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There are multiple artists called Voltaire:
1. Voltaire (born 1967 in Havana, Cuba) is a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk music, but also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, and is best known for his Hieronymous Bosch-inspired station IDs for MTV.
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. Voltaire (born 1967 in Havana, Cuba) is a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk music, but also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, and is best known for his Hieronymous Bosch-inspired station IDs for MTV.
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.
Top Albums
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Almost Human
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The Devil's Bris
Voltaire Buy- Download Album
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Boo Hoo
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Ooky Spooky
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Almost Human
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Ex Lover's Lover
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Dead Girls
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Out of Reach
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Feathery Wings
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The Headless Waltz
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Alchemy Mondays
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Graveyard Picnic
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Shoutbox
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ringwraith10 wrote:
Almost Human is a good choice, as it's my favorite. :) I would say, though, that his first CD, Devil's Bris, is an important one to have since it has many of his classic songs on it.
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Artanna wrote:
oooh now i must choose from two!! lol yay! i think i'll get Almost Human first, cause i do love the cover xD
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psychodork41 wrote:
@Artanna Ooky Spooky!
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cirruswolf wrote:
Loving this
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DaysofSODOM wrote:
RADIOHEAD = SHIT
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Speilbilde wrote:
Artanna - Almost Human! It was my favourite until TTBOTS's release. ;)
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Artanna wrote:
please someone tell me, i already have To the Bottom of the Sea but i want moorrreeeeee!!!! Which should i get now?!?
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Speilbilde wrote:
Can't wait for the Radiohead-cover! :) Also, loving the new picture.
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Marisoul wrote:
2 nite in méxico... yay!!!
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Chmielowa94 wrote:
awesomeness.
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biox2003 wrote:
cool songs
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xdevotchkax wrote:
i love him. so. fucking. much.
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RDPzero wrote:
i'm top listener *--*
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abdicare wrote:
*dances*
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NiggatoMan wrote:
Epic as hell.
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blackcatsfrezy wrote:
love love love
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baizen wrote:
dontcryplz :'(
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baizen wrote:
THE GOTHIC ELF LORD
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RDPzero wrote:
voltaire is top \o
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Black_Sluggy wrote:
He's just awesome ;)
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Events
- Nov 2 Voltaire Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Nov 6 Carpe Noctem The Loft @ Barfly, Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis, United States
News
Join my E-list! Phasing out Myspace
6 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/voltairenyc
Friends,Once upon a time, it was enough to be on Myspace if you wanted to promote your music. You'd send out a bulletin and many of your numerous friends would reply, come to the shows, etc... …
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amazing40, cramospam, DaiArashi and 2 other people added Voltaire to their libraries. 4 hours ago
- Voltaire posted a news item ‘Join my E-list! Phasing out Myspace’. yesterday afternoon
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LordRosiel, ghoul_13, sprightxnight and 4 other people added Voltaire to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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xdevotchkax wrote about Voltaire in 5 songs that make me cry right now. Friday evening
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xdevotchkax wrote about Voltaire – Feathery Wings in 5 songs that make me cry right now. Friday evening
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FictionalKnight tagged Voltaire with ‘tracks i need to buy’. Wednesday morning
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