Louis the Child (DJs) explained

Louis the Child
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Years Active:2013–present
Label:Interscope
Current Members:Frederic Kennett
Robby Hauldren

Louis the Child is an American electronic music group[1] [2] consisting of Robby Hauldren and Frederic J. Kennett.

Career

Robert David Hauldren was born on September 7, 1996, to David and Julia Hauldren. He attended one academic year at the University of Southern California, where he joined the Beta-Sigma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity before opting to take a leave and further pursue music. Hauldren primarily DJed and made mashups under the alias Haul Pass throughout 2011.Frederic Judson Kennett was born on October 19, 1997, to Jon and Anne Kennett. He focused on musical production under the alias Fatboy, while completing high school.[3] Though both musicians were students at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL[4] (Hauldren in the class of 2015 and Kennett in the class of 2016), the two met at a Madeon concert in 2012.[5]

Louis the Child started playing at small venues through 2013 and 2014. In 2015, the band rose in popularity with the release of their single "It's Strange". Freddy Kennet was 17 at the time and still in high school. Robby Hauldren was beginning his freshman year at the University of Southern California. The single garnered praise from artists such as Taylor Swift, who added "It's Strange" as one of her "Songs that Will Make Life Awesome"[6] and was featured on the FIFA 16 soundtrack.[7] "It's Strange" was later featured in a commercial for the 2019 Nissan Kicks. They later opened for artists such as Madeon and The Chainsmokers.[3] The duo embarked on their own tour on October 17, 2015, starting in Chicago.[8]

In December 2016, Louis The Child joined forces with Pell and created the band Pellican Child, whose first single, "Turn Me Down", was released ahead of a six-track EP due for early 2017.[9] Louis The Child was the opening act for the European leg of the Shelter Live Tour.

In 2017, the duo headlined a 32 show tour with support from Joey Purp, Lauv, Louis Futon, Prince Fox, Ashe, Party Pupils, Point Point, and Win & Woo, during which they made various contributions including playing a sold-out Thanksgiving show at the Aragon Ballroom.[10] In late 2017, Louis the Child's song "Go" was featured in a TV commercial for the Apple iPad Pro.[11] [12]

In early 2018 they made an appearance at Lollapalooza South America. The festival took place in Chile, Argentina and Brazil.[13] On April 10, 2018, the duo announced the release of their new single, "Better Not" featuring Australian singer, Wafia. As of April 2019, the track has garnered over 100 million streams on Spotify.[14]

The duo's emergence continued in 2019 when it announced a performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre[15] and a concert coinciding with the X Games.[16]

The duo have repeatedly attributed their decision to name themselves Louis the Child after landing on the historic figure while seeking out inspiration through use of the "Random Article" button on Wikipedia.

Musical influences

Hauldren cites Madeon, Flume, Porter Robinson, and Odesza as musical influences.

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
Heat
[17] 		US
Dance
[18]
Here for Now 8 6

Mixtapes

Title! scope="col"
Details
Candy II[19]
  • Released: October 2, 2020
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Black Marble[20]
  • Released: December 2, 2022
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
Dance
Dimensions
  • Released: December 2, 2013
  • Label: Prep School Recordings
  • Formats: Digital download
—
Love Is Alive
  • Released: March 24, 2017[21]
  • Label: Ultra Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
17
Kids at Play
  • Released: October 26, 2018[22]
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
8
Euphoria
  • Released: October 15, 2021[23]
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
—
To Believe
  • Released: April 22, 2022
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US Dance
[24] 		AUS
[25] 		NZ
Hot
[26] 		UK
Indie
Brk.
[27]
"It's Strange"
201538 — — 15
  • RIAA: Gold
rowspan="3"
"From Here"2016— — — —
"Weekend"
— — — —
"Fire"
30 — — —Love Is Alive
"Love Is Alive"
201742 — — —
"Slow Down Love"
42 — — —
"Right to It"
33 — — —rowspan="3"
"Last to Leave"
35 — — —
"Shake Something"
201841 — — —
"Better Not"
[28] 		12 88 — — Kids at Play
"The City"
[31] 		24 — — —
"Dear Sense"
[32] 		26 — — —
"Big Time (X Games Theme)"[33] 2019— — — —rowspan="2"
"Too Close"
[34] 		40 — — —
"Free"
[35] 		27 — — —Here for Now
"Here Comes a Feeling"
[36] 		— — — —
"Don't Mind"[37] 202050 — — —Here for Now
"Every Color"
[38] 		12 — — —
"Little Things"
[39] 		14 — — —
"Nobody Like You"
[40] 		— — — —
"Self Care"
[41] 		— — — —rowspan="2"
"Somewhere Else"
[42] 		2021— — 39 —
"So What"
[43] 		17 — — —Euphoria
"Encinitas"[44]
— — — —
"Keep On Moving"
[45] 		26 — — —Euphoria
"Hate U Cuz I Don't"
[46] 		24 — — —
"Hole In My Heart"
[47] 		20 — — —
"Blow The Roof"
[48] 		202224 — — —To Believe
"Cry"
[49] 		— — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist! Title! Year! Album
"Hurts"
[50] 		2019
"On Air"
[51] 		2022Anomaly

