MDK

Morgan David King (born: ), better known by his initials MDK, is a Canadian DJ born in Vancouver. He is known for his video game-styled soundtracks combined with Dubstep, which he refers it to as "wubstep". However, he also incorporates orchestral sounds into his songs.
==About==
He was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada with his parents. Like most artists, he became interested in electronic music. He stumbled at the beginning, but his work blossomed until he became an internet celebrity.
He joined YouTube in October 2013 and released his debut album Jelly Castle a month later. He then released his follow-up album, Rise, in October 2014. Two years later, after the release of Rise, Fingerbang, one of the songs on the album, was used in the video game Geometry Dash. However, the level was called Fingerdash mainly due to the original name being inappropriate. A remix album was released in February 2015, with 5 of the songs from the original album being remixed.
On August 15, 2015, Morgan released his single Press Start. The song gained popularity after YouTuber DanTDM used it in his videos. Following the release of Geometry Dash SubZero, its popularity skyrocketed, and is now the most viewed song on his channel, having about 25M+ views as of 2023.
To contribute to the song's fame, Morgan released a VIP mix of the song, a "smooth jazz" remix, and a number of remixes by artists like Dex Arson, Neowing, and Sterrezo.
In 2017 he collaborated with an established artist named, “Teminite” and they created a song called Space Invaders and it remains a popular song today with over 2 million plays on Spotify.
On December 2017, MDK released his third album, Astral Badass. The album incorporates synthwave into MDK's signature sound, and also features future bass songs.
Later In 2020, he collaborated with another artist named Treyx, and they created Colour Cannon. This is MDK’s first color bass song. He also released "The Only Way I Know" a vocal EDM song where he sings about how the pandemic affected his life and those around him. 
In December 2021, he made his debut on NoCopyrightSounds with his song "Arcade Dwellers" alongside Chime. 
In late 2023, with the release of Geometry Dash's 2.2 update, MDK released a song, which was used in the game's 22nd level "Dash". The song is simply titled as the "Geometry Dash Official Theme Song" on music platforms. This is the second time the game uses a first-party song, following Waterflame's "Geometrical Dominator". 
The official release of the song has a different mix compared to the game's version. 
== Wubstep ==
MDK created a genre called, “Wubstep”. Wubstep is a combination of Complextro, Chiptune, Dubstep, and Smooth Jazz. It’s a fast paced genre that only MDK and Nitro Fun use. Wubstep is often referred to as "8 bit video gamey Dubstep".
== Trivia ==
* Like Dex Arson, he has also released his Outlaw Ocean-inspired EP, Black Water. The EP is part of The Outlaw Ocean Music Project, which is based on the book of the same name by author Ian Urbina.
** The EP contains samples from recordings based on the book's research trips.
* In the music video for "Basswagon", MDK can be seen wearing a t-shirt with the artwork for "The Singles" a Bandcamp-exclusive anthology album containing all of his singles from 2014.
* He can sing, as heard in songs like "The Only Way I Know".
* On February 17 2024, he was featured in the RobTop video as a new musical artist in the song trigger.
* He participated in a Monstercat remix contest of Botnek and I See MONSTAS' "Deeper Love", but unfortunately did not win the contest. He later uploaded the song to his channel after the remix EP was released.
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