Child Actor (band) explained

Child Actor
Origin:	Boston, Massachusetts Middletown, Connecticut^[1]
Years Active:	2012–present
Label:	Fake Four Inc.
Past Members:	Sedgie Ogilvy

Child Actor is an American underground hip hop producer.^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

Child Actor was formed by cousins Max Heath and Sedgie Ogilvy.^[5] They released the Partner EP in February 2012^[6] and the Window EP in July 2012.^[7]

Their first album, Victory, was released on Fake Four Inc. on October 16, 2012.^[8] Don Yates of KEXP-FM described the album as "an impressive set of maximalist, R&B-tinged electro-pop with a huge, lush sound featuring walls of glittering synths, hip hop-influenced rhythms, chopped samples, wispy vocals and sugary pop melodies."^[9] Alyce Currier of Earmilk said, "With more emotional staying power than a lot of music caught up in today's rapid release cycle, I think this one is a keeper."^[10]

Ogilvy left Child Actor in December 2012 with Natalie Plaza taking her place.^[4]

Child Actor released their sophomore album, Never Die, in September 2014, followed by A Perfect Cloud in 2016.^[11]

More recently, Heath has been active in hip hop, contributing production to artists such as Open Mike Eagle, Serengeti, billy woods, Armand Hammer, and Moor Mother.^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

In 2021, Child Actor released an album entitled Respawn with frequent collaborator Televangel via Fake Four Inc.^[16]

In 2022, Heath played keyboard in a recording session along with jazz musician Shabaka Hutchings, engineer Willie Green, and rapper Elucid that would form the foundation for the 2023 Armand Hammer album We Buy Diabetic Test Strips.^{[17] [18] [19]}

Discography

Albums

• Victory (2012)
• Never Die (2014)
• A Perfect Cloud (2016)
• Respawn with Televangel (2021)
• Ajai II Instrumentals (2023)

EPs

• Partner (2012)
• Window (2012)
• Promise (2013)
• Siempre Mia with Televangel (2020)

Guest appearances

• Dark Time Sunshine – "Valiant" and "Forget Me Not" from Anx (2012)
• Blue Sky Black Death – "This Is It" and "Can't Take It With Me When I Die" from Cliff of Death EP with Deniro Farrar (2012)
• Sadistik – "Palmreader" from Flowers for My Father (2013)
• Deniro Farrar – "Death or Forever" and "Croisade" from The Patriarch II (2013)
• Blue Sky Black Death – "I" and "II" from Glaciers (2013)
• Deniro Farrar – "Rebirth/Hold On" from Rebirth (2014)
• Sadistik – "Orange" from Ultraviolet (2014)
• Serengeti – "Never Fall Back" from Energy EP (2019)

Production

• Busdriver – "Utilitarian Uses of Love (Child Actor remix)" from Beaus$Eros (Deluxe Version) (2012)
• Ceschi – "Work Song" from Forgotten Forever (2014)
• Serengeti – Energy EP (all songs, 2019)
• Billy Woods – "Shepherd's Tone (feat. Fielded)" from Terror Management (2019)
• Armand Hammer – "Charms (feat. Keiyaa)" from Shrines (2020)
• Moor Mother and Billy Woods – "Rapunzal", "Blak Forrest" (featuring Fielded), "Tiberius" (featuring Elucid), and "Portrait" (featuring Navy Blue) from Brass (2020)
• Fielded – "Justus (Child Actor remix)" (featuring Billy Woods) from The Sherita Sessions: Demisexual Lovelace Remixes (2021)
• Elucid – "Spellling", "Old Magic", "Mangosteen feat. Billy Woods", and "Split Tongue" from I Told Bessie (2022)
• ShrapKnel – "Running Rebel Swordplay", "Obol", and "A Tribe All Stressed" from Metal Lung (2022)
• AKAI SOLO – "Sun 2 Moon" from Body Feeling (2022)
• Amani & Robalu – "Starchild" from I'll Be Right Black! (2022)
• Serengeti – Ajai II (all songs, 2022)
• Open Mike Eagle – "The Song With the Secret Name", "I Retired Then I Changed My Mind", and "Peak Lockdown Raps" from Component System with the Auto Reverse (2022)
• Open Mike Eagle – "A New Rap Festival Called Falling Loud", "The Grand Prize Game on the Bozo Show feat. Video Dave & Still Rift", "We Should Have Made Otherground a Thing", "The Wire S3 E1 feat. Blu", and "Dave Said These Are the Liner Notes" from another triumph of ghetto engineering (2023)
• Fielded – "Take Me There feat. Teether", "You Chasing Me", "Dream Interlude", and "Goddess Woes feat. Wolf Weston" from Plus One (2023)
• Armand Hammer – "The Flexible Unreliability of Time and Memory" from We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (2023)
• Armand Hammer – "Drowning Machine" from BLK LBL (2024)
• Previous Industries – "Showbiz" from Showbiz / Braids (2024)
• Ceschi – "Fin" and "Santa Lucía" from Bring Us The Head Of Francisco False (Part 1) (2024)
• shemar – sunscreen (all songs, 2024)
• Cavalier – "50 Bags feat. Lord Chilla" from Different Type Time (2024)
• Previous Industries – "Showbiz", "Pliers", "Roebuck", "Montgomery Ward", "Babbages", "Fotomat", "Zayre", and "Kay Bee" from Service Merchandise (2024)
• Navy Blue – "Low Threshold" and "Basis" from Memoirs in Armour (2024)
• Elucid – "Yottabyte" and "Voice 2 Skull" from Revelator (2024)

