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Birth name | Michael Thomas Volpe [1] |
Also known as | Clammy Clams |
Born | Nutley, New Jersey, U.S. | May 12, 1987
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Years active | 2008–present |
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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 currently signed to Columbia Records and Sony Music. He has produced tracks for artists such as A$AP Rocky, [4] Lil B, [5] Vince Staples, [6] Joji, [7] The Weeknd, [8] and Mac Miller [9] and has also remixed works by Big K.R.I.T., [10] Washed Out, [11] and Lana Del Rey. [12]
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. [13]
Volpe's official debut EP Rainforest was released on Tri Angle Records in 2011. [14] His Instrumentals mixtape was released on March 7, 2011, [15] followed by the release of Instrumentals 2 on June 5, 2012 [16] and Instrumentals 3 in 2013. [17] 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. [18] 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. [19] [20] The song remains his most popular, with over 25 million views on YouTube.
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." [21]
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32 Levels | |
Moon Trip Radio |
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Rainforest |
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Spider Web (with Wicca Phase Springs Eternal and Fish Narc) [22] |
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Instrumentals |
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Instrumentals 2 |
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Instrumentals 3 |
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Instrumentals 4 |
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Winter Flower |
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Instrumental Relics |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Wizard" | 2011 | Adult Swim Singles Program 2011 |
"Worth It" (with Danny Brown) |
2015 | Adult Swim Singles Program 2015 |
"Blast" | 2016 | 32 Levels |
"Witness" (featuring Lil B) | ||
"All Nite" (featuring Vince Staples) | ||
"A Breath Away" (featuring Kelela) | ||
"Be Somebody" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Lil B) | ||
"Be Somebody (Remix)" (featuring ASAP Rocky, AJ Tracey and Lil B) |
non-album singles | |
"Live My Life" (featuring Lil B) | ||
"Time" | Savefabric | |
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Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix)" (with Lana Del Rey featuring ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti) |
2017 | non-album singles |
"Vampire Knight" (with Chxpo) |
2018 |
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"Kali Yuga" ( Ghostemane featuring Clams Casino) |
2017 | non-album singles |
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4 Gold Chains" ( Lil Peep featuring Clams Casino) |
2018 | non-album single |
"Can't Get Over You" ( Joji featuring Clams Casino) |
2018 | Ballads 1 |