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Machaki

Machaki is an American dubstep and bass producer from Tampa, Florida, active since 2023, who has released music on Monstercat, Subsidia, and Gud Vibrations and performed at Lost Lands.

Machine Gun Kelly (musician)

Machine Gun Kelly (mgk), Colson Baker, born 1990, Cleveland rapper turned pop-punk rocker; Tickets to My Downfall (2020) and Mainstream Sellout (2022) both hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200; seventh album Lost Americana (2025).

Machine Head (band)

Machine Head (マシーン・ヘッド), Oakland groove/thrash metal band formed in 1991 by ex-Vio-lence guitarist Robb Flynn; Burn My Eyes (1994) sold 500,000+, eleven albums through UNATØNED (2025) on Nuclear Blast.

Machinedrum

Machinedrum is the best-known alias of Travis Stewart, an American electronic musician active since 1999 who became a central figure linking jungle and Chicago footwork after Room(s) (2011).

Macklemore

Macklemore, born Ben Haggerty (1983), Seattle rapper; with Ryan Lewis made "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" and won four 2014 Grammys including Best Rap Album for The Heist; later solo artist and Palestine advocate.

Macky Gee

Macky Gee is a British jump-up drum and bass DJ and producer, active since around 2010, best known for the 2017 track "Tour" and a member of the crew SASASAS.

Mad Dog (musician)

DJ Mad Dog (Filippo Calcagni) is an Italian hardcore DJ and producer, a longtime Traxtorm Records artist who founded Dogfight Records and created the Downtempo hardcore trend.

Madam X

Madam X, born Crissi, is a Greek-British DJ and producer in UK bass, dubstep, and grime, and founder of the KAIZEN label and club night.

Madchild

Madchild is Canadian rapper Shane Bunting (born 1975), founding member of Swollen Members and a four-time Juno winner, who rebuilt his career as a solo artist on Battle Axe Records after a publicized Oxycontin addiction and 2011 US entry ban.

MadeinTYO

MadeinTYO (Malcolm Jamaal Davis, b. 1992, Honolulu) is an Atlanta-based rapper behind the 2016 hit 'Uber Everywhere' (Hot 100 #51, RIAA platinum), founder of Private Club Records with his brother 24hrs.

Madeon

Madeon (Hugo Pierre Leclercq, born 1994, Nantes) is a French electronic producer whose 2011 Launchpad mashup "Pop Culture" went viral; albums Adventure (2015), Grammy-nominated Good Faith (2019), and Victory (2026), plus Shelter with Porter Robinson.

Madlib

Madlib (Otis Jackson Jr., born 1973, Oxnard, California) is an American hip-hop producer, DJ, and rapper behind Quasimoto, Beat Konducta, Madvillainy, Jaylib's Champion Sound, and the Freddie Gibbs albums Piñata and Bandana.

Maestro Fresh Wes

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams, born 1968, Scarborough, Ontario) is the Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop; his 1989 album Symphony in Effect was the first Canadian rap album certified platinum, and "Let Your Backbone Slide" made him the first Canadian rapper with a Billboard Top 40 hit.

Mägo de Oz

Mägo de Oz (also written Mago de Oz) is a Spanish folk metal band from Madrid founded in 1988 by drummer Txus di Fellatio, famous for Celtic-flavored heavy metal, concept albums like Finisterra and the Gaia trilogy, and anthems such as Fiesta Pagana.

Mahmut Orhan

Mahmut Orhan is a Turkish DJ and producer of deep house and melodic house, known for the 2016 hit "Feel" and the 2024 debut album Pangea.

Mahony

Mahony, real name Maracine Razvan, is a Romanian house and tech house DJ and producer from Bucharest, known for the Kristal Club residency and his label Take Notes.

Maiia

Maiia, real name Alla Vagner, is a Russian psy-chill DJ and producer from Moscow, active since the mid-2000s, founder of Mystic Sound Records, with 11 full-length albums.

Main Square Festival

The Main Square Festival (Festival Main Square) is an annual July music festival at the Citadelle d'Arras in Arras, France, with eclectic rock, pop, and electronic line-ups.

Majestic Casual (music)

Majestic Casual is a music discovery YouTube channel and record label founded in 2011 and based in Berlin, curating electronic, hip-hop, and indie music, with over four million subscribers.

Make Them Suffer

Make Them Suffer (Perth, Australia, formed 2008) is a heavy metal band that evolved from deathcore on Neverbloom (2012) to symphonic metalcore, reaching Australian Top 20 with How to Survive a Funeral and releasing a self-titled 2024 album on SharpTone.

Mako (group)

Mako is an American electronic music act formed in Los Angeles in 2011 by Alex Seaver and Logan Light, now Seaver's solo project on Ultra Records.

Mall Grab

Mall Grab (Jordon Alexander, born 1994, Newcastle, Australia) is an Australian DJ and producer in London known for lo-fi house, debut album What I Breathe (2022), labels Steel City Dance Discs, Looking For Trouble, and the 2024 hit 'iluv' with Effy.

Mall of Asia Arena

The Mall of Asia Arena, also styled SM Mall of Asia Arena, is an indoor arena in Pasay City, Philippines, opened in 2012 with 15,000 to 20,000 seats.

Mallrat

Mallrat, also known as Grace Shaw, is an Australian singer and songwriter from Brisbane whose hip-hop-infused electro-pop produced the multi-platinum hit "Groceries" and the ARIA top-ten album Butterfly Blue (2022).

Malóne

Malóne, born Malone in Cuba, is a Cuban-born, Miami-based house DJ and producer, a resident DJ at Club Space and founder of the label and event series WHYNOTUS.

Mama Said Knock You Out

Mama Said Knock You Out is a 1990 album by rapper LL Cool J, and its Grammy-winning title track is known for "Don't call it a comeback."

Manapart

Manapart: Russian-Armenian nu-metal band formed 2018 in St. Petersburg from a System of a Down cover band, fusing nu metal with Armenian folk melodies; albums Manapart (2020) and Red (2024).

Mandarine Park

Mandarine Park is an open-air event venue on the Costanera Norte of Buenos Aires, Argentina, opened in 2014 and used mainly for large electronic-music events.

Manowar

Manowar is an American heavy metal band from New York, formed in 1980 by Joey DeMaio and Ross the Boss, known for Battle Hymns, Kings of Metal, epic mythology themes, and the loudest-band Guinness record.

Manuel Le Saux

Manuel Le Saux is an Italian trance DJ and producer based in Rome, known for euphoric, uplifting peaktime trance, whose Extrema radioshow has aired over 1,000 episodes.