Outasight

Biography

Richard Andrew Conte was born in Yonkers, New York on February 17, 1983. At the age of 9, his father gave him a guitar, and it sparked his interest in becoming a musician. He began writing rhymes and singing around age 10. He attended St. Joseph's School in Bronxville, NY.

Early career Outasight began playing shows at small venues in New York City such as the Bowery Poetry Club and the Nuyorican Café. After his first EP release titled Employee of the Year, he played at the 2007 Hip-hop festival alongside major label acts such as Ghostface Killah, Skillz, and Consequence. In June 2008, Outasight released his second promotional CD titled Radio New York. This release saw more commercial success and was featured in XXL Magazine's Soundcheck choice in "Something to Talk About." His music video for the song "Good Evening (Dream Big)" received a video rotation spot on mtvU in the fall of 2008 after winning the 2008 mtvU Freshmen video contest. "Good Evening" was also popularized by its use in Ray William Johnson's YouTube-based vlog series Breaking NYC.

2009–13: Nights Like These In October 2009, Outasight signed with Warner Bros. Records. In December 2009, Lifted Research Group, better known as LRG, sponsored the release of Outasight's Further mixtape. His biggest release to date, Further has generated even more press than the previous two albums. The album was heavily publicized on the internet, garnering strong reviews and also promotion from YouTube celebrity Ray William Johnson. Since then, he has been featured in major media outlets, such as MTV News. On March 23, 2010, Outasight released the Further EP on Asylum Records, and on November 23, 2012, he released his first full-length studio album, Nights Like These. Outasight released a music video for his single "Catch Me If You Can" from the Further EP, which has been featured on numerous hip-hop blogs. Also in 2010, Outasight collaborated with rapper Asher Roth on the "Catch Me If You Can" remix.

Outasight released his first single, "Tonight Is the Night," which was featured on a Pepsi commercial. The commercial includes footage of Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, and Kanye West. Tonight Is The Night was the theme for the 1000th episode of WWE Monday Night RAW.

Outasight performed live at the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa, Ontario, where his single "Tonight Is the Night" was the song for the player introductions. On January 17, 2012, Outasight performed his song "Tonight Is the Night" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with The Roots. On April 13, 2012, Outasight confirmed via Facebook that his second single from his upcoming debut album would be called "Now or Never" and that it would be out soon. It was released on May 11, 2012. His debut album, Nights Like These, was released on November 23, 2012, and it peaked at No. 13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

2014–17: Big Trouble and Richie In 2015, he launched a recording label named RPM MSC in partnership with his management. Outasight's sophomore studio album, Big Trouble, was released on October 23, 2015, through RPM MSC. and featured in the Bud Light Lime & Mountain Dew summer campaigns and several films. His next single, "The Boogie" was selected to be in the "Apple Watch 2" campaign, the opening introduction to the NBA Primetime on ABC, and also the credit song to the box office blockbuster Central Intelligence.

His next single, "Do Something Crazy," was released late summer of 2016. The song was featured in the film (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) along with (The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature), (The Secret Life of Pets 2) and the soundtrack to the video game Madden 17.

Outasight released his first single of 2017 on April 7 with "I Got You" and announced his third album was coming in the summer. Four days later, the music video for "I Got You" was released. On June 9, Outsight released the single "Life of the Party" as part of a summer of new music for him. The music video for "Life of the Party" was released on June 30. A week later he dropped his next single, "Feel Good", which features Hoodie Allen.

2018–present: Future Vintage Soul On July 20, 2018, Outasight released the single "Never Get Enough." On August 14, 2018, he announced his fourth studio album, Future Vintage Soul, with a scheduled release date of October 19, 2018. On October 4, he released another new song, titled "Higher." "Higher" was a part of the Forza Horizon 4 Soundtrack. "The Bounce" was revealed to be the theme song for Google Assistant on October 10.

