ABout me
Cam CALm
Cam Calm is a Manchester based alternative hip-hop artist utilising swinging boom bap drums accompanying a unique psychedelic sound utilising eastern samples and his own instrumentation. Cam Calm layers this with his vocals about his struggles, leaning into psychedelic introspection with stories from his upbringing in rural England. Cam Calm utilises styles from boom bap and jazz rap which greatly influenced his youth and early adult hood. His favourtite acts include MF DOOM , Mac Miller and Earl Sweatshirt.
Cam Calm also works collaborates with other artists as he has a high skillset in mixing and producing. Previously in the year 2025 he worked alongside Sam Jurkiewicz to record mix and master his 'Sandstorms Demos' EP. He has also had recording and mixing work in Peter Gabriels 'real world studios' located in Bath and AR studios located in Herefordshire.
His 2025 debut single ‘only time will tell’ has Cam discuss openly his struggle with grief and regret. With popular feedback from peers with Cody Wallace from the band Brassics calling it ‘gorgeous’. The track highlights Cams multi instrumentation containing guitar piano and synths.
Cam Calm uses a simple setup when performing live just a mic and his laptop highlighting himself on stage.In previous years Cam calm performed at the Hereford college music showcase where he recieved great positive feedback. Looking to the future Cam Calm looks to further develop his unique sound with plans of releasing a beat tape using various samples spanning from jazz to Japanese orchestral arrangement with his first single 'stealing watsits from Spar utilising a sample by Yuji Ohno. To further showcase his vocal ability he is looking to release another single to further grow his fanbase.
my inspirations
during my early childhood i was shown all kinds of music by my parents including acts like George Michael , Michael Jackson , Justin Timberlake , Prince and the Cure . However during my early teenage years i became obsessed with rapper Tinie Tempah this led to me discovering rap music. From then on I non stop listened to artists like Mac Miller , tyler the creator and earl sweatshirt. I further fell in love with older hiphop and instrumental hiphop from artists like a tribe called quest Kayne West, Nujabes and MF DOOM. This all co insided with more listening to alternative artists and bands like radiohead. If im being honest my list of inspiration in music is endless across so many different genres.
But here are some of my favourites.