Sarine Voltage
Encyclopedia
Sarine Voltage is an American musician
, singer-songwriter
, multi-instrumentalist
and producer
. She is best known for her work with San Francisco now wave rock band The Power of 3, as well as industrial goth rockers universal black.
Her style of writing is laden with counter-melodies from the bass, keyboards, and guitar. The lyrical content mirrors whatever is happening at the time as she shamelessly belts out even the most intimate details of her life and loves, while almost always promoting love, magick, believing in oneself, and having fun.
, tap
, and jazz dance
training at Rita Ruth's Conservatory of Dance in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, where she continued on until graduation. At the age of 5, her father brought home a piano and she began to teach herself to play with the aid of a few John Thompson books. With no formal training, she enrolled in an Improvisation class in high school and managed to get in to Berklee College of Music based on his recommendation.
In 1989, she headed west to start her own band in San Francisco: universal black. The first line-up (1992) included Joe Devlin (Insanity Puppets) on drums, Craig Merrilees on keys/programming and guitar, and Danny Schramm on lead vocal. Fraught with band members’ personal issues and struggles with addiction, this line-up was short-lived.
Voltage next hooked up with Santa Rosa
goth-rockers Pinocchio Vampire (1993–1995), which led to recording (with indie label Venture Beyond Records) and international performances from Moscow
to Siberia
(1994). The PV '94 tour culminated with the Inter-Week festival, a huge event sponsored by Novosibirsk State University
and supported by the British Council, bringing together cultural and scientific figures in the scientists' enclave of Akademgorodok
. Voltage exited the band in 1995 to re-group and focus back on universal black. This 1995 line-up was to feature Mike Rosen (Metagalaxxy), then only 14 years old, on bass/vocals, Mark Smith (PV) on guitar/vocals, and Alex Whitaker on drums/vocals. In 1996 “left…right”, an 11-song CD, was released on Venture Beyond Records, and an international tour of Poland
and Belarus
followed, inspired by Holbrook Teter’s invitation to represent the U.S. in Mozyr in 1996 where universal black headlined "ECO-ROCK" the benefit relief concert held during the 10th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster conferences (“Chernobyl: 10 Years After”) to raise consciousness and cash for the Belarussian victims of the meltdown.
Another universal black restructuring came in 1997 when a hard-edged line-up was brought into play: with Joe Devlin back on drums and Mike Rosen still on bass, Sean Canale (X-Men) was brought in to replace Smith on guitar and all four were now doing vocals. They produced a 6-song CD in 1999 entitled “electrical tape” that included the songs “Tie Me Up”, “Playing Slave Girl”, “Truth”, “Ice Cream (I Scream)”, “F-BOM”, and “Sex Games”, getting solid reviews from industry rags like Outburn Magazine. “F-BOM” was also featured on the Resin Records compilation of bands out of Santa Rosa appropriately entitled “PSR-1” (Pure Santa Rosa-1).
After 10 years of dark goth causing appearances in “Hex Files: the goth bible” and such, Voltage wanted a new sound and finally laid universal black to rest in 2001.
After a short yet successful stint with bass player/vocalist Mike Rosen as Rosen Voltage, she went on to found the all-keyboard spontaneously-created and sensuous sounds of The New Post-Modern Tribal Order with keyboardists Emit Idy (Nezzy Idy) and Shane Cox, producing a 9-track CD "Wiccatronica" in 2002.
Another abrupt turn came for Voltage later in 2002 when she was introduced to Chrysalis Records
recording artist Ron Yocom of Sea Hags
fame. Yocom convinced her to get back to song-writing and the two hit Hollywood as The Power of 3, boasting a fresh rock sound and balancing male and female lead vocals that encouraged love, peace, and thinking for oneself. Voltage and Yocom were highly influenced by the melodic sounds of The Beatles and especially John Lennon
(2003). They recorded a handful of their ever-growing repertoire and released a 6-song CD "6 x 2" in a pay-what-you-have-or-like" style that may have been a first for the industry, offering it up for free to those without cash. This CD featured the songs "We Are Magick", "In The Mood For Love", "The Usual Things (November)", "I Am A Faerie", "Pleasure Baby" and "Black Cat". The legendary Malcolm Dome
was the first to air The P.O.T.’s hit "We Are Magick" after a live from London interview on TotalRockRadio (2004). Look for The P.O.T. in Mick Mercer
's "Music To Die For" (pub. 2009).
