Jack Conte (; born July 12, 1984) is an American musician and co-founder and CEO of

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. He is one half of the band

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, along with his wife

Nataly Dawn Natalie Dawn Knutsen Conte (born October 29, 1986), known by her stage name Nataly Dawn, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is one half of the duo Pomplamoose with her husband Jack Conte and has released four studio albums and f ...

, co-leader of the band Scary Pockets, and leader of the band Magaziine.

Career

Conte created his YouTube channel in 2007 to upload music videos inspired by the

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movement. He gained widespread attention when his video ''Yeah Yeah Yeah'' was featured on YouTube's front page. Most of Conte's music videos follow a format called "VideoSongs", defined by two rules: no lip-syncing for instruments or voice ("what you see is what you hear") and no hidden sounds ("if you hear it, at some point you see it"). In 2008, Conte formed the band

with

, who later became his wife. The band garnered significant fan support, primarily through their YouTube videos. Much of Conte's work has been met with positive reviews, citing evocative lyrics in ''Sleep in Color'' and creative delivery of his VideoSongs. However, Conte's music was reviewed less favorably by Amplifier: "Hints of

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, Patrick Watson, contemporary punk rock (

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), radio

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, and incalculable other singer songwriters are more than borrowed, making for a short mishmash of

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." On May 7, 2013, Conte announced the launch of

with co-founder Samuel Yam. Conte called his company "

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for people who release stuff on a regular basis." In 2020, Conte was named a "Young Global Leader" by World Economic Forum. In 2022, Conte formed the

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band Magaziine.

Personal life

Conte was born in San Francisco although he grew up in

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. He studied music and composition at

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, graduating in 2006. Conte and Nataly Dawn became engaged in January 2016 and married in May 2016.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

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