Mage, the stage name of Kirill, is a Russian drum-and-bass producer and DJ working in mainstream and liquid funk. Kirill began DJing in 2004 and producing in 2008. Releases have appeared on Fokuz, Beta, Neuropunk, Celsius, Simplify, DeVice, Manifest, Elephant Trunk and Kill Inc Drum & Bass. Kirill has managed Kill Inc Drum & Bass since 2014, taking on label work alongside production and DJing. Since 2023, Kirill has also been an artistic inspiration behind Elephant Trunk.
In 2015, Mage made the single The Inevitable EP for Influenza Media with Monrroe and Tremah. The 2021 single Freefall, made with Nelver, came out on Simplify Recordings; in 2022, Mage and Maykors released the single Another Way Out on Fokuz Recordings. Mage’s later collaborations include the 2024 single Back To Me with Nelver on DeVice, and the 2026 singles Return, with Ryan Audley on DeVice, and Brockout, with Ryan Audley on Elephant Trunk.