9lives

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9lives
Birth nameMaxwell Warren Jardine
Born (2004-03-10) March 10, 2004 (age 20)[ citation needed ]
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter
Years active2022-present
LabelsPulse Records

Maxwell Warren Jardine (born 10 March 2004), known professionally as 9lives, is a New Zealand artist, songwriter and record producer. Known for pioneering the Sigilkore sound, a mix of trap, hyperpop, cloud rap, and electronic music, he has released music collaborations with Odetari, Trippie Redd, Kanii, jnhygs, and Lil Nas X. [1] [2] 9lives has an RIAA certified Gold single "I LOVE YOU HOE" with Odetari, [3] 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. [4]

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Life and career

Maxwell Jardine was born in rural small-town Hawkes Bay, New Zealand and is of South African descent. [1] [5] He grew up in a musical household where everybody in his family played instruments, and he played the drums from a young age. [6] 9lives claims that playing the drums is what got him into production in the first place, making his own beats after playing drums for 12 years and eventually transitioning into production drum loops during his free time in high school. [1]

9lives began posting beats and remixes on SoundCloud in 2021. [1] He released his first instrumental project titled #exclusive on November 13, 2022. [7] [ non-primary source needed ] In late 2022, 9lives' music, in particular debut single "Khaos Emerald", began going viral on TikTok. "I guess that's how it started" says Maxwell when referring to his early success as an artist, "all those kinds of edits of movie visuals with the sound behind it just started happening out of nowhere". [1] He continued releasing singles more frequently, collaborating with other artists in the underground to reach new audiences. 9lives released "XTAYALIVE" [8] with jnhygs on February 22, 2023 and "GO (Xtayalive 2)" with Kanii on April 28, 2023. [9] 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. [10]

On January 16, 2024 9lives signed to Pulse Records. [11]

Musical style

9lives' music has been described as sigilkore or dark trap. [12] He describes his music as "the back end of hyperpop, but more in the space of Radier Klan where it's a bit more dark, grungy and underground". [6] Laura McInnes of Sniffers wrote that 9lives' music "fuses together ethereal lofi trap textures of cloud rap, the manipulated chopped vocal pitches of hyperpop, and the uptempo bounce and animated sound FX of electronic club styles". [1] Jon Barlas of Our Generation Music wrote that "9lives' sound feels like you're fighting a final boss on the last level of Arkham Asylum, gripping your controller ever-so-tightly". [6] He has referred to Luci4 and Raider Klan as musical influences in multiple interviews. [13] [1] [6]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release year, label / distribution partner, and format.
TitleDetails
#exclusive
  • Released: November 13, 2022
  • Label: The System
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
33.1FM
  • Released: February 17, 2023
  • Label: The System
  • Format: LP, Digital download, streaming
3×3
(with Odetari)

Singles

List of singles as primary artist, with title, year released, collaborator, album, and chart position shown.
TitleYearPeak chart position Certifications Project
US Dance

[14]

NZ Hot

[15]

"Khaos Emerald"2022———#exclusive
"Glacier"———#exclusive
"Ghostrider"2023———Non-album singles
"Xtayalive"

(with jnhygs)

———
"Go (Xtayalive 2)" [16]

(with Kanii)

———Exiit
"Reassure Me" [17]

(with Odetari)

———3x3
"Jerk!"

(with jnhygs)

45——Non-album singles
"I Love You Hoe" [10]

(with Odetari)

3183x3
"Baby I'm Home"

(with Odetari & Kanii)

38——Door to Dusk
"Multimillionaire" [18]

(with Trippie Redd & Odetari)

202443——Non-album singles
"Light" [19]

(with Skaiwater & Lil Nas X or Midwxst)

———#Gigi
"Canada" [20]

(with jnhygs)

———Non-album singles
"Nuk3" [21]

(with Luci4 & Lazer Dim 700)

———TBA
"Abu Dhabi" [21]

(with Lancey Foux)

———
"I Did It" [22]

(with Kanii & Anycia)

———
"My Way" [23]

(with Kanii & Rico Nasty)

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

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