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Conrad Sanguineti (Dec. 9, 1970- present) is an Italian/Amerian songwriter and producer residing in Brooklyn, NY. Though his work is not widely recognized, he has continued to write since the age of 9. A guess at the number of works he has written would sit in the range of 500 to 2000. Most of them "unreleased", and heard by few others. In 2011, he started the NYC based band, "1 More Animal", which released their 1st album, "Boys and Girls", on Halloween of the same year. Though his "bands" are more "collaborations" than permanent music groups, he has been starting new ones since the age of 14. The 1st being "UNI" formed in 1984, which evolved into "Little Juices" through the 1990's. Not many recordings exist of these works, though some haver been rerecorded with later projects, or used as soundtracks to various videos and films. In about 1998, the next collaboration, with completely new individuals, eventually came to be known as "Headrush", aka "The Headrush Cru". Conrad took a 180 degree turn with this band, and focused on DnB/Jungle/Drum-n-Bass. Their debut and only release was "Urrbin Ledjinz", which at the time of the 74 minute CD, they filled the entire CD with songs and music and soundscapes, without any pauses throughout. They eventually played a live show at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, where a video of their performance exists. Headrush shuffled up a bit, and formed into "The More Escapes" in 2004, and went back to his rock origins. As The More Escapes, Conrad released 2 more albums, "11 Hope", released in July of 2007, and "unknown album", released in 2009. During this time, Conrad began working with an entire new group of people, and they formed "Uninvited Guests", the most commercial of all his collaborations. In about 2008, he and a member of Uninvited Guests founded "Kill The Huxter", a bluesy rock band, and released "1st Takes and Mistakes". Though never disbanding, Kill The Huxter hasnt been actively writing new material as of 2013, but some unfinished albums are rumoured to exist. 1 more Animal is currently working on 2 more releases, "Springboard" and "Seriously...Whats Wrong".

Conrad, aka Con, was heavily influenced by rock from the 70's. He has said he views music as art, rather than entertainment. "Commercial success has nothing to do with good music. Actually, it usually is the opposite, because to be commercial, a song need to fit inside a specifically designed box, and in most cases, that limits the freedom of the artist". Con has made a tradition of creating music with no formulas, no time limits, or formats. "Music and songs should come out because they NEED to come out. Because I need to express something, just like a good painting or poem expresses the emotions or ideas of the creator. When this happens, the song drives itself, while I just lightly hold on to the steering wheel."

Conrad has described his musical style as ever changing. He usually works with concepts, and releases his works together as an album when the concept is finished. Boys and Girls has songs only about relationships. Urrbin Ledjinz is the journey taken by the character Not E. 1st takes and Mistakes is compiled of songs written through improv, most of which have the original improv take as the foundation.""Seriously..Whats Wrong" is about all the bullshit in life." says Conrad.

This take on music led to Con's passion for creating soundtracks. He has scored numerous independent films, including "Run Ricky, Run","Humble Pages" aka "Hipsters", "Playing with Rage", "Run Ricky, Run", "United States Of Football", "My Mom's New Boyfriend", and "Senior Skip Day", just to name a few. "I enjoy translating emotions into music. Sometimes I take a piece i've already written that I think would work for a shot. But my favorite way to do it is playing and recording an instrument, and watching the video/scene while I improvise, and just letting things come out. Without any thought. And I end up with some really great surprises."

Conrad was born in Cano, Nigeria, to an Italian couple, and came to America in 1971, still a baby. He spent most of his time in Cheshire, CT, until at the age of 20, when he moved to New York City, where he has remained. He spends a lot of time in Italy, visiting friends and family. As of 2012, he is single, never married, and no children.