SARINE VOLTAGE & THE NEW POST-MODERN TRIBAL ORDER
UNIVERSAL BLACK
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. She is best known for her work with San Francisco now wave rock band The Power of 3, as well as industrial goth rockers universal black.
Her style of writing is laden with counter-melodies from the bass, keyboards, and guitar. The lyrical content mirrors whatever is happening at the time as she shamelessly belts out even the most intimate details of her life and loves, while almost always promoting love, magick, believing in oneself, and having fun.
Early years
Voltage began her musical quest at the age of 3, with formal balletBallet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
, tap
Tap
-Mechanical and electrical:* Tap , a device for controlling the release of a liquid or gas* Tap , part of an electrical device* A cutting tool, part of a tap and die set-Entertainment:* Tap dance...
, and jazz dance
Jazz dance
Jazz dance is a classification shared by a broad range of dance styles. Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance—modern jazz dance—emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance...
training at Rita Ruth's Conservatory of Dance in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, where she continued on until graduation. At the age of 5, her father brought home a piano and she began to teach herself to play with the aid of a few John Thompson books. With no formal training, she enrolled in an Improvisation class in high school and managed to get in to Berklee College of Music based on his recommendation.
Musical career
First playing as keyboardist with Allentown-based Steel Town Underground, MIDI programming, lead vocals and front person were soon added to Voltage's bill.In 1989, she headed west to start her own band in San Francisco: universal black. The first line-up (1992) included Joe Devlin (Insanity Puppets) on drums, Craig Merrilees on keys/programming and guitar, and Danny Schramm on lead vocal. Fraught with band members’ personal issues and struggles with addiction, this line-up was short-lived.
Voltage next hooked up with Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the Spanish and Portuguese name for Saint Rose. It may also refer to:-Places: Argentina:*Santa Rosa, La Pampa*Santa Rosa de Calamuchita *Santa Rosa de Calchines *Santa Rosa de Río Primero...
goth-rockers Pinocchio Vampire (1993–1995), which led to recording (with indie label Venture Beyond Records) and international performances from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
(1994). The PV '94 tour culminated with the Inter-Week festival, a huge event sponsored by Novosibirsk State University
Novosibirsk State University
Novosibirsk State University was founded in May 1959 in the USSR by Soviet academicians Mikhail Alekseevich Lavrentiev, Sergei Lvovich Sobolev and Sergey Alekseyevich Khristianovich in a program of establishing a Siberian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences...
and supported by the British Council, bringing together cultural and scientific figures in the scientists' enclave of Akademgorodok
Akademgorodok
Akademgorodok , is a part of the Russian city Novosibirsk, located 20 km south of the city center. It is the educational and scientific centre of Siberia...
. Voltage exited the band in 1995 to re-group and focus back on universal black. This 1995 line-up was to feature Mike Rosen (Metagalaxxy), then only 14 years old, on bass/vocals, Mark Smith (PV) on guitar/vocals, and Alex Whitaker on drums/vocals. In 1996 “left…right”, an 11-song CD, was released on Venture Beyond Records, and an international tour of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
followed, inspired by Holbrook Teter’s invitation to represent the U.S. in Mozyr in 1996 where universal black headlined "ECO-ROCK" the benefit relief concert held during the 10th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster conferences (“Chernobyl: 10 Years After”) to raise consciousness and cash for the Belarussian victims of the meltdown.
