Clams Casino

Biography

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×32 Levels15 July 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Level 11:442Be Somebody3:323All Nite2:484Witness3:385Skull1:16632 Levels2:597Thanks to You3:018Back to You3:239Into the Fire3:2810A Breath Away4:5711Ghost in a Kiss3:5712Blast2:14 (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.
Volpe's official debut EP Rainforest×RainforestJune 2011 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Natural3:512Treetop3:213Waterfalls3:314Drowning3:225Gorilla4:16 was released on Tri Angle Records in 2011. His Instrumentals mixtape was released on March 7, 2011, followed by the release of Instrumentals 2×Instrumentals 25 June 2012 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Palace2:582Wassup2:403Bass3:024The Fall (original mix)3:455Human3:266One Last Thing3:387Amor Fati (remix)2:538Angels3:569Leaf3:2010Kissing on My Syrup3:1311Swervin’ (remix)3:3812Unchain Me3:5113Born to Die (remix)3:0714I’m God4:34 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×32 Levels15 July 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Level 11:442Be Somebody3:323All Nite2:484Witness3:385Skull1:16632 Levels2:597Thanks to You3:018Back to You3:239Into the Fire3:2810A Breath Away4:5711Ghost in a Kiss3:5712Blast2:14 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."