Producteur, batteur et beatmaker originaire de Vancouver, Michael Campitelli (aka Calamalka) débute en 2000 avec Calamalka, album éponyme sorti seulement en vinyle. Il sort Shredders Dub sur le label Plug Research en 2004 et, depuis, joue de la batterie avec son groupe dub/punk les Sorcerers, compose avec brio des bandes sonores de films et de jeux vidéos et livre sa musique bass teintée de hip-hop détraqué au cours de prestations « live » originales. Avec de nombreuses sorties prévues cette année sur les labels Low Indigo, 10 Pin et Aufect Recordings, Calamalka ne chôme pas et travaille actuellement sur de nombreux remixes et collaborations.
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Michael Campitelli, or Calamalka, is a beatmaker, producer, and drummer from Vancouver. His career began in 2000 with a self-titled, vinyl-only release “Calamalka E.P.” that eventually led to his first full-length album, Shredders Dub, being signed to Plug Research in 2004. Since then, Calamalka has been performing his all-original live P.A. set of off-kilter hip hop/future bass music, drumming for his dub/punk group Sorcerers, DJing events and working as a composer for film and interactive games. Calamalka has a string of releases due out this year with Low Indigo, 10 Pin, and Aufect Recordings and is currently working on a number of collaborations and remixes.
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