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Dance
NZ
Hot
"Breaking News"
201845 31Kids at Play
"Big Love"
202018 40Here for Now
"Talk"
202235 —To Believe

Remixes

YearTitleArtist
2014"Mastodon"
[52] 		Milk N Cookies
"Hearts"
Dan Black
"Home By Now"Bombay Bicycle Club
"Buffalo Bill"Moxie Raia
"Paris"Magic Man
"Crazy"
Magnifikate
"Compass"Zella Day
"Body Gold"Oh Wonder
"Inside Outside"Chiefs and Nick Acquroff
2015"Never Sleep Alone"
Kaskade
"Discipline"Club Cheval
"Broken Record"
SoySauce
2016"Blasé"Ty Dolla Sign
"I Wish"The Knocks and Matthew Koma
"Genghis Khan"Miike Snow
2017"All Night"
Chance The Rapper
"Telegraph Ave. (Louis Futon and Louis The Child Flip)"Childish Gambino
2019"The Wave"[53] Elohim
"I Dreamt We Spoke Again"[54] Death Cab for Cutie

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Louis the Child, the DJ duo Taylor Swift cannot get enough of. Staff. AOL. Ibrahim. Banu. AOL.com. June 11, 2016. June 6, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610184058/http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/06/meet-louis-the-child-the-dj-duo-taylor-swift-cannot-get-enough/21390367/. June 10, 2016.
  2. Web site: Beigelman. Victor. Louis The Child Just Want To Make People Happy With Their Music. aplus.com. June 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170601114853/http://aplus.com/a/louis-the-child-governors-ball-interview. June 1, 2017. June 8, 2016.
  3. Web site: Nguyen. Bin. Exclusive Interview: Robby Hauldren of Louis The Child. The Daily Nexus. July 31, 2016. February 2, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910223236/http://dailynexus.com/2016-02-02/exclusive-interview-robby-hauldren-of-louis-the-child/. September 10, 2016.
  4. News: Louis the Child is on a roller coaster of fame. Stewart. Allison. chicagotribune.com. June 27, 2018.
  5. Web site: Elder. Jimmy. Q&A with USC freshman, half of Louis the Child. Daily Trojan. July 31, 2016. February 18, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808234347/http://dailytrojan.com/2016/02/17/qa-with-usc-freshman-half-of-louis-the-child/. August 8, 2016.
  6. Web site: Parker. E.. Taylor Swift's 'New Songs that Will Make Your Life Awesome' List. radio.com. February 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114215417/http://news.radio.com/2015/10/07/taylor-swifts-new-songs-that-will-make-your-life-awesome-list/. January 14, 2018. October 7, 2015.
  7. Web site: Rishty. Dave. Louis The Child Produces Flume-Inspired Track, Lands Spot on FIFA '16 Soundtrack PRO MOTION Music News. September 13, 2015. PRO MOTION Music News. June 11, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609202603/http://blog.promotion-us.com/louis-child-produces-flume-inspired-track-lands-spot-fifa-16-soundtrack. June 9, 2016.
  8. Web site: Tang. Alina. USC freshman preparing for national tour. Daily Trojan. July 31, 2016. October 14, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807180243/http://dailytrojan.com/2015/10/13/usc-freshman-preparing-for-national-tour/. August 7, 2016.
  9. News: Arnaud. Arty. Louis The Child and Pell are Pellican Child and share "Turn Me Down". December 22, 2016. HighClouds. December 22, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222190411/http://www.highclouds.org/louis-the-child-and-pell-are-pellican-child-and-share-turn-me-down/. December 22, 2016.
  10. Web site: Last to Leave Tour. Louis the Child. January 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053841/https://louisthechild.com/pages/last-to-leave-tour. December 15, 2017. Los Angeles, CA.
  11. Web site: Apple iPad Pro TV Commercial, 'What's a Computer' Song by Louis the Child. iSpot.tv. January 14, 2018. Products: Apple iPad Pro, Apple iOS 11; Actors: Bruno Jin, Hannah Alligood; Songs: Go - Louis the Child. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115071638/https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wMCu/apple-ipad-pro-whats-a-computer-song-by-louis-the-child. January 15, 2018.
