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Born Michael Volpe, Clams Casino landed his first collaboration after contacting Lil B (then a member of Bay Area rap group the Pack) via MySpace near the end of the 2000s. The MC proceeded to use several Clams Casino productions, all of which were trippy, wistful, and strangely emotive, for the likes of 'Realist Alive,' 'Motivation,' and 'I'm God.' The last one of those three was also used by Soulja Boy for '2 Milli.' Volpe's profile gradually rose as word got out that he was the one behind these tracks, as well as material by Main Attrakionz, Main Attrakionz's Squadda Bambino, and Mobb Deep's Havoc. In March 2011, he uploaded a free 13-track mixtape of instrumentals -- something of a highlight reel, along with a previously unused beat. This preceded the first official Clams Casino solo release, the Rainforest EP, which was issued by Tri Angle that June. A limited vinyl pressing of Instrumentals soon followed on experimental label Type. Additional instrumental mixtapes were issued in 2012 and 2013, a period during which tracks by the likes of A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, and Blood Orange were released with his production work. Among Volpe's more notable collaborations to surface in 2014 and 2015 were ScHoolboy Q's 'Gravy,' FKA twigs' 'Hours,' and three cuts from Vince Staples' Summertime '06.
Clams Casino has been played on NTS over 70 times, featured on 71 episodes and was first played on 7 January 2013.
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- Clams Casino helped define the sound of the 2010s.Throughout the decade, the New Jersey-based producer—born Michael Volpe—specialized in beats booming and vast, and lighter than air.
Clams Casino is the pseudonym of New Jersey resident Michael Volpe, who has shot from relative obscurity to production sensation thanks to a handful of blistering tracks. Edging into the limelight after passing tunes to Soulja Boy and Bay Area superstar Lil B, his originality has resonated with more than just rap fans. Clams hasn’t confined his songwriting to rap music alone, and listening to his productions you can hear a keen sense of harmony, a pop sensibility and a willingness to let…
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