Roland Meyer de Voltaire was born in Bonn, Germany on September 8, 1978. The
singer, songwriter and musician is best-known as the leader of indie rock band
Voltaire, who released a series of EPs and albums between 2003 and 2011, when
the band split up. Since then, he has reinvented himself and now performs under
the name Schwarz. Reinvention and change is a common theme for Meyer de
Voltaire, since he grew up in Bonn, Dublin, Moscow, and Beijing. Leaving the
comforts of his band Voltaire behind, his 2016 transformation into Schwarz has
allowed him to work in different genres and ...