Alex Conti (born 2 April 1952) is a German

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Biography

Alex Conti was born in

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. At the age of 17 he was already a professional musician. In 1973, he went to England for one year and played with ''Curly Curve''. In 1974, he replaced Dieter Bornschlegel as guitarist of ''Atlantis''. During his time with Atlantis he was involved in the recording of the two albums ''Ooh Baby'' and ''Atlantis Live''. He also toured the US with the band as support band for

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and

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in 1975. Conti then went on to play with ''

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'' and recorded their debut album with them. The band was also successful in the US and toured there several times in 1977 and 1978, partly together with

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and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Conti left ''Lake'' in 1980 and after releasing two solo albums in 1981 and 1984 he joined the band ''Elephant'' from

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. In 1986 and 1987, he joined

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on his albums ''Immer mehr'' and ''Jedesmal''; in 1993 he accompanied him on tour. The next collaboration followed in 1997 for the album ''Aus der Stille'' and a tour of the same name. Between 1990 and 1994 Conti led his own band ''Rosebud'' with which he recorded three albums. Since 1992 he has been playing in the Hamburg Blues Band with which he played over 1000 gigs. In 1997 he recorded an album with the former ''Atlantis'' singer Inga Rumpf. In 2000, Conti recorded titles from the 1960s and 1970s with musicians Frank Diez,

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, Tony Hicks, Wolfgang Dalheimer and Jon Smith - but they were only released in 2008. In 2003, Conti was involved in the re-founding of ''Lake'', went on tour with the band and eventually recorded the album ''The Blast of Silence'' with them in 2005. Together with Richie Arndt, Gregor Hilden and

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Conti was involved in the production of the album ''Rorymania'' (2006). In 2009, he recorded the CD ''Kaleidoscopia'' with Swiss musician ''Beatnik''. In 2010, he released his first instrumental album ''Shetar''. ''Lake'' again accompanied Lynyrd Skynyrd on tour in 2010, this time in Germany. A joint project with blues guitarists Timo Gross and Richie Arndt resulted in the recording of the album ''The Vineyard Sessions Vol. II.''; this album was nominated for the

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Recordings (selection)

With ''Atlantis'': * ''Ooh Baby'' (1974) With ''Lake'': * ''

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' Ouch!'' (1980) * ''The Blast of Silence'' (2005) * ''Freedom'' (2012) * ''Wings of Freedom'' (2014) With Herwig Mitteregger: * ''Immer mehr'' (1985) * ''Jedesmal'' (1987) * ''Aus der Stille'' (1997) With ''Rosebud'': * ''Rosebud'' (1989) * ''San Simeon'' (1993) * ''Keep Smiling…'' (1993) With ''Rockship'' and Inga Rumpf * ''Rough enough'' (1997) With ''Hamburg Blues Band'': * ''Real Stuff'' * ''Rollin’'' * ''Touch'' * ''Live On The Edge of a Knife'' With Richie Arndt: * ''Rorymania'' (2007) With ''Beatnik'': * ''Kaleidoscopia'' (2008) With Richie Arndt and Timo Gross: * ''The Vineyard Sessions Vol. II'' (2010) Solo: * ''Conti'' (album 1982) * ''Continued'' (album 1984) * ''Shetar'' (album 2010)Alex Conti on discogs.com
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conti, Alex German guitarists 1952 births Living people Musicians from Berlin