Active Child
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patrick James Grossi |
| Born |
May 28, 1983 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Harp, Synthesizer, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Vagrant, Spunk, Plancha |
| Associated acts | M83, James Blake, Mikky Ekko, Ellie Goulding, Chad Valley, How To Dress Well |
| Website | activechildmusic |
Patrick James Grossi (born May 28, 1983), better known by his stage name Active Child, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His debut album, You Are All I See, was released in 2011 and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, and garnered substantial reviews from media outlets like Pitchfork Media and Drowned in Sound. In 2011, Active Child opened British musician James Blake and for the French synthpop band M83. In 2012, his song, "Hanging On," was covered by English pop artist Ellie Goulding and later included on her second album, Halcyon.
Grossi was born May 28, 1983 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of Bob Grossi, a sales executive for Priority Records and Donna Grossi, an abstract and figurative painter. His father's music had been a childhood influence through the rhythms of '80s alternative dance bands like New Order and at the age of 9 he started singing with the Philadelphia Boys Choir. Grossi at a very young age, began touring with the Philly Boys Choir in Europe, South Africa and Australia, performing at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House and singing with a choir in South Africa. As a teenager, he listened to a lot of early ’90s gangster rap and focused on sports and education. During his college days in Colorado, the local arts landscape influenced him to pick up guitar and harp and rediscover his musical talent. He combined elements learned as a child and during his time with Philly Boys Choir, with his falsetto, live harp, and evocative lyrics and debuted in 2010 as Active Child.
Grossi's first release was Sun Rooms, a cassette put out on 14 January 2010 by Mirror Universe Tapes. That same year, came a 7" vinyl single, She Was A Vision, which was released in February 2010 via Transparent. The record includes the single She Was A Vision and b-side Voice Of An Old Friend. His first official EP, Curtis Lane EP was released in June 2010, The Guardian remarked how the sombre young man creates glacial and gloomy music, and how the songs have a sort of spiritual quality.Pitchfork wrote, Grossi seems to have pushed the cosmic, stately side of these tracks to the forefront.
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