External links

• • Child Actor on Fake Four Inc.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discovery: Child Actor. Interview Magazine. Emma. Brown. 2012.
2. Web site: Service Merchandise. Lewis. Dash. Pitchfork. July 8, 2024. July 24, 2024.
3. Web site: New band of the day – Child Actor (No 1,358). The Guardian. Paul Lester. September 25, 2012.
4. Web site: Niespodziany. Benjamin. Full Moon Music: An Interview With Child Actor. Mishka Bloglin. 11 April 2013.
5. Web site: Child Actor. Lester. Paul. The Guardian. September 25, 2012. October 1, 2023.
6. Web site: Child Actor Premieres "Getaway" From Debut EP Partner (Video). URB. Brett. Uddenberg. March 12, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120924135633/http://www.urb.com/2012/03/12/child-actor-premieres-%E2%80%9Cgetaway%E2%80%9D-from-debut-ep-partner/. September 24, 2012.
7. Web site: Premiere: Child Actor Drops 3D Video for "Get Up" and Free Window EP (Video). URB. Brett. Uddenberg. July 10, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006111527/http://www.urb.com/2012/07/10/premiere-child-actor-drops-3d-video-for-get-up-and-free-window-ep/. October 6, 2012.
8. Web site: Listen: Child Actor Preview 'Victory' LP With 'If You Loved Me'. DIY. Jamie. Milton. September 11, 2012.
9. Web site: Child Actor: Victory. KEXP-FM. Don. Yates. November 2, 2012.
10. Web site: Child Actor – Victory (Album Review + Video Premiere). Earmilk. Alyce. Currier. November 16, 2012.
11. Web site: Child Actor: Last Time. Hypetrak. Eric. Montanez. July 23, 2014.
12. Web site: billy woods on Backwoodz Studioz. The Wire. June 1, 2020.
13. Web site: Open Mike Eagle Announces Component System With the Auto Reverse, Shares New Song: Listen. Pitchfork. August 9, 2022.
14. Web site: How Child Actor Became an Underground Hip-Hop Producer to Watch. Bandcamp. November 10, 2022.
15. Web site: Open Mike Eagle makes himself a mixtape. NPR. October 5, 2022.
16. Web site: New Albums. San Francisco Chronicle. September 29, 2021.
17. Web site: Armand Hammer announce new album with lead single "Trauma Mic". Lejarde. Arielle Lana. The Fader. August 2, 2023. September 18, 2023.
18. Web site: Armand Hammer Keeps a Foot in the Past, but Its Eyes on the Future. Moore. Marcus J.. The New York Times. September 26, 2023. October 1, 2023.
19. Web site: We Buy Diabetic Test Strips. Ruiz. Matthew Ismael. Pitchfork. October 3, 2023. October 3, 2023.