Louis the Child (DJs)

Louis the Child
Origin Chicago, Illinois, US
Genres Electronic, future bass[1]
Years active 2013–present
Labels Interscope
Website www.louisthechild.com
Members Frederic Kennett
Robert Hauldren

Louis the Child is a France-based DJ and production duo[2][3] consisting of Robert Hauldren and Frederic Kennett. They are best known for their singles "It's Strange", "Weekend", "Better Not", and "Fire".

Career

Robert David Hauldren was born on September 7, 1996 to David Gerard Hauldren and Julia Hauldren. He attended one academic year at the University of Southern California before opting to take a leave and further pursue music. Hauldren primarily DJed and made mashups under the alias Haul Pass throughout 2011. Frederic Judson Kennett was born on October 19, 1997 to Jon and Anne Kennett. He focused on musical production under the alias Fatboy, while completing high school.[4] Though both musicians were students at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL[5] (Hauldren in the class of 2015 and Kennett in the class of 2016), the two met at a Madeon concert.[1]

Louis the Child started playing at small venues through 2013 and 2014. In 2015, the band rose in popularity with the release of their single "It's Strange". Freddy Kennet was 17 at the time and still in high school. Robby Hauldren was beginning is freshman year at the University of Southern California. The single garnered praise from artists such as Taylor Swift, who added "It's Strange" as one of her "Songs that Will Make Life Awesome"[6] and was featured on the FIFA 16 soundtrack.[7] They later opened for artists such as Madeon and The Chainsmokers.[1][4] The duo embarked on their own tour on October 17, 2015, starting in Chicago.[8]

Since then, Louis the Child has performed at many major colleges and music festivals such as Washington State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Coachella,[1] the Electric Forest Festival, Electric Zoo New York, Lollapalooza, Ultra Music Festival, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and Moonrise. In December 2016, Louis The Child joined force with Pell and created the band Pellican Child. A first single, "Turn Me Down", is released ahead of a six-track EP due for early 2017.[9] Louis The Child was the opening act for the European leg of the Shelter Live Tour.

In 2017, the "Kings of 2017" showed that Love is indeed still Alive. The duo also headlined a 32 show tour with support from Joey Purp, Lauv, Louis Futon, Prince Fox, Ashe, Party Pupils, Point Point, and Win & Woo. During which they made various charitable contributions including playing a sold-out Thanksgiving show at the Aragon Ballroom in their hometown of Chicago.[10] In late 2017, Louis the Child's song "Go" was featured in a TV commercial for the Apple iPad Pro.[11][12]

In early 2018 they made an appearance at Lollapalooza South America. The festival took place in Chile, Argentina and Brazil.[13] On April 10, 2018, the duo announced the release of their new single, "Better Not" featuring Australian singer, Wafia. As of October 2018, the track has garnered over 70 million streams on Spotify.[14]

Musical influences

Hauldren cites Madeon, Flume, Porter Robinson, and Odesza as musical influences.[1]

Discography

Extended plays

Year Details
2013 Dimensions
  • Released: December 2, 2013
  • Label: Prep School Recordings
2017 Love Is Alive –
  • Released: March 24, 2017
  • Label: Ultra Music[15]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Dance
[16]		 AUS
[17]
"It's Strange"
(featuring K.Flay)		 2015 38— Non-album singles
"From Here" 2016 ——
"Weekend"
(featuring Icona Pop)		 ——
"Fire"
(featuring Evalyn)		 30— Love Is Alive
"Love Is Alive"
(featuring Elohim)		 2017 42—
"Slow Down Love"
(featuring Chelsea Cutler)		 42—
"Right to It"
(featuring Ashe)		 33— Non-album singles
"Last to Leave"
(featuring Caroline Ailin)		 38—
"Shake Something"
(featuring Joey Purp)		 2018 41—
"Better Not"[18]
(featuring Wafia)		 1288
"The City"[19]
(with Quinn XCII)		 24—
"Dear Sense"[20]
(with MAX)		 26—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

Year Title Artist
2014 "Hearts"
(featuring Kelis)		 Dan Black
"Home By Now" Bombay Bicycle Club
"Buffalo Bill" Moxie Raia
"Paris" Magic Man
"Crazy"
(featuring Jess Nitties)		 Magnifikate
"Compass" Zella Day
"Body Gold" Oh Wonder
"Inside Outside" Chiefs and Nick Acquroff
2015 "Never Sleep Alone"
(featuring Tess Comrie)		 Kaskade
"Discipline" Club Cheval
"Broken Record"
(featuring Joni Fatora)		 SoySauce
2016 "Blasé" Ty Dolla Sign
"I Wish" The Knocks and Matthew Koma
"Genghis Khan" Miike Snow
2017 "All Night"
(featuring Knox Fortune)		 Chance The Rapper
"Telegraph Ave. (Louis Futon and Louis The Child Flip)" Childish Gambino

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Elder, Jimmy (18 February 2016). "Q&A with USC freshman, half of Louis the Child". Daily Trojan. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Ibrahim, Banu; Staff, AOL (6 June 2016). "Meet Louis the Child, the DJ duo Taylor Swift cannot get enough of". AOL.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Beigelman, Victor (8 June 2016). "Louis The Child Just Want To Make People Happy With Their Music". aplus.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Nguyen, Bin (2 February 2016). "Exclusive Interview: Robby Hauldren of Louis The Child". The Daily Nexus. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Allison. "Louis the Child is on a roller coaster of fame". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  6. ↑ Parker, E. (7 October 2015). "Taylor Swift's 'New Songs that Will Make Your Life Awesome' List". radio.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Rishty, Dave (13 September 2015). "Louis The Child Produces Flume-Inspired Track, Lands Spot on FIFA '16 Soundtrack | PRO MOTION Music News". PRO MOTION Music News. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Tang, Alina (14 October 2015). "USC freshman preparing for national tour". Daily Trojan. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Arnaud, Arty (22 December 2016). "Louis The Child and Pell are Pellican Child and share "Turn Me Down"". HighClouds. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Last to Leave Tour". Louis the Child. Los Angeles, CA. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Apple iPad Pro TV Commercial, 'What's a Computer' Song by Louis the Child". iSpot.tv. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018. Products: Apple iPad Pro, Apple iOS 11; Actors: Bruno Jin, Hannah Alligood; Songs: Go - Louis the Child
  12. ↑ "iPad Pro — What's a computer — Apple". youtube.com. Apple. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  13. ↑ http://globalspin365.com/louis-the-child-announces-that-theyll-be-a-part-of-2018-lollapalooza-south-america-line-up/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ "louis on Twitter: "It's true love don't fake it, you better not. FRIDAY."". Louis the Child on Twitter. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  15. ↑ Milla, Mira (3 March 2017). "Louis The Child Reveals New Six-Track 'Love Is Alive' EP, Single "Phone Died" feat. Blaise Railey". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Louis the Child Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #479". auspOp. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ Bein, Kat (April 13, 2018). "Louis the Child & Wafia Find True Love on 'Better Not' Before Coachella: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  19. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (July 13, 2018). "Premiere: Louis the Child Link Up With Quinn XCII for "The City"". Complex. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  20. ↑ Evans, Steph (August 9, 2018). "Louis the Child teams up with MAX on 'Dear Sense'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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