Mikky Ekko’s birth name is John Stephen Sudduth. He was born in December 17, 1984 on Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.

His first single “We Must Be Killers” was released on July 17, 2012 on Youtube. This song was featured in the second season of the American supernatural drama, Teen Wolf. It was released to iTunes on August 6, 2012.

His second official single, “Feels Like the End”, produced by Nick Ruth and Ekko, was released to YouTube on September 25, 2012, with the digital release following on September 25. Ekko’s third single, “Pull Me Down”, written and produced by Ekko and Clams Casino, was released digitally on October 30, 2012.

He is featured on Rihanna’s 2013 single “Stay”.

Ekko released his debut studio album, Time in January 2015 through RCA Records.