Event link: https://ra.co/events/1866847

☯ A little more information about this upcoming DIY camping festival ☯
Gradient was conceived by two LA event/party spaces, New Palm @newpalm and Print Shop, and occurs annually during springtime in Johnson Valley (two hours from LA). I can’t say enough good things about this DIY festival—everyone looks after each other, sharing food, drinks, and camping supplies.

The land, owned by Bear Glass, almost seemed to be landscaped with a small, music festival in mind. It features dedicated areas for parking, a camping area, and a speaker stage, not to mention the wildflowers were blooming all around us. Bear also runs a loudspeaker design and manufacturing company, Mobius Acoustics. This year's sound system included four Synergy Horns added to the PA, built by John Clements (the sound technician for Gradient and Bear’s next-door neighbor) and Anthony Bisset (a founding member of Mobius Acoustics).

My personal opinion: it’s my favorite little DIY camping festival in Southern California.
If you're curious about next year, consider following these three accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/gradientcampout/
https://www.instagram.com/new.palm/
https://www.instagram.com/printshop.club/

Regarding the recording, I utilized an Ableton Live session as a third channel to generate psychedelic, harmonic, and haunting textures alongside two channels of CDJs. I use this kind of like a sonic glue to transition between songs in different keys. The goal of this set was to take you on a sonic journey for the heart and mind, balancing light with moments of darkness, and from early to new electronic music. Enjoy :)

Tracklist:
Raymond Scott - Limbo: The Organized Mind [1966]
Autechre - Nine [1994]
Surgeons Girl - Clouded Temper | Small Steps [2020]
r beny - In the Violet and Lingering Winter Dusk [2020]
Fennesz - We Trigger the Sun [2019]
Mariska Neerman - Anima Sola [2021]
NRSB-11 (Gerald Donald from Drexciya) - 685 471 2 [2013]
Bowery Electric - Fear of Flying [1996]
Kloxii & Pilo - TATA [2021]
Blawan - No Rabbit No Life [2021]
Skee Mask - Session Add [2018]
Boards of Canada - Sunshine Recorder [2002]
One Child Policy - Hallucination Step (幻觉步骤) [2020]
Origamibiro - Ada Deane [2014]
Oneohtrix Point Never - Betrayed In The Octagon [2007]
Clark - Ted [2007]
Ryoji Ikeda - data.matrix [2005]
Photek - T-Raenon [1996]
The Architex - Altitude [1997]
Keleketla! - Swift Gathering (Skee Mask Remix) [2020]
hoodie x james K - Scorpio [2023]
Alessandro Cortini - Scappa [2020]
Andy Stott - Leaving [2012]
Caterina Barbieri - Fantas [2019]
Lanark Artefax - Voices Near the Hypocentre [2017]
外神田deepspace - Shinjuku Lights 01 [2017]
Ovatow - Furstrations Dub [2022]
UGK - Wood Wheel (Rabit Remix) [2024]
One Child Policy - Absence (缺席) (screwed & re-pitched) - [2020]

Hybrid DJ Set at Gradient Campout April 26th 2024

For bookings / promos / remixes / say hello:  one.child.policy88@gmail.com

One Child Policy is the sonic moniker of Dennis Ruowei Cao / 曹偌伟 , a Los Angeles based music producer, sound designer, DJ, and software engineer. Cao was raised by two electrical engineers brought up in China; they helped spark his fascination with electronic music at a very early age. 

His breakthrough debut, ​Cultural Transmissions​, released in November 2017, delivered a unique take on atmospheric techno, electro, acid and left-field house. It caught the attention of publications such as Resident Advisor, Mixmag and XLR8R. 

Soon after he released on labels such as Black Lodge (LA) , Guangzhou Underground (Guangzhou, China), and Arca's Mutants Mixtape. He runs an online radio show on Lower Grand Radio (Oakland) and has also appeared on various radio stations such as Rinse FM, NTS, The Lot Radio, Dublab, Currents.FM and others.
In late 2020, he started an electronic label called Dian Nao (电脑, “electronic brain”) with his latest EP It Mirrored Me (它反映了我), which garnered support on Apple Music editorial and Magnetic Mag.

His hybrid DJ sets explore a wide range of moody emotions and introspection through futuristic, psychedelic, hauntingly beautiful and melancholic strains of electronic music.

all links : linktr.ee/onechildpolicy


发行的音乐 / Releases : 
Acid Camp ACR10
Dian Nao 001
Arca Mutant Mixtapes Vol 2.
Arca Mutant Mixtapes Vol 1.
Guangzhou Underground 廣州地下 (GZUG Label Sampler Vol 4)
GZUG 023
Black Lodge Compilation Vol 2
VRV 004