Monte Conner | |
|---|---|
 Conner in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Staten Island, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Music executive (A&R) |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | |
Monte Conner is an American music executive and artists and repertoire (A&R) representative. He was the former senior vice president of A&R for Roadrunner Records from 1988 until 2012, and is currently the head of A&R at Nuclear Blast Records.[1][2][3] MetalSucks has called him "the most successful A&R dude in the history of metal."[4]
Conner is considered to be an expert not only in the genre of Heavy Metal, but also in the genres of Rock, Hard Rock and Classic Rock, and frequently discusses bands from these genres in magazines, on radio programs and podcasts, and in music films and documentaries. He occasionally serves as a consultant on reissue albums for various labels. He is also a music journalist and has written for Metal Mania magazine in the US, Classic Rock magazine in the UK, Rock Hard magazine in Germany, and currently writes in his own online blog on Facebook.[citation needed]
- ^ Gitter, Mike GitterMike (August 16, 2012). "Former Roadrunner Records A&R Mike Gitter on Monte Conner's Move to Nuclear Blast Records". Noisecreep. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Finney, Graham (March 13, 2023). "Monte Conner: "It Never Dawned on Me that, 30 Years Later, People Would Still Be Talking About These Albums…"". V13.net. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Music Industry Masterminds: Monte Conner". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ MetalSucks (December 5, 2016). "The 25 Most Important People in Metal: #4, Monte Conner". MetalSucks. Retrieved June 6, 2024.