DJ Cam
Laurent Daumail (born 1973), better known by his stage name DJ Cam, is a French record producer and a disc jockey. Daumail's music is largely rooted in hip hop, combined with elements of jazz, dub, and ambient and composed using samples. Daumail first rose to prominence in the 1990s with records such as Underground Vibes and Underground Live, which have been credited as early examples of trip hop, and he emerged as a leading figure in the decade's "ambient hip-hop" scene.
Also recorded as Laurent Daumail
DJ Cam
- Name
- DJ Cam
- Birth Name
- Laurent Daumail
- Born
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Full name
- Laurent Daumail.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- disc jockey, composer and musician.
- Fields
- hip-hop.
- Languages
- French.
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Biography
Biography
He founded the record label Inflamable. In addition to his own musical output, Daumail has produced several compilations and albums for other artists. Underground Vibes is frequently cited as one of the first complete instrumental hip hop albums, credited with laying the foundations for the French trip hop movement and the subsequent evolution of lo-fi and chill-out music. Fact named his 1996 release Abstract Manifesto the ninth best trip hop album of all time.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — DJ Cam • Birth Name — Laurent Daumail • Born — 1973 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Genre — * Hip hop • instrumental hip hop • trip hop • ambient • chill-out • Years Active — 1990–present • Label — * Inflamable • Columbia • Website — inflamable.com
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Underground Vibes (1995) • Substances (1996) • Abstract Manifesto (1996) • The Beat Assassinated (1998) • Loa Project (Volume II) (2000) • Soulshine (2002) • Liquid Hip Hop (2004) • Seven (2011) • Miami Vice (2015) • Beats (with Moar) (2016) • Thug Love (2017) • 90s (2019) With DJ Cam Quartet • Rebirth of Cool (2008) • Diggin (2009) • Stay (2009) • The Soulshine Session (2016)
Live albums
Live albums
• Underground Live (1996) • Live in Paris (2017)
Mix albums
Mix albums
• Mad Blunted Jazz (1996) • DJ-Kicks: DJ Cam (1997)
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Maude Churchill. Get an Education in French Hip-Hop With Our Mixtape From DJ Cam. highsnobiety.com. 7 juillet 2015.
- 2.DJ Cam - Biographie. RFI Musique. avril 2004.
- 3.Interview : DJ CAM. watmmagazine.com. 6 mai 2015.
- 4.DJ Cam / Interview. Qualidistrict.
- 5.C. Larrede. DJ Cam - Seven Chronique. Les Inrocks. 21 novembre 2011.
- 6.Exclu : un mix inédit de DJ Cam à découvrir. fipradio.fr. 26 mai 2015.
- 7.« La culture hip hop de Miami m’a énormément inspiré. » : DJ CAM nous parle de son dernier album. play-ground. juillet 2015.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- DJ made in France. Camion Blanc. 2013. 978-2-35779-340-8.
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