Michael Thomas Volpe (born May 12, 1987), known professionally as Clams Casino, is an American record producer and songwriter from Nutley, New Jersey. 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, ASAP Rocky, Lil B, Vince Staples, Joji, the Weeknd, and Mac Miller, and has remixed songs for Big K.R.I.T., Washed Out, The Kid Laroi, and Lana Del Rey.
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.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."
Volpe's official debut EP Rainforest was released on Tri Angle Records in 2011. His Instrumentals mixtape was released on March 7, 2011, followed by the release of Instrumentals 2 on June 5, 2012 and Instrumentals 3 in 2013. 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. 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. The song remains his most popular, with over 25 million views on YouTube.
In August 2025, Italian producer Sick Luke announced that Clams Casino would feature in his latest album "Dopamina".
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."
Discography
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Album details 32 LevelsReleased: July 15, 2016 Label: Columbia/SME Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming Moon Trip RadioReleased: November 7, 2019 Label: Second City Prints Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Album details RainforestReleased: June 27, 2011 Label: Tri Angle Records Format: digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD Spider WebReleased: November 23, 2018 Label: Dark Medicine Format: digital download, streaming Winter Flower ReimaginedReleased: March 11, 2022 Label: Clams Casino Productions Format: digital download, streaming
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with selected details Title Album details InstrumentalsReleased: March 7, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming Instrumentals 2Released: June 5, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming Instrumentals 3Released: December 18, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming Instrumentals 4Released: June 26, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming Winter Flower Released: November 17, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming
Compilations + List of compilations, with selected details Title Album details Instrumental RelicsReleased: April 24, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with showing year released and album name Title Year Album "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) rowspan="2" "Live My Life"(featuring Lil B) "Time" Savefabric "Summer Bummer (Clams Casino Remix)"(with Lana Del Rey featuring ASAP Rocky and Playboi Carti) 2017 rowspan="2" "Vampire Knight"(with Chxpo) 2018
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Kali Yuga"(Ghostemane featuring Clams Casino) 2017 rowspan="2" "4 Gold Chains" 2018 "Can't Get Over You" 2018 Ballads 1
References
External links Official Web site Official Facebook page