In 2019, Outasight started his record label 83 Sound, partnering with longtime producer Cook Classics.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums with selected details Title Album details Nights Like These Released: November 23, 2012 Label: Warner Format: CD, digital download Big Trouble Released: October 23, 2015 Label: RPM MSC Format: CD, digital download Richie Released: August 18, 2017 Label: Seeker Music Format: Digital download Future Vintage Soul Released: October 19, 2018 Label: Slang Music Format: Digital download Jamz Released: July 16, 2021 Label: 83 Sound Format: Digital download Banners Released: August 25, 2023 Label: 83 Sound Format: Digital download

Extended plays + List of extended plays with selected details Title EP details Further EP Released: March 12, 2010 Label: Asylum Format: Digital download Figure 8 Released: April 22, 2011 Label: Warner Format: CD, digital download Tonight Is the Night + 2 Remixes Released: January 17, 2012 Label: Warner Format: Digital download No Vacancy Released: December 13, 2019 Label: 83 Sound Format: Digital download Standing Ovation Released: April 21, 2023 Label: 83 Sound Format: Digital download Roll Call Released: June 22, 2023 Label: 83 Sound Format: Digital download This Magnificent Released: June 23, 2023 Label: 83 Sound Format: Digital download

Mixtapes + List of mixtapes with selected details Title EP details Employee of the Year Released: 2007 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming Radio New York Released: June 3, 2008 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download From There to Here Released: March 17, 2009 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Further Released: December 15, 2009 Label: Lifted Research Group Format: CD, digital download Never Say Never Released: August 17, 2010 Label: Lifted Research Group Format: CD, digital download Get It Together Released: October 14, 2011 Label: Warner Format: CD, digital download Stay Gold Released: July 26, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Adult US Dance US Pop AUS BEL (Vl) CAN "Good Evening" 2008 — — — — — — — Radio New York "Catch Me If You Can" 2010 — — — — — — — Further "Tonight Is the Night" 2011 38 20 6 14 18 23 53 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum Nights Like These "Now or Never" 2012 — — — 26 — — — "Shine" — — — — — — — "I'll Drink to That" — — — — — — — "Change the World" 2013 — — — — — — — "Anchor Down" 2014 — — — — — — — "Automatic" — — — — — — — "The Wild Life" 2015 — — — — — — — Big Trouble "Big Trouble" — — — — — — — "Back to Life" — — — — — — — "The Boogie" — — — — — — — "Do Something Crazy" 2016 — — — — — — — "I Got You" 2017 — — — — — — — Richie "Life of the Party" — — — — — — — "Feel Good" — — — — — — — "Ny 2 La" — — — — — — — "Still Young" — — — — — — — "Eye Candy" — — — — — — — "Jordan Jump" 2018 — — — — — — — "Never Get Enough" — — — — — — — Future Vintage Soul "The Bounce" — — — — — — — "Extra Special" — — — — — — — "Higher" — — — — — — — "Attention" 2019 — — — — — — — No Vacany "Fire It Up" — — — — — — — "Better" — — — — — — — "Play the Drums" — — — — — — — "Notorious" 2020 — — — — — — — "Can't Help Myself" — — — — — — — "Say Hey" — — — — — — — Jamz "In the House" — — — — — — — "Whoa!" — — — — — — — "Runnin' Wild" — — — — — — — "LHSF (Let's Have Some Fun)" — — — — — — — "Sinatra" 2021 — — — — — — — "All Time Fave" — — — — — — — "Too Much" — — — — — — — "Get Some" — — — — — — — "From the Jump" — — — — — — — "Golden" 2022 — — — — — — — Banners "Real Good" — — — — — — — "Feels Like" 2023 — — — — — — — "Standing Ovation" — — — — — — — "Roll Call" — — — — — — — "This Magnificent" — — — — — — — "Primetime" — — — — — — — "Forever Glow" — — — — — — — "Back to Back" — — — — — — — "My Kinda Holiday" — — — — — — — "Wow" 2024 — — — — — — — "All I Wanna Do" — — — — — — — "We On Top" — — — — — — — "Turn Me Loose" — — — — — — — "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.