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Child Actor
OriginNew Haven, Connecticut
Boston,Massachusetts[1]
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
Members
  • Max Heath
  • Natalie Plaza
Past members
  • Sedgie Ogilvy
Websitechildactor.net

Max Heath,better known by hisstage nameChild Actor(formerlyCircadion), is an Americanunderground hip hopproducer who is one half of thedream popduo also known asChild Actor.[2][3][4][5]

History

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Child Actor was formed by cousins Max Heath and Sedgie Ogilvy.[6]They released thePartnerEP in February 2012[7]and theWindowEP in July 2012.[8]

Their first album,Victory,was released onFake Four Inc.on October 16, 2012.[9]Don Yates ofKEXP-FMdescribed the album as "an impressive set ofmaximalist,R&B-tingedelectro-popwith a huge, lush sound featuring walls of glittering synths,hip hop-influenced rhythms, chopped samples, wispy vocals and sugary pop melodies. "[10]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."[11]

Ogilvy left Child Actor in December 2012 with Natalie Plaza taking her place.[5]

Child Actor released their sophomore album,Never Die,in September 2014, followed byA Perfect Cloudin 2016.[12]

More recently, Heath has been active in hip hop, contributing production to artists such asOpen Mike Eagle,Serengeti,billy woods,Armand Hammer,andMoor Mother.[13][14][15][16]

In 2021, Child Actor released an album entitledRespawnwith frequent collaborator Televangel viaFake Four Inc.[17]

In 2022, Heath played keyboard in a recording session along with jazz musicianShabaka Hutchings,engineer Willie Green, and rapperElucidthat would form the foundation for the 2023 Armand Hammer albumWe Buy Diabetic Test Strips.[18][19][20]

Discography

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Albums

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

EPs

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  • Partner(2012)
  • Window(2012)
  • Promise(2013)
  • Siempre Mia(2020)(with Televangel)
  • Sunscreen(2024)(with Shemar)

Guest appearances

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Production

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  • Busdriver– "Utilitarian Uses of Love (Child Actor remix)" fromBeaus$Eros(Deluxe Version)(2012)
  • Ceschi– "Work Song" fromForgotten Forever(2014)
  • Serengeti–EnergyEP (all songs, 2019)
  • Billy Woods– "Shepherd's Tone (feat. Fielded)" fromTerror Management(2019)
  • Armand Hammer– "Charms (feat.Keiyaa) "fromShrines(2020)
  • Moor Motherand Billy Woods – "Rapunzal", "Blak Forrest" (featuring Fielded), "Tiberius" (featuring Elucid), and "Portrait" (featuringNavy Blue) fromBrass(2020)
  • Fielded – "Justus (Child Actor remix)" (featuring Billy Woods) fromThe Sherita Sessions: Demisexual Lovelace Remixes(2021)
  • Elucid– "Spellling", "Old Magic", "Mangosteen feat. Billy Woods", and "Split Tongue" fromI Told Bessie(2022)
  • ShrapKnel – "Running Rebel Swordplay", "Obol", and "A Tribe All Stressed" fromMetal Lung(2022)
  • AKAI SOLO – "Sun 2 Moon" fromBody Feeling(2022)
  • Amani & Robalu – "Starchild" fromI'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" fromComponent 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 "fromanother triumph of ghetto engineering(2023)
  • Fielded – "Take Me There feat. Teether", "You Chasing Me", "Dream Interlude", and "Goddess Woes feat. Wolf Weston" fromPlus One(2023)
  • Armand Hammer – "The Flexible Unreliability of Time and Memory" fromWe Buy Diabetic Test Strips(2023)
  • Armand Hammer – "Drowning Machine" fromBLK LBL(2024)
  • Previous Industries– "Showbiz" fromShowbiz / Braids(2024)
  • Ceschi – "Fin" and "Santa Lucía" fromBring Us The Head Of Francisco False (Part 1)(2024)
  • shemar –sunscreen(all songs, 2024)
  • Cavalier – "50 Bags feat. Lord Chilla" fromDifferent Type Time(2024)
  • Previous Industries – "Showbiz", "Pliers", "Roebuck", "Montgomery Ward", "Babbages", "Fotomat", "Zayre", and "Kay Bee" fromService Merchandise(2024)
  • Navy Blue– "Low Threshold" and "Basis" fromMemoirs in Armour(2024)
  • money for water – "A Canvas For Us All" fromTraveling Light(2024)
  • Elucid – "Yottabyte" and "Voice 2 Skull" fromRevelator(2024)
  • Cavalier –CINE(all songs, 2024)

References

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  1. ^Brown, Emma (2012)."Discovery: Child Actor".Interview Magazine.
  2. ^Lewis, Dash (July 8, 2024)."Service Merchandise".Pitchfork.RetrievedJuly 24,2024.
  3. ^Timmhotep, Aku (October 11, 2024)."Revelator".Pitchfork.RetrievedOctober 13,2024.
  4. ^Paul Lester(September 25, 2012)."New band of the day – Child Actor (No 1,358)".The Guardian.
  5. ^abNiespodziany, Benjamin."Full Moon Music: An Interview With Child Actor".Mishka Bloglin.Retrieved11 April2013.
  6. ^Lester, Paul (September 25, 2012)."Child Actor".The Guardian.RetrievedOctober 1,2023.
  7. ^Uddenberg, Brett (March 12, 2012)."Child Actor Premieres" Getaway "From Debut EP Partner (Video)".URB. Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2012.
  8. ^Uddenberg, Brett (July 10, 2012)."Premiere: Child Actor Drops 3D Video for" Get Up "and Free Window EP (Video)".URB. Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2012.
  9. ^Milton, Jamie (September 11, 2012)."Listen: Child Actor Preview 'Victory' LP With 'If You Loved Me'".DIY.
  10. ^Yates, Don (November 2, 2012)."Child Actor: Victory".KEXP-FM.
  11. ^Currier, Alyce (November 16, 2012)."Child Actor – Victory (Album Review + Video Premiere)".Earmilk.
  12. ^Montanez, Eric (July 23, 2014)."Child Actor: Last Time".Hypetrak.
  13. ^"billy woods on Backwoodz Studioz".The Wire. June 1, 2020.
  14. ^"Open Mike Eagle Announces Component System With the Auto Reverse, Shares New Song: Listen".Pitchfork. August 9, 2022.
  15. ^"How Child Actor Became an Underground Hip-Hop Producer to Watch".Bandcamp. November 10, 2022.
  16. ^"Open Mike Eagle makes himself a mixtape".NPR. October 5, 2022.
  17. ^"New Albums".San Francisco Chronicle.September 29, 2021.
  18. ^Lejarde, Arielle Lana (August 2, 2023)."Armand Hammer announce new album with lead single" Trauma Mic "".The Fader.RetrievedSeptember 18,2023.
  19. ^Moore, Marcus J. (September 26, 2023)."Armand Hammer Keeps a Foot in the Past, but Its Eyes on the Future".The New York Times.RetrievedOctober 1,2023.
  20. ^Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (October 3, 2023)."We Buy Diabetic Test Strips".Pitchfork.RetrievedOctober 3,2023.
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