Steve Conte is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist, music producer, and lead singer of the band Steve Conte NYC.
15 Facts About Steve Conte
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Steve Conte has worked with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno on a variety of anime soundtracks including Wolf's Rain, Cowboy Bebop, RahXephon and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG.
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Steve Conte is the former lead guitarist of the New York Dolls.
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Steve Conte's father is of Lucanian descent and his mother of Calabrian descent.
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One year later, the Conte brothers recorded their first "album" in the family living room with Steve singing, playing guitar and drums, writing the songs, and "producing".
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Steve Conte played backup with his mother in many Jersey Shore venues.
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Steve Conte first became known to the music industry in the early 1990s as the songwriter and guitarist of the band Company of Wolves.
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In 2004, Steve Conte joined the New York Dolls as a guitarist and vocalist, where he would remain until 2010, when he joined Michael Monroe's new band.
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Steve Conte worked with composer Yoko Kanno and lyricist Tim Jensen on soundtracks to various popular anime series.
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Steve Conte sang "Rain" on the OST CD, which is sung by Mai Yamane and featured in the series.
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Steve Conte performed on the duet "The Garden of Everything" with Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto on her RahXephon-related single "Tune the Rainbow".
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In 2007, Steve Conte provided the vocals for the video game Sonic and the Secret Rings.
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In 2010, Steve Conte joined Michael Monroe's new band, The Michael Monroe Band, where he is a guitarist, along with fellow New York Doll and bassist Sami Yaffa.
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In September 2014, Steve Conte provided solo acoustic guitar accompaniment for Angelina Jordan, winner of Norway's Got Talent, on the American television program The View.
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In November 2022, Steve Conte announced a new solo album that he is writing with XTC's Andy Partridge, whom he called "one of the greatest songwriters in the world".