Child Actor | |
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Origin | Boston, Massachusetts Middletown, Connecticut [1] |
Genres | |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Fake Four Inc. |
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Past members | Sedgie Ogilvy |
Website | childactor |
Child Actor is an American underground hip hop producer. [2] [3] [4]
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]
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