One Child Policy (musician)

Dennis Ruowei Cao (Template:Zh), better known as One Child Policy, is a Chinese-American electronic musician, record producer, and DJ based in Los Angeles.<ref name="thirty">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Cao was raised by two electrical engineers brought up in China, who sparked his fascination with electronic music at an early age.<ref name="absence">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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",<ref name="thirty" /> rating it 8/10.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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."<ref name="ra">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In late 2020, he debuted his electronic record label, Dian Nao (Template:Zh, meaning "computer"), with the two-track EP It Mirrored Me, which was featured on Apple Music's Editorial Techno Playlist,Template:Cn Magnetic Mag,<ref name="absence" /> and De Subjectivisten.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Discography

EPs

• Cultural Transmissions (2017), VRV<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Singles

• "Crack99" (2017),<ref name="am">Template:Citation</ref> The Black Lodge − released on Spirits Of The Black Lodge Vol. 2 as "Belligerents" together with Simonowsky<ref name="rs">Template:Citation</ref>
• "Only Me || 孝" (2020)<ref name="ra" /> − also released on Arca's Mutant Mixtapes<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• Hallucination Step (2020)<ref name="am" />
• It Mirrored Me / Absence (2020), Dian Nao<ref name="am" />
• Machine User (2024), Acid Camp Records − released on Acid Camp: 10 Year Anniversary<ref name="rs" />

Remixes

• Rawdio – Trippin' (2019), Guangzhou Underground − released on Label Sampler Vol.4 & Come Together EP<ref name="rs" />
• Melted Bodies − Ad People (2021) – released on Enjoy Yourself with Friends by Melted Bodies<ref name="rs" />

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