  12. Web site: iPad Pro — What's a computer — Apple. youtube.com. Apple. January 14, 2018. November 16, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113141318/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQB2NjhJHvY. January 13, 2018.
  13. Web site: http://globalspin365.com/louis-the-child-announces-that-theyll-be-a-part-of-2018-lollapalooza-south-america-line-up/.
  14. Web site: louis on Twitter: "It's true love don't fake it, you better not. FRIDAY.". Louis the Child on Twitter. April 10, 2018. April 11, 2018.
  15. Web site: LOUIS THE CHILD WITH GRYFFIN, CHELSEA CUTLER, EVAN GIIA. Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
  16. Web site: X GAMES ASPEN 2019 ANNOUNCES MASSIVE MUSIC LINEUP. EDM.com. January 16, 2019.
  17. Louis the Child Chart History: Heatseekers Albums . Billboard. July 7, 2020.
  18. Louis the Child Chart History: Top Dance/Electronic Albums . Billboard. July 7, 2020.
  19. Web site: Powell . Karlie . October 3, 2020 . Louis the Child drop fresh new beat tape Candy II featuring TroyBoi & Whethan collabs . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019055525/https://www.youredm.com/2020/10/03/louis-the-child-candy-ii-listen/ . October 19, 2020 . October 19, 2020 . Your EDM.
  20. Web site: Masood . Saad . 2022-12-05 . Louis The Child Shift Gears With Black Marble Alias, a "Dark, Clubby, Gritty" Audiovisual Experience . 2024-01-03 . EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists . en.
  21. Louis The Child reveals new six-track 'Love Is Alive' EP, single "Phone Died" feat. Blaise Railey . . March 3, 2017 . March 11, 2017 . Milla, Mira . https://web.archive.org/web/20170310005143/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7710133/louis-the-child-love-is-alive-phone-died . March 10, 2017.
  22. Web site: Kids At Play - EP by Louis The Child on Apple Music . Apple Music. June 7, 2020.
  23. Web site: Euphoria - EP by Louis The Child on Apple Music . Apple Music. October 14, 2021.
  24. Louis the Child Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs. Billboard. April 14, 2020.
  25. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #479 . auspOp . June 30, 2018 . June 30, 2018.
  26. Peak chart positions on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart:
  27. Web site: Louis the Child ft. K.Flay full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. August 14, 2024.
  28. Louis the Child & Wafia find true love on 'Better Not' before Coachella: Listen . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180716045834/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8316621/louis-the-child-wafia-better-not-listen . July 16, 2018. April 13, 2018 . July 16, 2018. Bein, Kat.
  29. Web site: Gold & Platinum – RIAA . . April 4, 2020 . May 20, 2020.
  30. Australia. 2022. single. October 4, 2022.
  31. Web site: Premiere: Louis the Child Link Up With Quinn XCII for "The City" . . July 13, 2018 . July 16, 2018 . Ortiz, Edwin.
  32. Web site: Louis the Child teams up with MAX on 'Dear Sense' . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180810051021/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/08/louis-child-teams-max-dear-sense . August 10, 2018 . August 9, 2018 . August 10, 2018 . Evans, Steph.
  33. Web site: Louis The Child drops official anthem for X Games, 'Big Time' . Your EDM . https://web.archive.org/web/20190731045527/https://www.youredm.com/2019/07/30/louis-the-child-drops-official-anthem-for-x-games-big-time . July 31, 2019 . July 30, 2019 . August 8, 2019. Meadow, Matthew.
  34. Web site: Too Close by Louis The Child & Wrabel . Apple Music . August 9, 2019.
  35. Web site: Louis The Child set new single 'Free': Stream . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107053940/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/11/louis-the-child-set-new-single-free-stream . November 7, 2019 . November 6, 2019. November 23, 2019 . Narozniak, Rachel.
  36. Web site: Here Comes a Feeling – Single by Louis The Child, Naomi Wild & Couros . Apple Music US . 2019 . December 13, 2019.
  37. Web site: Louis The Child drops new single Don't Mind off upcoming album . CULTR . February 4, 2020 . May 19, 2020 . Beamish, Ben.
