Clams Casino (musician)

Clams Casino
Birth name Michael Volpe
Origin Nutley, New Jersey, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active 2008–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website clammyclams.com

Michael Volpe (born May 12, 1987),[1] better known by his stage name Clams Casino, is an Italian-American hip hop musician, record producer, and songwriter. He is based in Nutley, New Jersey.[2][3] He has produced tracks for artists such as A$AP Rocky,[4] Lil B,[5] and Mac Miller.[6] He has also remixed works by Big K.R.I.T.,[7] Washed Out,[8] and Lana Del Rey.[9]

Career

Clams Casino's official debut EP Rainforest was released in 2011.[10] His Instrumentals mixtape was released in March of the same year,[11] followed by the release of Instrumentals 2 in 2012[12] and Instrumentals 3 in 2013.[13] The mixtapes were distributed for free through his website.

Clams Casino contributed a score for Locomotor, a work choreographed by his cousin Stephen Petronio.[14]

Musical style

Clams Casino'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."[15] Associated genres include witch house and cloud rap.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums
Mixtapes
EPs

Singles

As lead artist
Remixes

Production credits

References

  1. O'Neal, Sean (April 7, 2015). "Clams Casino pushed hip-hop into the cloud". The A.V. Club.
  2. Kuperinsky, Amy (January 8, 2012). "Making a scene: A new generation of New Jersey hip-hop asserts itself". New Jersey On-Line.
  3. Dombalon, Ryan (March 31, 2011). "Rising: Clams Casino". Pitchfork Media.
  4. Lester, Paul (November 17, 2011). "New band of the day – No 1,151: Clams Casino". The Guardian.
  5. Montes, Patrick (May 16, 2013). "Producer Clams Casino on His "Weird" Relationship with Our 4Knots After Party Headliner Lil B". Village Voice.
  6. Roos, Brandon E. (November 27, 2011). "Clams Casino Talks Making Strong Connections With Mac Miller And A$AP Rocky". HipHopDX.
  7. Martin, Andrew (December 20, 2011). "Listen: Big K.R.I.T. "Moon & Stars (Clams Casino Remix)"". Complex.
  8. Thiessen, Brock (November 9, 2011). "Washed Out – "Amor Fati" (Clams Casino remix)". Exclaim!.
  9. Adams, Gregory (January 17, 2012). "Lana Del Rey – "Born to Die" (Clams Casino remix)". Exclaim!.
  10. Sharp, Elliott (July 5, 2011). "Guide To New Music, 7/5/11: New Releases by Clams Casino, Exhumed, Memory Tapes, and Pursuit Grooves". Philadelphia Weekly.
  11. Reynaldo, Shawn (January 2, 2012). "Clams Casino Offers 'Instrumentals' for Free". XLR8R.
  12. Shaw, Steve (June 12, 2012). "Clams Casino: Instrumentals 2". Fact.
  13. Fitzmaurice, Larry (January 8, 2014). "Clams Casino: Instrumental Tape 3". Pitchfork Media.
  14. Seibert, Brian (April 4, 2014). "Come Here, Look Back, Move Forward – Stephen Petronio Company Marks Its 30th Anniversary". The New York Times.
  15. "Clams Casino: Instrumental Mixtape". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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