I'm Carδamo, a multiple-award-winning Vocalist, Violinist, Top-liner and Producer, from London. I specialise in Pop/RnB/Soul, although I'm extremely versatile, and have a comprehensive knowledge of musical theory.
I grew up in Hertfordshire and trained as a classical violinist, I migrated to studying Production and Audio in my adolescence and since progressed to post graduate level.
I've been singing professionally for a good 10 years now so I feel comfortable in any recording setting. I have a great interest in vocal biology which has led me to explore the boundaries of my voice, making me quite a versatile singer. I'm up for singing/rapping in any style. I also have a passion for languages, and speak several so I can sing in them as well.
I'm very easy going and I encourage constructive criticism. I don't like when people try and hold back if they're not 100% happy with something, and I'll always do my best to help in any and every way I can.
Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.
Languages
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
27 Reviews - 4 Repeat Clients
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Carδamo made a beautiful violin arrangement on one of my songs, full of emotions. I'll definitely work with hi again!
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Outstanding Vocals, beautiful texture and vibe.
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It was a pleasure working with him. Good artist
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Lovely vocals, thanks.
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STUNNING, EXQUISITE Vocals!
Clearly Carδamo is talented, but also a astute on the tech side. Very polished and professional! A true pleasure to work with. - check_circleVerified
Great voice, easy to work with. Highly recommend
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Incredible experience! High quality recordings with his amazing vocal flexibility. And very fast and responsive as well.
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James is a pleasure to work with and always turns out a perfect product!
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He is a very talented musician and has a great sense of responsibility.
Follows my direction perfectly.
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It was a great pleasure working with Carδamo.
Absolutely amazing voice colour and technique, highly professional, and deliver quickly high quality source files.Warmly recommended !!!
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This guy is crazy talented!! What an incredible vocalist.
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James is an absolute pro and an amazing musician and vocalist. I would definitely love to work with him again. Warmly recommended.
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It was great working with James, responsive, quick and professional. Amazing vocals, absolutely nailed the track!
The recordings are clean! - check_circleVerified
As always an amazing job made by James, his voice covers the music with wonderful beauty. Extremely happy with this collaboration.
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Working with James has been a bless. Amazing professional, incredible voice and someone that I hope I can work with in the future in many occasions.
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I've worked a few times now with James. He is very professional and talented. Very good sounding equipment. Fast delivery. 5 stars.
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Working with James was great, really quick, doubles were spot on, 100% recommend!
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This is the second time I have worked with James. As always, he does an excellent and very professional job. 100% recommended.
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I liked James´s singing on my previous song so I asked him to do another one. I felt he did a really good job again, great vocalist and easy to work with!
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Solid vocalist, easy to work with, fair pricing.. would definitely look to using him again in the future.
Interview with Carδamo
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Jacob Collier. He is, I believe, the most inspiring artist of my generation whether it comes to production, singing, composition, theoretical knowledge or any other practice.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a pretty basic home-studio but with some lovely microphones and a decent set of monitors, enough to get jobs done.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Jacob Collier, Jordan Rakei, Andrew Huang, Dorian Electra, COMANAVAGO, Fatoumata Diawara, Usted Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Charlie Puth, Shygirl, Count Baldor, Charli XCX.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I usually provide main vocals, backing vocals, string lines for other artists' work as well as producing tracks for a wide range of genres.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will do my very best in getting the job you need done to the highest standard.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Is _____ possible? / Can you make it sound like _____ ? Yes, everything is possible, just give me a second to figure it out!
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What character are you going for? How do you want the listener to feel? Are there any artists/tracks as reference?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Try and know what you want from me, the more explicit your instruction, the easier and quicker my job is. That being said, be open to creative experimentation, a dialogue about healthy collaboration can be much more beneficial to a track than a strict set of lines to colour inside of.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My Laptop, a Scarlett 2i, my SM7b, my Roland Phantom and my cans
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Quirky-Vibrance in my string writing, Any range of emotions, power and mellow tone in my vocals.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I typically work swiftly as I've grown as a recording artist/producer to the point where I don't do things separately, I'll usually record group parts and apply basic processing as I go, so I can continue to hear the end "vision" as I progress.
I was the Singer + Producer in this production
- Mahalepi
- Naum Adeins Andanum - Dadi Freyr
- When You're Not There - Carδamo
- Singer - MaleContact for pricing
- String ArrangerContact for pricing
- ViolinContact for pricing
- ViolaContact for pricing
- Top line writer (vocal melody)Contact for pricing
- Songwriter - MusicContact for pricing
I typically allow 2 free revisions for all services, extra costs apply per extra revision.
My turnaround time is generally within 5 working-days, and an extra 2 working-days per revision.
- Sam Smith
- James Vickery
- Daði Freyr
- Apollo x4
- U87ai
- SM57b Dynamic
- KM185mt St Pair
- C414XLII St Pair
- M-Audio Monitors
- Melodyne (among many other industry-grade plugins)