Clams Casino (musician) explained
| Clams Casino |
| Birth Name: | Michael Thomas Volpe[1] |
| Alias: | Clammy Clams |
| Birth Date: | 1987 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nutley, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
Michael Thomas Volpe (born May 12, 1987), known professionally as Clams Casino, is an American record producer and songwriter from Nutley, New Jersey.[2] [3] Volpe is known for his work in production for several cloud rap artists in the early 2010s. He signed with Columbia Records to release his debut studio album, 32 Levels (2016), which narrowly entered the Billboard 200. He has produced songs for artists including Lil Peep,[4] ASAP Rocky,[5] Lil B,[6] Vince Staples,[7] Joji,[8] the Weeknd,[9] and Mac Miller,[10] and has remixed songs for Big K.R.I.T.,[11] Washed Out,[12] and Lana Del Rey.[13]
Career
A resident of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, Volpe got his start in music tinkering with keyboards while he was a student at Nutley High School.[14]
Volpe's official debut EP Rainforest was released on Tri Angle Records in 2011.[15] His Instrumentals mixtape was released on March 7, 2011,[16] followed by the release of Instrumentals 2 on June 5, 2012[17] and Instrumentals 3 in 2013.[18] The mixtapes were distributed for free through his website.
Volpe contributed a score for Locomotor, a work choreographed by his cousin Stephen Petronio released in 2014.[19] He released his debut studio album 32 Levels through Columbia Records in 2016. He followed it up with his Instrumentals 4 mixtape, released in 2017.
In April 2020, Clams Casino cleared the Imogen Heap sample for his instrumental "I'm God", which first appeared on Lil B's 2009 album 6 Kiss.[20] [21] The song remains his most popular, with over 25 million views on YouTube.
Musical style
Volpe's music has been described as "[bringing] together conventional hip-hop drums, a sensitive ear for off-to-the-side melodies, and an overdose of oddly moving atmosphere."[22]
Discography
See main article: article and Clams Casino production discography.
Studio albums
Extended plays
Mixtapes
Compilations
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: ALL NIGHT . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . April 27, 2023.
- Web site: Making a scene: A new generation of New Jersey hip-hop asserts itself. New Jersey On-Line. Amy. Kuperinsky. January 8, 2012.
- Web site: Rising: Clams Casino. Pitchfork Media. Ryan. Dombalon. March 31, 2011.
- Lil Peep - 4 GOLD CHAINS feat. Clams Casino (Official Video) . 2018-05-13 . Lil Peep . 2024-07-08 . YouTube.
- Web site: New band of the day – No 1,151: Clams Casino. The Guardian. Paul. Lester. November 17, 2011.
- Web site: Producer Clams Casino on His "Weird" Relationship with Our 4Knots After Party Headliner Lil B. Village Voice. Patrick. Montes. May 16, 2013. January 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202105734/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/05/clams_casino_on_lil_b.php. February 2, 2014. dead.
- Web site: Vince Staples Hops on Clams Casino's "All Nite". June 10, 2016. Highsnobiety. January 8, 2017.
- News: Joji teams with Clams Casino for new single "CAN'T GET OVER YOU". The FADER. October 22, 2018. en.
- Web site: The Weeknd: Echoes of Silence. March 18, 2021. Pitchfork. en.
- Web site: Clams Casino Talks Making Strong Connections With Mac Miller And A$AP Rocky. HipHopDX. Brandon E.. Roos. November 27, 2011. February 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031204108/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/dxnext/id.223/title.clams-casino-talks-making-strong-connections-with-mac-miller-and-aap-rocky. October 31, 2014. dead.
- Web site: Listen: Big K.R.I.T. "Moon & Stars (Clams Casino Remix)". Complex. Andrew. Martin. December 20, 2011.
- Web site: Washed Out – "Amor Fati" (Clams Casino remix). Exclaim!. Brock. Thiessen. November 9, 2011. February 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213025937/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/washed_out-amor_fati_clams_casino_remix. December 13, 2014. dead.
- Web site: Lana Del Rey – "Born to Die" (Clams Casino remix). Exclaim!. Gregory. Adams. January 17, 2012. February 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213025805/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/lana_del_rey-born_to_die_clams_casino_remix. December 13, 2014. dead.
- Olivier, Bobby. "How this Nutley artist became New Jersey's latest music pioneer", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 21, 2016. "The EDM bleed has paid dividends for Mike Volpe, a Nutley native better known as Clams Casino, who has become one of the most sought-after digital designers in hip-hop's experimental universe.... 'It's great, how easy it is to get stuff out, and make music at home and all the sudden people everywhere can hear it,' he says, from his home in Hasbrouck Heights.... The Nutley High School grad first began to tinker with beats as a teen, fooling around with basic keyboards and synthesizers, much simpler ones than the machines now scattered around his basement home studio."
- Web site: Guide To New Music, 7/5/11: New Releases by Clams Casino, Exhumed, Memory Tapes, and Pursuit Grooves. Philadelphia Weekly. Elliott. Sharp. July 5, 2011. February 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222234740/http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/2011/07/05/guide-to-new-music-7511-new-releases-by-clams-casino-exhumed-memory-tapes-and-pursuit-grooves/. February 22, 2014. dead.
- Web site: Clams Casino Offers 'Instrumentals' for Free. XLR8R. Shawn. Reynaldo. January 2, 2012. February 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222100544/http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2011/12/clams-casino-offers-instrumental. February 22, 2014. dead.
- Web site: Clams Casino: Instrumentals 2. Fact. Steve. Shaw. June 12, 2012.
- Web site: Clams Casino: Instrumental Tape 3. Pitchfork Media. Larry. Fitzmaurice. January 8, 2014.
- Web site: Come Here, Look Back, Move Forward – Stephen Petronio Company Marks Its 30th Anniversary. The New York Times. Brian. Seibert. April 4, 2014.
- Web site: 10 songs you need in your life this week. The FADER. en. May 2, 2020.
- Web site: Clams Casino's legendary, Imogen Heap-sampling "I'm God" finally gets an official release. Chris. GORILLA VS. BEAR. April 24, 2020 . en. May 2, 2020.
- Web site: Clams Casino: Instrumental Mixtape. Pitchfork. January 11, 2016. en-US.
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- Web site: Darville . Jordan . Clams Casino shares new project Winter Flower . The Fader.
