- Steve Conte
Steve Conte (English IPA2|sti:v koʊnt; born Stefan von Conte III) is a member and the lead singer of the band The Contes along with his brother John Conte. He is also the lead singer of Crown Jewels, and is the current lead guitarist of the
New York Dolls . In his youth, Steve was the lead guitarist and backing singer in the bandWaddi And The Waddettes . Conte first became known to the music industry through his band Company of Wolves (Mercury Records) in the early 1990s. Steve has done studio and/or live work with artists likePeter Wolf ,Willy DeVille ,Maceo Parker ,Billy Squier ,Suzi Quatro ,Jill Jones ,Paul Simon ,Simon & Garfunkel , Phoebe Snow,David Johansen & The Harry Smiths ,Chuck Berry ,Willie Nile and many others.He has also worked with composer
Yoko Kanno and lyricistTim Jensen in music for severalanime series. Steve Conte sang the opening theme, "Stray", to theStudio BONES ' anime series "Wolf's Rain " as well as the tracks "Heaven's Not Enough" and "Could You Bite the Hand?" on both of the anime's soundtracks. Conte can also be heard in some episodes of "Cowboy Bebop ", most notably for the song "Call Me Call Me", as well as "Words That We Couldn't Say", "No Reply", and the CD version of "Rain", sung byMai Yamane in the series. More recently, he sang the ending theme to ; "Living Inside the Shell" alongside withShanti Snyder . He also performed on the duet "The Garden of Everything" with Japanese singerMaaya Sakamoto on her "RahXephon "-related single "Tune the Rainbow ".He most recently provided the vocals for the video game
Sonic and the Secret Rings closing credits song titled "Worth a Chance ", and the game's main theme "Seven Rings In Hand ." He also performed the song "Ungravitify ", the main theme of the game . Songs which did not make the final soundtrack of either of these Sonic games include "Midget In A Rocket " and "Lute To A Cow ".He is also "one" guitarist of
Eric Burdon .External links
* [http://www.thecontes.com/ Official "The Contes" Website]
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