Steve Conte is the guitarist & lead singer in the bands The Contes and Crown Jewels, and is the current lead guitarist of Michael Monroe's solo band. He was also the lead guitarist for the legendary New York Dolls for a few years. 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 such as Peter 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 lyricist Tim Jensen in music for several anime series. Steve Conte sang the opening theme, "Stray", as well as some other songs that are featured on the Studio BONES anime series Wolf's Rain. The Cowboy Bebop TV series and movie include a number of songs performed by Conte, and he also sings the ending theme song of Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd Gig, "Living Inside the Shell". He also participated on Yoko Kanno's original album, Song to Fly.

User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.Steve Conte may be best known as the guitarist with New York Dolls, Willy DeVille, Michael Monroe and Company Of Wolves - or perhaps as the singer with Paul Simon, Yoko Kanno, Crown Jewels and The Contes. The bottom line is, Conte is no slouch – as a musician or a rock & roller.

Working between records & tours as lead guitarist/backing singer with The Michael Monroe Band, Steve records and tours with his band The Crazy Truth. Sonically, The Crazy Truth lies somewhere between The Stooges and The Stones versus Morphine and Tom Waits. The overall vibe is best described by Conte as “classic roots with a modern twist.” This was demonstrated brilliantly on the bands eponymously titled debut album.

Steve Conte delivers the power, soul and raunch. He’s a runaway guitar hero on the edge of falling apart – with the voice of a derelict angel. Drummer Phil Stewart is equal parts Max Roach and Keith Moon while bassist Leeko was weaned on The Clash and old school reggae.

“There is very little genuine rock and roll out there at the moment – but Steve Conte has hit the nail on the head with this one!”– Steve Lillywhite, Producer (U2, Rolling Stones)