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[[File:voltaire03.jpg|frame|Voltaire. [[Mr. Fanservice|Ain't he cute?]]]] |
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Aurelio Voltaire is a musician, animator and comic book artist popular in the goth scene and among anime and sci-fi fans. Lately he's been crossing over into [[Steampunk]]. His most popular songs include "Brains" (Remember that episode of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' with the brain-eating alien? Yeah, that was him.) and "When You're Evil". Most of his songs poke fun at the [[New York City]] goth scene, and anything else he either loves (''[[Star Trek]]'' & ''[[Star Wars]]'') or hates (New Jersey). |
Aurelio '''Voltaire''' is a musician, animator and comic book artist popular in the goth scene and among anime and sci-fi fans. Lately he's been crossing over into [[Steampunk]]. His most popular songs include "Brains" (Remember that episode of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' with the brain-eating alien? Yeah, that was him.) and "When You're Evil". Most of his songs poke fun at the [[New York City]] goth scene, and anything else he either loves (''[[Star Trek]]'' & ''[[Star Wars]]'') or hates (New Jersey). |
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He was born in Havana, Cuba. His family moved to Jersey when he was a child (which he hated) and currently lives in New York City. He does claymation, mainly channel I.D.s, which he started when he was only 10 years old. He currently teaches stop-motion animation at The School of Visual Arts in NYC when he's not touring. |
He was born in Havana, Cuba. His family moved to Jersey when he was a child (which he hated) and currently lives in New York City. He does claymation, mainly channel I.D.s, which he started when he was only 10 years old. He currently teaches stop-motion animation at The School of Visual Arts in NYC when he's not touring. |
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Has a [http://www.youtube.com/user/voltairenyc Youtube channel] with some of his stop motion animations, and [http://www.youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage another] where he uploads music and vlogs. |
Has a [http://www.youtube.com/user/voltairenyc Youtube channel] with some of his stop motion animations, and [http://www.youtube.com/user/VoltaireMusicPage another] where he uploads music and vlogs. |
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== Discography == |
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* The Devil's Bris (1998) |
* The Devil's Bris (1998) |
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* Almost Human (2000) |
* Almost Human (2000) |
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* [[Claymation]] |
* [[Claymation]] |
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* [[Commie Land]]: And it seems he still liked it better than [[Joisey]]! |
* [[Commie Land]]: And it seems he still liked it better than [[Joisey]]! |
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* [[The Cover Changes the Gender]]: Done in typically beautiful fashion in "Bachelor(ette)", his [[Perspective Flip |
* [[The Cover Changes the Gender]]: Done in typically beautiful fashion in "Bachelor(ette)", his [[Perspective Flip]]ped cover of the [[Bjork]] song. |
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* [[Cranky Neighbor]]: Voltaire has to deal with one in "When You're Dead." |
* [[Cranky Neighbor]]: Voltaire has to deal with one in "When You're Dead." |
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** And he is the [[Cranky Neighbor]] in "The Man Upstairs". |
** And he is the [[Cranky Neighbor]] in "The Man Upstairs". |
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* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: "Day of the Dead" Though he is Cuban-born and Spanish was his primary language. |
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: "Day of the Dead" Though he is Cuban-born and Spanish was his primary language. |
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* [[A Hell of a Time]]: There's an amusing double-subversion of this in Death Death (Devil Devil Evil Evil Songs). |
* [[A Hell of a Time]]: There's an amusing double-subversion of this in Death Death (Devil Devil Evil Evil Songs). |
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* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: The song "Oh Lord (Wake the Dead)" is mostly about this. |
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{{quote|They act like rabid monkeys, chained up at the zoo, |
{{quote|They act like rabid monkeys, chained up at the zoo, |
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And [[The Bible]] says that each of us is modeled after you. |
And [[The Bible]] says that each of us is modeled after you. |
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