Active Child

Active Child is the recording project of Patrick Grossi, an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for blending choral, classical, and electronic textures with his distinctive falsetto. Before launching the project, Grossi trained as a boy soprano in a church choir, an experience that shaped the ethereal, hymn-like quality of his music and set him apart from his indie-electronic peers.

His 2011 debut album, «You Are All I See», produced with Ariel Rechtshaid, drew wide critical attention for its combination of harp, synthesizer, and layered vocal harmonies, earning favorable reviews from outlets like Pitchfork and Drowned in Sound. Songs such as «Hanging On» and «You Are All I See» became touchstones of the early-2010s dream-pop and chillwave-adjacent scene, admired for their emotional intensity and sacred-music atmosphere.

Active Child has continued to release music that moves between pop, R&B, and electronic textures, often collaborating with other artists and remixers, as reflected in tracks like «Playing House (Chad Valley Remix)». His work is frequently cited as an influence on artists blending choral and electronic aesthetics, and he remains a distinctive voice in the intersection of classical training and modern electronic production.