and **UP* is on all streaming platforms now. Share your thoughts in the comments section below👇🏻and start or join the convo! Not a member yet? Sign up for a ****FREE** membership [HERE](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/#/portal/signup) to join the discussion. A free membership gives you full access to the comment section and more and it's quick, easy and....free!