Voltaire (musician)
Voltaire (born January 25, 1967 in Havana ; full name Aurelio Voltaire Hernandez ) is a musician who is close to the American Gothic scene . During his childhood his family emigrated from Cuba to New Jersey . In addition to his work as a musician, Voltaire works as a product designer, stop-motion film animator, comic book and book author. He is also a lecturer at the School of Visual Arts in New York .
Voltaire is best known as a solo artist and is supported both in the studio and live by various other musicians. The 2008 line-up consisted of Voltaire ( vocals and acoustic guitar ), Gregor Kitzis ( violin and mandolin ), Matthew Goeke ( cello ), Glenn Sorino ( drums ) and Franz Nicoleay ( accordion ).
Discography
- 1998: The Devil's Bris (Projekt Records)
- 2000: Almost Human (Project Records)
- 2001: Banned on Vulcan (Project Records)
- 2002: Boo Hoo (Project Records)
- 2004: Then & Again (Project Records)
- 2004: Deady Sings! (Project records)
- 2006: Zombie Prostitute ... (Project Records)
- 2006: Live! (Self-publication)
- 2007: Ookie Spookie (Project Records)
- 2008: To the Bottom of the Sea (self-published)
- 2010: Hate lives in a small town
- 2011: Riding a Black Unicorn ... (own publication)
- 2012: BiTrektual
- 2013: Raised by Bats
Book publications
- 2004: What Is Goth? (Weiser Books)
- 2005: Paint It Black (Weiser Books)
- 2013: Call of the Jersey Devil (Spence City)
comics
- 1997: Chi-Chian # 1
- 1997: Chi-Chian # 2
- 2002: Oh My Goth! Version 2.0
- 2004: Deady: The Malevolent Teddy Volume 1 (Sirius Entertainment)
- 2004: Deady: The Terrible Teddy Volume 2 (Sirius Entertainment)
- 2005: Deady The Evil Teddy Volume 3 (Sirius Entertainment)
- 2006: The Book of Deady Volume 1 (Sirius Entertainment)
- 2007: Deady Volume 4: Big in Japan (Sirius Entertainment)
Stop motion films
- 2007: Transrexia
Web links
Commons : Aurelio Voltaire - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Page at Myspace (is constantly updated)
- Interview with Cabaret-Noir.de (German)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Voltaire |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hernandez, Aurelio Voltaire (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana , Cuba |