Conte began his career as a video game voice actor, contributing the voice for all teen male sims in the 2004 bestseller
The Sims 2. In 2007, Conte created his YouTube channel to upload music videos inspired by the
Dogme 95 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
Pomplamoose with
Nataly Dawn, 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 However, Conte's music was reviewed less favorably by Amplifier: "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." On May 7, 2013, Conte announced the launch of
Patreon with co-founder Samuel Yam. Conte has compared his company to
Kickstarter, but "for people who release stuff on a regular basis." In 2022, Conte formed the
synth-pop band Magaziine. ==Personal life==