  38. Web site: Every Color by Louis The Child & Foster the People . Apple Music . March 5, 2020.
  39. Web site: Louis The Child get the vocal treatment from Quinn XCII and Chelsea Cutler on 'Little Things' . Dancing Astronaut . https://web.archive.org/web/20200420090328/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/04/louis-the-child-get-the-vocal-treatment-from-quinn-xcii-and-chelsea-cutler-on-little-things . April 20, 2020 . April 5, 2020 . April 20, 2020 . Pereira, Natalie.
  40. Web site: First Spin: Vera Blue teams up with Louis the Child for 'Nobody Like You' . . May 19, 2020 . May 19, 2020 . Newstead, Al.
  41. Web site: Self Care by Louis The Child & COIN . Apple Music . October 16, 2020.
  42. Web site: Somewhere Else by Louis The Child & BabyJake . Apple Music . February 4, 2021.
  43. Web site: Powell . Karlie . May 1, 2021 . Louis The Child drop carefree dance/pop track 'So What' ft. A R I Z O N A . https://web.archive.org/web/20210501161918/https://www.youredm.com/2021/04/30/louis-the-child-so-what-ft-arizona/ . May 1, 2021 . May 11, 2021 . Your EDM.
  44. Web site: Masim . Austria . June 22, 2021 . Louis The Child, Goth Babe bring the sunshine with summer anthem 'Encinitas' . https://web.archive.org/web/20210623163434/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/06/louis-the-child-goth-babe-bring-the-sunshine-with-summer-anthem-encinitas/ . June 23, 2021 . August 9, 2021 . Dancing Astronaut.
  45. Web site: King . Ariel . July 3, 2021 . Louis The Child share second Euphoria single 'Keep On Moving' with NEZ, Theophilus London . https://web.archive.org/web/20210707220110/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/07/louis-the-child-share-second-euphoria-single-keep-on-moving-with-nez-theophilus-london/ . July 7, 2021 . August 9, 2021 . Dancing Astronaut.
  46. Web site: Defaria . Cameron . August 17, 2021 . Bea Miller joins Louis The Child on percussive new offering, 'Hate u cuz i don't' . https://web.archive.org/web/20210824172708/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/08/bea-miller-joins-louis-the-child-on-percussive-offering-hate-u-cuz-i-dont/ . August 24, 2021 . August 31, 2021 . Dancing Astronaut.
  47. Web site: King . Ariel . October 4, 2021 . Louis The Child teams up with Livingston for new single 'Hole In My Heart' . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007165854/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/10/louis-the-child-teams-up-with-livingston-for-new-single-hole-in-my-heart/ . October 7, 2021 . October 15, 2021 . Dancing Astronaut.
  48. Web site: Tyron . Oliver . 18 February 2022 . Louis The Child, Kasbo & Evan Giia link on 'Blow The Roof' . 20 February 2022 . Cultr.
  49. Web site: Schube . Will . 26 March 2022 . Louis The Child team up with Aluna for new single, 'Cry' . https://web.archive.org/web/20220329172631/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/louis-the-child-aluna-cry/ . 29 March 2022 . 30 March 2022 . UDiscoverMusic.
  50. Wafia, Louis The Child & Whethan are a dream team on new track 'Hurts': Listen . . September 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190909030914/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8529152/hurts-wafia-louis-the-child-whethan . September 9, 2019 . September 15, 2019 . Bein, Kat.
  51. Web site: What So Not shares new single "On Air" and talks about the album. The Groove Cartel. 21 August 2022. 22 August 2022.
  52. Web site: Milk N Cookies Mastodon Remix EP And Remix Competition . YourEDM . February 19, 2019 . December 7, 2013.
  53. Web site: Elohim (Deluxe Edition) by Elohim on Apple Music . . April 26, 2019.
  54. Louis the Child gives Death Cab for Cutie's 'I Dreamt We Spoke Again' a dream-laced, trap-infused remix: Exclusive . Bein . Kat . May 21, 2019 . Billboard . https://web.archive.org/web/20190526232023/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8512546/louis-the-child-death-cab-for-cutie-remix-dreamt-we-spoke . May 26, 2019 . June 10, 2019.

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