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Voltaire (born 1967 in Havana, Cuba) is a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply imbedded in European folk music and has many influences from the goth scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, and is best known for his Hieronymous Bosch-inspired station ID's 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.

Books

  • Voltaire (2002). Oh My Goth! Version 2.0. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1579890474
  • Voltaire (2003). Oh My Goth!: Presents the Girlz of Goth!. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 157989061X
  • Voltaire, Chris Adams, David Fooden (2003). Chi-Chian: The Roleplaying Game. Aetherco/Dreamcatcher. ISBN 1929312032
  • Voltaire (2004). Deady the Malevolent Teddy. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1579890830
  • Voltaire (2004). Deady the Terrible Teddy. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1579890776
  • Voltaire (2005). Deady the Evil Teddy. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1579890814
  • Voltaire (2004). What Is Goth? - Music, Makeup, Attitude, Apparel, Dance, and General Skullduggery. Weiser Books. ISBN 1578633222
  • Voltaire (2005). Paint It Black - A Guide to Gothic Homemaking. Weiser Books. ISBN 1578633613

Discography

  • The Devil's Bris (1998) (Projekt Records)
  • Almost Human (2000) (Projekt Records)
  • Banned on Vulcan (2001) (Projekt Records)
  • Boo Hoo (2002) (Projekt Records)
  • Then & Again (2004) (Projekt Records)

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