Voltaire (25 января 1967, Гавана) — это псевдоним американского музыканта, который в похожей ироничной манере знаменитого писателя, пишет и поёт в сфере готической субкультуры. Настоящее имя — Аурелио Вольтер Эрнандез (исп. Aurelio Voltaire Hernández). Является профессором School of Visual Arts в Нью-Йорке. Автор серии книг.
Дискография
* The Devil's Bris (1998) (Projekt Records)
* Almost Human (2000) (Projekt Records)
* Banned on Vulcan (2001) (Projekt Records)
* Boo Hoo (2002) (Projekt Records)
* Then And Again (2004) (Projekt Records)
* Deady Sings! (2004) (Projekt Records)
* Zombie Prostitute... (2006) (Projekt Records)
* Live! (2006) (DIY)
* Ooky Spooky (2007) (Projekt Records)
*To The Bottom Of The Sea (2008) (Projekt Records)
* Voltaire - Riding A Black Unicorn... (2011)
Книги
* Voltaire (2002). Oh My Goth! Version 2.0. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1-57989-047-4
* Voltaire (2003). Oh My Goth!: Presents the Girlz of Goth!. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1-57989-061-X
* Voltaire, Chris Adams, David Fooden (2003). Chi-Chian: The Roleplaying Game. Aetherco/Dreamcatcher. ISBN 1-929312-03-2
* Voltaire (2004). Deady the Malevolent Teddy. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1-57989-083-0
* Voltaire (2004). Deady the Terrible Teddy. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1-57989-077-6
* Voltaire (2005). Deady the Evil Teddy. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1-57989-081-4
* Voltaire (2004). What Is Goth? - Music, Makeup, Attitude, Apparel, Dance, and General Skullduggery. Weiser Books. ISBN 1-57863-322-2
* Voltaire (2005). Paint It Black - A Guide to Gothic Homemaking. Weiser Books. ISBN 1-57863-361-3
* Voltaire (2007). Deady: Big in Japan. Sirius Entertainment. ISBN 1-57989-085-7
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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.
He often takes part in Adventure Quest Worlds special musical events in which he is drawn incredibly well!
2) A German indie rock group from Bonn, too. They were founded in 2003 by Roland Meyer de Voltaire, who is the singer, songwriter and producer of the band. Their discography includes one EP and two albums, called "Heute ist jeder Tag" (2006) and "Das letzte bisschen Etikette" (2009).
Sites: Voltaire-Musik.De (official)
3) A Polish punk rock band who have released two albums.
4) A French 18th century satirist, who might be scrobbled by people listening to audiobooks written by him. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.