Jack Conte

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Jack Conte
Born (1984-07-12) July 12, 1984 (age 39)
San Francisco, California, United States
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, accordion

Jack Conte (born July 12, 1984) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, disc jockey, entrepreneur, and filmmaker. He is also one half of Pomplamoose with his wife Nataly Dawn.

Conte has recorded two EPs — Sleep in Color and Nightmares and Daydreams — and released them along with the compilation VideoSongs Volume I through the iTunes Store.[1] Conte's use of Electro-Harmonix audio equipment has been featured by the company in several different videos.[2][3][4]

Conte is also the co-founder of Patreon.

Career

Conte's first notable appearance in mainstream media was when he supplied his voice for the "teenage boy" character in the popular videogame The Sims 2.[5]

Conte first gained widespread attention when his video Yeah Yeah Yeah[6] was featured on YouTube's main page.[7] The video, animated in stop motion, has garnered over 954,000 views as of August 2016. The majority of his new music is released as singles posted to YouTube. These mostly take the form of "VideoSongs", a medium he defines with two rules:

#What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice)

  1. If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds)

Conte formed the band Pomplamoose with Nataly Dawn in mid-2008.[8] The band's presence is primarily online, having only performed a handful of live shows. Nevertheless, the collaboration has garnered significant fan support. Fueled by the feature of their video "Hail Mary" on the main page of YouTube, Pomplamoose's channel has over 445,000 subscribers as of March 2015. The band recently produced the next studio album of Julia Nunes.

On May 7, 2013, Conte announced the launch of Patreon, a crowdfunding venture together with cofounder Samuel Yam. The startup is "like a kickstarter for people who release stuff on a regular basis."[9][10]

Reception

Much of Conte's work has been met with positive reviews, citing evocative lyrics in Sleep in Color,[7] creative delivery of his videosongs[11] and the tenacity to create his own niche in the Internet music market. However, Conte's music was reviewed less favorably by Amplifier magazine: "Hints of Conor Oberst, Radiohead, Patrick Watson, contemporary punk rock (screamo), radio power pop, and incalculable other singer songwriters are more than borrowed, making for a short mishmash of electro rock."[12]

Personal life

Conte and Nataly Dawn became engaged in January 2016,[13] and were married in May 2016.[14]

Discography

Albums

  • VideoSongs Volume 1
  • VideoSongs Volume 2
  • VideoSongs Volume 3
  • VS4

Extended plays

  • Nightmares and Daydreams
  • Sleep in Color
  • Conte

Music videos

  • "Yeah Yeah Yeah"

References

  1. ^ "Jack Conte – Sleep in Color EP". DOA. October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  2. ^ "Voice Box Demo by Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn". Electro-Harmonix. January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Electro-Harmonix Tube Zipper Soups The Heck Out Of Jack Conte's Martin". Gearwire. June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2014-03-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth Makes Some Amazing Low End For Jack Conte of Pomplamoose". Gearwire. June 24, 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-02. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "The Sims 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  6. ^ "Jack Conte - Yeah Yeah Yeah". Jack Conte. April 12, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Jack Conte gets emotional in new album". The Maneater. October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  8. ^ "Pomplamoose: your new favourite band". The Brock Press. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Jack Conte - Pedals Music Video (featuring REAL robots)"
  10. ^ Ryan Tate (October 22, 2013). "The Next Big Thing You Missed: 'Eternal Kickstarter' Reinvents Indie Art". Wired. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  11. ^ "Breaking Ground With Jack Conte". Antiquiet. August 4, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  12. ^ "Jack Conte - Sleep in Color EP". Amplifier Magazine. January 12, 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlCy0RNW9Ds
  14. ^ https://youtube.com/watch?v=ANX6tPlzxzU

External links

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