Another universal black restructuring came in 1997 when a hard-edged line-up was brought into play: with Joe Devlin back on drums and Mike Rosen still on bass, Sean Canale (X-Men) was brought in to replace Smith on guitar and all four were now doing vocals. They produced a 6-song CD in 1999 entitled “electrical tape” that included the songs “Tie Me Up”, “Playing Slave Girl”, “Truth”, “Ice Cream (I Scream)”, “F-BOM”, and “Sex Games”, getting solid reviews from industry rags like Outburn Magazine. “F-BOM” was also featured on the Resin Records compilation of bands out of Santa Rosa appropriately entitled “PSR-1” (Pure Santa Rosa-1).
After 10 years of dark goth causing appearances in “Hex Files: the goth bible” and such, Voltage wanted a new sound and finally laid universal black to rest in 2001.
After a short yet successful stint with bass player/vocalist Mike Rosen as Rosen Voltage, she went on to found the all-keyboard spontaneously-created and sensuous sounds of The New Post-Modern Tribal Order with keyboardists Emit Idy (Nezzy Idy) and Shane Cox, producing a 9-track CD "Wiccatronica" in 2002.
Another abrupt turn came for Voltage later in 2002 when she was introduced to Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
recording artist Ron Yocom of Sea Hags
Sea Hags
Sea Hags was an American glam metal band from San Francisco, California. Their style has primarily been referred to as sleaze metal.-History:...
fame. Yocom convinced her to get back to song-writing and the two hit Hollywood as The Power of 3, boasting a fresh rock sound and balancing male and female lead vocals that encouraged love, peace, and thinking for oneself. Voltage and Yocom were highly influenced by the melodic sounds of The Beatles and especially John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
(2003). They recorded a handful of their ever-growing repertoire and released a 6-song CD "6 x 2" in a pay-what-you-have-or-like" style that may have been a first for the industry, offering it up for free to those without cash. This CD featured the songs "We Are Magick", "In The Mood For Love", "The Usual Things (November)", "I Am A Faerie", "Pleasure Baby" and "Black Cat". The legendary Malcolm Dome
Malcolm Dome
Malcolm Dome has been an English writer and journalist about metal since 1979. In addition to writing books, he has been a journalist for Record Mirror, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer and Classic Rock among others. He also co-runs and DJs on the online radio station TotalRock.-Selected books:*Dome, Malcolm...
was the first to air The P.O.T.’s hit "We Are Magick" after a live from London interview on TotalRockRadio (2004). Look for The P.O.T. in Mick Mercer
Mick Mercer
Mick Mercer is a journalist and author best known for his photos and reviews of the goth, punk, and indie music scenes. He has photographed the bands Tragic Venus and Blondie in the UK and Europe.He publishes a monthly online magazine called "The Mick"....
's "Music To Die For" (pub. 2009).
Discography
THE POWER OF 3 (The P.O.T.)- 6 x 2 (2006): ~ We Are Magick ~ In The Mood for Love ~ The Usual Things (November) ~ I Am A Faerie ~ Pleasure Baby ~ Black Cat
SARINE VOLTAGE & THE NEW POST-MODERN TRIBAL ORDER
- Wiccatronica (2002): ~ macumbah ashe ~ liquid dream ~ falling in love tonite ~ isis ~ she changes every thing she touches ~ isis ii ~ isis iii
UNIVERSAL BLACK
- electrical tapeElectrical tapeElectrical tape is a type of pressure-sensitive tape used to insulate electrical wires and other material that conduct electricity. It can be made of many plastics, but vinyl is most popular, as it stretches well and gives an effective and long lasting insulation...
(2000): ~ truth ~ playing slave girl ~ tie me up ~ ice cream (i scream) ~ f-bom ~ sex games
Singles
- Goin' On
- Hey There
- Down
- Slow
- Elevate To The Transition
- 105.3°
- Twin Palms
- Left and Right & In Between
- Tie Me Up
- It's A Drag To Drive
- Come
- Norman Sez
External links
- http://www.revoltagerecordings.com/
- http://www.thepowerof3.us
- http://www.myspace.com/sarinerevoltage
- http://www.myspace.com/thepowerof333
- http://www.myspace.com/sarinevoltagethenewpostmoderntribalorder
- http://www.youtube.com/sarinevoltage
- http://www.youtube.com/thepowerof333
- http://www.facebook.com/sarine.voltage