Contents
- Employee Information
- Current Projects
- Hot List
- Biographical Information
- Personal Interests
- Contact Information
- Comments and Suggestions
Employee
Information
Previous Employers
Reel Rock Productions
Tallahassee,
Florida.
Sound,
Lighting and Stage technician 1979 to 1984
My
responsibilities gave me my grounded base in understanding how all the elements
of a well-planned production should function.
R.A. Roth Inc.
Atlanta,
Georgia
Crew
Boss, Touring Rigger, Lighting Director 1984 to 1991
Operations
Manager 1991 to 1993
As
Operations Manager, I was responsible for hiring crews, planning touring
logistics for a major US lighting company. The scope of responsibility also included
warehouse planning for efficiency and building up a local client base for dry
hires.
Los
Angeles, California
Crew
Boss, Shop Foreman 1995 to 1996
Production
Coordinator 1997 to 1998
As Production
Coordinator, I was responsible for bringing together equipment, manpower,
locations and client ideas. The object being to make it as inexpensive as
possible for the client while still fulfilling their main objectives. Examples
of such are the Chrysler Automobile Exhibit
in Geneva, Switzerland 1997, Neal Diamond world tour 1997
1998, Korn Europe 1997, Batman & Robin the
movie 1997
B & G Production Services
Los
Angeles, California.
Crew Boss,
Touring Rigger, Lighting Director, Set Carpenter 1990 to present day.
I met
Graham Holmes while working as an Electrician on the Cult Ceremonial Stomp tour
in 1990. Since that time I have worked with him on many projects such as: Iron
Maiden, Linda RONSTADT, Adam SANDLER, Kenny Loggins, KORN Rob Zombie Tour, and
numerous others.
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Current
Projects
Concerts and Events I have or will be working...
A tour of one of the better production design companies...
A local lighting vendor and supply house I use.........
One of Europe’s foremost Lighting Touring Company............
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Hot List
William R. Conte
- 1976 to
1979 DRS High school Tallahassee, FL. Early Graduation.
- 1982 to
1983 Community College Tallahassee, FL. Partial toward AA Degree
- 1997 to
1998 Svenska För Invandra Stockholm, Sweden To be continued
- 1979 to
1983 Regional Bar bands Tallahassee, FL. Back line, Monitors, FOH, LD.
- 1979 to
1984 Reel Rock Productions Tallahassee, FL. Monitors, Lighting, Stage
- 1982 to
1984 Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL. House Rigger, Stage Hand
- 1983 to
1984 Albany Civic Center Tallahassee, FL. House Rigger, Stage Hand
- 1984 to
1993 R. A. Roth Inc. Atlanta, GA. Crew Chief, Tour Rigger
- 1984 to
1985 KOOL & THE GANG Celebrate Crew Chief, Tour
Rigger
- 1986 to
1989 HANK WILLIAMS JR.. Bocephus Crew Chief, .
- 1989 CINDERELLA
Long Cold Winter Crew Chief
- 1989 THE
CULT Ceremonial Stomp Crew Chief
- 1990 to
1991 KISS Hot In the Shade Crew Chief, Motor Operator
- 1991 CINDERELLA
Heart Break Station Crew Chief
- 1992 CHICAGO
South Eastern Tour Rigger, Board Op.
- 1992 KISS
Revenge Europe Crew Chief
- 1992 to
1993 IRON MAIDEN Fear of the Dark Crew Chief,
Rigger, "Eddie"
- 1991 to 1993 R. A. Roth Inc. Atlanta GA. Operations Manager
- 1994 WHITNEY
HOUSTON South America Head Carpenter
- 1994 YES
TALK Crew Chief, Lighting Director
- 1994 to
1995 The OBIE Company Torrance, CA. Crew Chief
- 1995 MEGADETH
Euthinasia Rigger, Stage Manager, LD
- 1995 to
1996 IRON MAIDEN X - Factor Rigger, Head Carp,
LD, "Eddie"
- 1996 ADAM
SANDLER What happened to me Rigger, Stage
Manager, Carp.
- 1996 LINDA
RONSTADT Orchestra Tour Rigger, Stage Manager,
Carp.
- 1996 to
1997 The OBIE Company Torrance, CA. Shop Manager,Operations Manager
- 1997 AEROSMITH
9 Lives Europe Lighting Crew Chief
- 1997 KENNY
LOGGINS Unimaginable Life Head Carpenter, Stage
Manager
- 1997 to
1998 YES Open Your Eyes Rigger, Stage Manager
- 1997 to
1999 Neg Earth LTD. London, England Rigger, Lighting Tech.
- 1998
Korn/Rob Zombie Follow the Leader Stage Manager
- 1996 to
1999 EMA Telestar Stockholm, Sweden Rigger
- 1998 to
present Spectra Stockholm, Sweden Rigger, Lighting Tech
- 1999 to
present Nordic Artists Stockholm, Sweden Rigger
- 2000
Eurovision Song Contest Sweden head Rigger
- 2000 Ben Harper European tour Master
Electrician, Moving light tech
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Biographical
Information
Biography
I was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania in 1962. The
first 8 years of my life my family traveled and lived in many different places.
At 3 we moved to Italy, and when I was 6 we moved to England. We traveled
around a lot due to my fathers work in the military. In 1970 we relocated to
Tallahassee, Florida. I spent the next 9 years attending school and working at
what was to be my job of choice. In 1979 I dropped out of High School to begin
working and took the GED test. Making a hundred percentile on the tests gave me
my diploma.
I began working with regional bands as a Back line
technician. As I learned more I progressed to Monitor and FOH engineer, then to
Lighting Director. I started working for a company named Reel Rock Productions.
I worked with them for 5 years. I learned much about wiring, soldering,
electronics, lighting and sound reinforcement. When they opened the Tallahassee
Civic Center, we started the local crew and then became the building riggers
for the concerts and events. We were then asked to put together a crew for The
Albany Georgia Civic Center. In 1984 while working local crew for New Edition,
I was hired and moved to Atlanta, Georgia to begin the next phase of my
schooling as it were.
I began working for R.A. Roth in 1984. My first tour
was as 3rd Electrician for the Kool and The Gang tour. By the end of the first
leg of the tour I was Crew boss and Touring Rigger. This is where I learned if
you are given the job of Crew boss you can never go back. I toured for about 6
years and then came off the road to begin duties as Operations Manager. From
1989 till 1993 it was necessary for me to leave to work to do some world tours
including Iron Maiden. I was to meet Graham Holmes of B & G Production
Services who I have had a working relationship for the past 10 years. While on
a tour in Sweden in 1995 I was to meet my wife Helen Linderholm.
In 1996 I began working for the OBIE company in Los
Angeles, California. I was to replace the shop foreman while he was out for 3
months on sick leave. I came back after moving to Stockholm, Sweden and
marrying Helen. Where I then was re-hired in 1997as a Project Coordinator.
In 1998 I moved back to Sweden and began working
locally and in England with Neg Earth Ltd. I have worked in the Globe as a
rigger and I currently am working freelance for Spectra, Nordic Artists and
others that need an Efficient, Competent, Knowledgeable and Safe specialist.
Feel Free to check out my CV.
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Personal
Interests
Rigging
16 years experience in local venues and around the world
Lighting
Technician and Operator
20 years + experience in the field of Lighting
Set
Carpenter
10 years experience in the field of Set Carpentry and repair
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Contact Information
Street address
Völundsgatan2, 401
Electronic mail address
IPS23@swipnet.se
Web address
http://home.swipnet.se/Illuminoids
Office phone
46 709 885 313
FAX number
46 709 812 809