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Voltaire is a name of at least three acts:
1) A mononym of Aurelio Voltaire Hernández (b. 1967, Havana, Cuba), a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk and also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, the best known of these are his Hieronymus Bosch-inspired station MTV IDs.
Inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Voltaire began animating at the age of ten on a super8 camera. By piecing together snippets of information from fanzines, he eventually was able to teach himself how to make foam rubber animation models and animate them. The films of his childhood landed him his first directing job in 1988 with MTV. The stop-motion tour of the hellish Garden of Earthly Delights won several awards.
He also teaches stop-motion animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
He also wrote the song “BRAINS!” for the Cartoon Network show “Grim and Evil” which has since split into two separate shows (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Evil Con Carne) and the song can also be found on his album “Boo Hoo”.
An avid fan of Star Trek, Voltaire frequently attends conventions and released a four track E.P. called “Banned on Vulcan”. It was a set of comedy recordings poking fun at characters from the show.
1) A mononym of Aurelio Voltaire Hernández (b. 1967, Havana, Cuba), a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk and also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, the best known of these are his Hieronymus Bosch-inspired station MTV IDs.
Inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Voltaire began animating at the age of ten on a super8 camera. By piecing together snippets of information from fanzines, he eventually was able to teach himself how to make foam rubber animation models and animate them. The films of his childhood landed him his first directing job in 1988 with MTV. The stop-motion tour of the hellish Garden of Earthly Delights won several awards.
He also teaches stop-motion animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
He also wrote the song “BRAINS!” for the Cartoon Network show “Grim and Evil” which has since split into two separate shows (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Evil Con Carne) and the song can also be found on his album “Boo Hoo”.
An avid fan of Star Trek, Voltaire frequently attends conventions and released a four track E.P. called “Banned on Vulcan”. It was a set of comedy recordings poking fun at characters from the show.
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dragon007 wrote:
Voltaire, come to Poland!:< [19]
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PootyMunster13 wrote:
His official Facebook is here: http://www.facebook.com/VoltaireFanPage He's quite good at answering fan's comments.
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PootyMunster13 wrote:
Also implying he has some control over what countries he plays in. If you want Voltaire to play in your country, encourage your local music concert promoter to book him a show over in Poland :) I love how people think that independent artists can play where they like, doesn't work like that I'm afraid :/
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Dulet wrote:
>implying he reads lastfm shoutbux
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Tratatatiti wrote:
Hm... zawsze można popisać do różnych agencji muzycznych z propozycją zaproszenia Voltiego do Polski. Próbowałam raz, nie udało się, ale to nie oznacza, że się poddam ;) Zbieram siłę przed następnym atakiem :D Albo napisać do Voltaire'a osobiście. To zresztą też chcę zrobić. Działania nigdy dość :)
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Kuklomanta wrote:
Voltaire, come to Poland!:< [18]
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HappyFlame wrote:
Voltaire, come to Poland!:< [17]
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CrnaKronika wrote:
Speilbilde i saw those chords already, they don't sound right to me and chords are for the original version (the cure)
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OkayShay wrote:
Sweet Prince ♥
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Speilbilde wrote:
@CrnaKronika - http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/c/cure/lovesong_crd.htm
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MaeHolmewintton wrote:
Lovelly!
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CrnaKronika wrote:
does anyone know the chords for lovesong? i suck at playing by ear so would help me alot. thanks!
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Imperatorka95 wrote:
Voltaire, come to Poland!:< [16]
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Jane_V wrote:
Voltaire, come to Poland!:< [15]
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Conspiracyrocks wrote:
Sick songs indeed!! Love it. Stop by, and give us a listen when you get a chance. http://www.last.fm/music/we+are+The+Conspiracy/Eternal+Repose
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pineapple69 wrote:
just re-discovering "down to the bottom of the sea" and i LOOOVE that it's mostly dark-folk-ish! so great!
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Cyber_Smoke wrote:
good book)
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Matisov wrote:
Voltaire, come to Poland!:< [14]
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Ela_Ir wrote:
Voltaire, come to Novosibirsk! %)
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adrisha wrote:
Voltaire, come to Poland!:< [13]
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