Early life and education
M-G was born at Hammersmith Hospital in London.
M-G met Xavier Velastín at Tiffin School, where they were in the same form class from year 7 onwards. However, the two did not become friends until a couple of years into their studies together. Their first socialisation outside of school came when they were in year 8 - Velastín had to wait behind after school had finished, and M-G, who lived close by to the school, invited Velastín to spend time at his house. The two watched an episode of Futurama, with Velastín remarking on the sexualisation of women in the introductory sequence.
Velastín and M-G would become close friends across the course of their studies, attending teenage party events such as Let’s Go Crazy (for which Velastín was a ticket seller) and All-Age Concerts. In 2009 they performed together in a student production of Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi, a project which both credit as having a significant impact on their subsequent desire to pursue artistic careers. It was around this time when both Velastín and M-G’s fathers started spinning, a practice which continues to this day.
M-G studied English Language and Literature at the University of Leeds, with a year spent in Berlin at the Freie Universität as part of his studies.
Velastín and M-G lived together in Leeds for several years, first as part of a houseshare on Hartley Avenue, Woodhouse, then in a second Woodhouse houseshare, and subsequently in a flat on St. Mary’s Road, Chapeltown along with M-G’s then-girlfriend. Activities which the pair undertook when living together in this period included live-streaming to Facebook a cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ in which, after the line “it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth”, Velastín and M-G continued counting up with the aim of getting to 420, a number which has a particular association with Cannabis culture. When they arrived at 69, a number which is also the name given to a sexual position and which has become a popular meme, they repeated the number for several rounds before continuing to count up.
Velastín moved from Leeds to London in 2019. M-G would move to London in 2022, where he currently lives.
Career
M-G formed the band ZoZo in 2013. The band would receive coverage in music publications such as the NME, the Guardian and the Line of Best Fit as well as perform with acts such as Micachu & The Shapes (now Good Sad Happy Bad), Melt Yourself Down and Zun Zun Egui.
Through ZoZo, M-G became part of the Chunk rehearsal and venue co-operative in Leeds. M-G would host the clubnights Come Thru at Chunk as well as managing the venue for events and serving on the space’s management committee for two years.
M-G is also known for his multi-disciplinary project M-G Dysfunction. The project has been covered by publications including the Quietus and has shared the stage with musical acts such as Caroline, Marie Davidson and The Bug.
Velastín and M-G collaborated on music during their time together in Leeds, performing as a duo at Chunk and the venue Wharf Chambers. M-G subsequently worked as a communications consultant for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe run of Velastín’s long-running experimental music performance [whalesong].
M-G’s career as a music, arts and culture writer & communications worker has included an editorial position at Norman Records and communications lead positions at Gasworks and Clod Ensemble. M-G has covered Velastín’s performance work for the Sampler magazine.