| One Child Policy | |
| Birth Name: | Dennis Ruowei Cao |
| Years Active: | –present |
Dennis Ruowei Cao, better known as One Child Policy, is a Chinese-American electronic musician, record producer, and DJ based in Los Angeles.[1]
Cao was raised by two electrical engineers brought up in China, who sparked his fascination with electronic music at an early age.[2] In 2017, Cao formed a duo, "Belligerents", with Simonowsky to create the track "Crack99", which was featured on LA-based party and record label The Black Lodge's second compilation album and as XLR8R's 3 January 2018 track download.[3] His work was included on Arca's Mutants Mixtapes Vol 1 and 2, which consist of tracks by Arca and artists from her Discord community.[4]
Cao's debut EP, Cultural Transmissions, was released in November 2017 via Droid Behavior’s sister label VRV. Mixmag praised its "kinetic production [...] paired alongside a pensive aesthetic which aims to explore the artist’s Asian American heritage", rating it 8/10.[5] It was also well received by Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor, who called the lead single, "Only Me || 孝", "a track that'll get stuck in your head along with a lot of eerie synth work."[6]
In late 2020, he debuted his electronic record label, Dian Nao (meaning "computer"), with the two-track EP It Mirrored Me, which was featured on Apple Music's Editorial Techno Playlist, Magnetic Mag, and De Subjectivisten.[7]