[1] Conti left Lake in 1980 and after releasing two solo albums in 1981 and 1984 he joined the band Elephant from Hamburg.

In 2000, Conti recorded titles from the 1960s and 1970s with musicians Frank Diez, Colin Hodgkinson, Tony Hicks, Wolfgang Dalheimer and Jon Smith - but they were only released in 2008.

In 2003, Conti was involved in the re-founding of Lake, went on tour with the band and eventually recorded the album The Blast of Silence with them in 2005.

Together with Richie Arndt, Gregor Hilden and Henrik Freischlader Conti was involved in the production of the album Rorymania (2006).

A joint project with blues guitarists Timo Gross and Richie Arndt resulted in the recording of the album The Vineyard Sessions Vol.