The in-universe music artist ''DJ LiveRats" is a spoof reference to real life music DJ "DeadMau5" (pronounced "Dead Mouse")
The show is a Disney XD original but the first half of season one premiered on Disney Channel before Disney XD got it. After the mid-season break, the rest of season one aired on Disney XD...then Disney Channel aired those episodes a few months later.
The title of the series was originally going to be MTX!, with the mech of course being named MTX.