# Conrad Chase > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Conrad_Chase > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Conrad_Chase.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Chase > Source revision: 1311424982 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American singer-songwriter and actor (1965–2024)}} {{Multiple issues| {{No footnotes|date=January 2024}} {{Sources|date=January 2024}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}} '''Conrad Keven Chase''' (June 9, 1965 – January 24, 2024) was an American actor, singer-songwriter and public speaker.{{cite web |title=Conrad Chase, 'Big Brother 6' finalist in 2004, dies at 58 |url=https://www.usanews.net/entertainment/conrad-chase-big-brother-6-finalist-in-2004-dies-at-58-h129216.html |website=USA News |date=January 25, 2024 |access-date=28 January 2024 |language=en}} ==Biography== Conrad Keven Chase was born in [Portland, Maine](/source/Portland%2C_Maine), on June 9, 1965. He participated in Spain's ''[Gran Hermano](/source/Gran_Hermano_(Spanish_TV_series))'' (Big Brother). He was also a member of a Dutch [boy band](/source/boy_band) known as the Baja Boys. He released a [summer hit](/source/summer_hit) in 2004 in Spain called "La Gosadera" together with Juanjo Rocamora, winner of Spain's 2004 ''[Gran Hermano 6](/source/Gran_Hermano_(Spanish_season_6))''. He also was a featuring artist on a [hit single](/source/hit_single) "No te quiero mas" together with Las Latinas in 2006. After serving three years in the [U.S. Army](/source/United_States_Army) Signal Corps as a Telecommunications Center Operator (1983–1986), Chase studied Electronics Technology at the [Southern Maine Technical College](/source/Southern_Maine_Community_College) for two years. Chase was also known for implementing a system which allowed guests at his [night club](/source/Nightclub), the [Baja Beach Club](/source/Baja_Beach_Club), to be implanted with [RFID](/source/RFID) [microchip](/source/Microchip_implant_(human))s. Customers who carry the chip are allowed access to the VIP area. The system also allows patrons to pay for drinks just by being scanned. It was the first time that RFID technology had been used for this purpose.{{Cite news |last=Losowsky |first=Andrew |date=2004-06-10 |title=I've got you under my skin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/jun/10/onlinesupplement1 |access-date=2024-02-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Chase was fluent in English, Dutch and Spanish. He died on January 24, 2024, at the age of 58.[https://obituaries.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/plantation-fl/conrad-chase-11641389 Conrad Keven Chase] ==Television== * Tele5 – Gran Hermano 6–Finalista (2004) * Tele5 – A tu Lado * Tele5 – ''[Crónicas marcianas](/source/Cr%C3%B3nicas_marcianas)'' * Tele5 – Ana Rosa * City TV – ArusCity * City TV – Vitamina N * TV – Toni Rovira y tu * Canal Latino – Conrad & Friends * Canal Catalá – Condició Femenina * Canal Catalá – Estat de Choc * Tele5 – Aquí Hay Tomate * FlaixTV – La Nit * RTL5 – Way of Life (Holanda) * SBS6 – Mike Stading Show (Holanda) * Veronica – Trend Setters (Holanda) * RNN7 – Night Life Guide (Holanda) * TMF – Tot Fabienne (Holanda) * CNN – Technology (International) * BBC – High Technology (International) ==Film== * Plankton, Largometraje en fase de producción – Actor * The Loop, Corto de terror en fase de rodaje – Actor * Mi Padre – Actor (2007) ==Music (CDs)== * Disco Estrella 2007, song: "No te quiero mas" – Singer * Filmax 50 Grados 2005, song: "La Gossadera" – Singer * Filmax 50 Grados 2005 [video clip](/source/Music_video) "La Gossadera" – Actor * The Baja Boys "You to me are everything" – Singer, choreographer (1999) * The Baja Boys "Celebration" – Singer (1998) ==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources== *[https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn5022 Clubbers choose chip implants to jump queues] *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3697940.stm] *[https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn5022] ==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{imdb name|1978641}} * {{discogs artist|Conrad (17)}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chase, Conrad}} Category:1965 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Male actors from Portland, Maine Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from Portland, Maine Category:Southern Maine Community College alumni Category:Songwriters from Maine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Conrad Chase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Chase) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Chase?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.