Steve Conrad:  

I was at Lincoln Elementary from '63-'67 - then Kennedy Jr High - 67-69 - my Dad got transferred to the midwest - Summer of '69 - I was due to go to Monte Vista HS with my classmates - but summer 1969 we moved. I adapted to the Midwest and snow , I continued with the guitar - played in Chicago Blues clubs in early 1970's - Got deeply involved in Electronics, moved to LA in late 70's and toured US in a rock band - Rocket 88, played all the clubs, nearly got signed several times. Been involved in Music Electronics industry, and JPL/NASA - the rest of my bio is below. Currently living in San Luis Obispo, CA - moved here in 1999 to design guitar amps for Ernie Ball co. Currently designing DSP based Electronic Cinema encode / decode gear, and run a Roland VG-99 Forum., and play in a "The Ventures" tribute band - "The Dentures". Eclectic, Creative, Spontaneous, Sense of Wonder and Curiousity, Deep well of trivia -all great assets for my role as Lead Guitarist, and Design Engineer. I wrote and performed the incidental music for a cult SCI-FI film "LazerBlast", which aired a lot on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. At the same time I toured the southwest in a rock band called Rocket 88 - whose members went on to big time with Ratt, and Wang Chung. Eventually I became service manager at Valley Arts Guitar in Studio City, CA just off Laurel Canyon. I ...Expand for more