Ron Yocom ~ Guitars/Vocals Sarine Voltage ~ Keyboards/Programming/Vocals
Influences
Every one and every thing. The Universe and John Lennon
The long life version: ABC, AC/DC, Adam & The Ants, Aerosmith, Alex Harvey, Alice In Chains, AM Conspiracy, American Heartbreak, Area, Aphex Twin, Army of Anyone, Barrett Strong, Bauhaus, B.B. King, Benny Benjamin, Berlin, Beverly Frederick, Betty Blowtorch, Billy Idol, Bjork, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blondie, Book of Love, Brian Eno, Brian Tracy, Bryan Ferry, Cabaret Voltaire, Celebrity Skin, Cheap Trick, Chris Isaak, Clock DVA, Culture Bunker, Dave Grohl, David Byrne, David Sylvian, Dead Can Dance, Deep Purple, Deepak Chopra, Def Leppard, Delerium, Depeche Mode, Donovan, Duran Duran, Earl Van Dyke, earthlings?, Echo & The Bunnymen, Edward Holland, Electric Toys, Elvis Costello, EMA3, Enigma, Enya, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Falling Pauli, Fleetwood Mac, Flipper, Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters (really), Foo Fighters (yeah, really really), Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Front 242, Frontline Assembly, Gang of 4, Garbage, Ghetto, gODHEAD, Godsmack, Graham Nash (and of course CSN&Y), Grand Funk Railroad, Green Day, Head East, Humble Pie, James Jamerson, Jane's Addiction, Japan, Jaya Lakshme, Jefferson Airplane, Jetboy, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page [well, yeah, Zep, but we love Jimmy most], John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Johnny Thunders, Joy Division, Julianna Hatfield, Kate Bush, Kid Rock, Killing Joke, KISS, Lamont Dozier (gets Sarine's "best song ever written in the universe v ote)(j!creator of possibly the best song ever written: "Reach Out"), Laurie Anderson, Leather Nun, Linkin Park, Lords of the New Church, Lorien, Lost At Last, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Ministry, Minus One, Modern English, Morphine, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, New Order, Nick Cave, Nina Hagen, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, No Doubt, Norman Whitfield, Nymphs, Oasis, Orgy, Patti Smith, Paul Castille (both one of Ronnie's & Sarine's favs), Pinnocchio Vampire, P. J. Harvey, Portishead, Prince, Professional Murder Music, Puddle of Mudd, Queen, Rammstein, Ratt, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Rob Zombie, Roxy Music, Sarah McLachlan, Scandal, SeaHags, Shriekback, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Skinny Puppy, Smash Palace, Sonic Youth, Sonny & Cher, Specimen, Stone Temple Pilots, SVT, Switchblade Symphony, Talking Heads, Ten Years After, The Alarm, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Cars, The Cassandra Complex, The Chameleons, The Crystal Method, The Cult, The Cure, The Donnas, The Doors, The Dreaming, The Flying Lizards, The Four Tops, The Funk Brothers, The Grey Season, The Human League, The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Jim Carroll Band, The Joint Chiefs, The Killers, The Muddy Rivers Revue, The New Post-Modern Tribal Order, The Power of 3 (of course), The Pretenders, The Records, The Revolting Cocks, The Sisters of Mercy, The Starseeds, The Stranglers, The The, The Tearaways, The Temptations, The Tubes, The Wolfgang Press, The Zombies, This Mortal Coil, Tim Scott, Tom Petty, Tommy James & The Shondells, Tones on Tail, Touch Me Hooker, 20/20, Tuxedomoon, Type O Negative, Ultravox, Universal Black, Vanilla Fudge, Velvet Revolver, White Starr, X, Yaz, Yello, ZZ Top
Sounds Like
Nine Inch Nails meets Blondie maybe? R.V. Scheide says: "one part Johnny Thunders, one part Nina Hagen and 100% spiritually connected" We really just make the sounds that turn us on
Bad-boy ‘sleaze-rocker’ Ron Yocom (guitars/boy vocals) and industrial goth priestess Sarine Voltage (keyboards/programming/girl vocals) come together to generate the sound called "Now Wave" that is:
-- Currently spun in Bay Area dance clubs
-- Receiving London airplay with the mega-hit “We Are Magick” (2004), and
now being ‘repeatedly requested’ throughout Europe (2007)
-- Interviewed by the legendary Malcolm Dome, live from London, on Total
Rock Radio (2004)
-- Receiving LA/Indie 103.1 airplay (2005)
-- Televised on San Francisco’s Reality Check TV, featuring their Haight
Street Fair performance (2004)
-- Soon to be available on DVD (w/ Babyland and EMA3), captured live at The
Smell, LA, at Campaign for Care’s Blanket Benefit for the Homeless (2005)
-- Boasting over 50 California live shows--mostly in Malibu, Hollywood, Los
Angeles and San Francisco--including appearances at The Dume Room (9x!), The Garage, The Smell, Spaceland, The
Canyon Club, The Roxy, The Cat Club, Zen, Goldfinger's, The Gig, Club Vodka, The Joint, Lennon Studios, Kimo's, The
Cherry Bar & Lounge and the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium...and guess who as a Certificate of Honour from The City and County of San Francisco signed by Mayor Gavin Newsome?! That's right...for performing a couple of times at Gavin's "Project Homeless Connect". (By the way, there sure are a lot of homeless ones 'round these parts...try to be kind, yes?)
-- Distributed innovatively on a ‘sliding scale‘ basis--that’s right, pay what you like (or have) and you get a CD. Sound crazy?
Maybe…but someone recently sent $80 for the 6-song CD! No money? No problem, you still get the tunes. Why?
Money comes and money goes, but when you get right down to it, it really is all about the music!
WHERE DID THE P.O.T. COME FROM?
A Chrysalis recording artist, Ron came from the “SeaHags” and has toured the US and Europe extensively, working with producer Mike Clink (on the SeaHags’ first release which debuted at 169 with a bullet on the Billboard charts), and receiving MTV notoriety with “Half the Way Valley” and live interviews. Ron also appeared on the covers of Kerrang!, Sounds and NME. A Venture Beyond Records and Resin Records recording artist, Sarine came from “Universal Black” as well as “The New Post-Modern Tribal Order”…touring in the US as well as overseas (most notably headlining “ECO-ROCK” the benefit concert for Chernobyl’s 10th anniversary in Belarus, and “Inter-week” in Novosibirsk), Sarine also appeared in Mick Mercer’s “Hex Files: The Goth Bible”.
In April 2003, Ron & Sarine headed to Hollywood for their first appearances as The P.O.T.--and actually had the audiences singing along to their all-original tunes (hey, we were totally impressed). Ron’s hard-rock riffing slices through Sarine’s mood-setting melodic keyboards as they trade off lead and backing vocals. The programmed drums and bass are tight, giving the impression that a full-tilt rhythm section is backing them. Both prolific songwriters, the lyrical content hits as clever, intelligent, unique..and REAL. The P.O.T. promotes, love, having fun and thinking for yourself. The primal energy these two generate in a live performance commands attention as the dynamic duo rip through their now 60+ song repertoire of hip pop tunes. If you think the sound of NIN teaming up with Blondie would be cool, check out The P.O.T.
LATEST News from The POT:
~~ For all of you European fans, thanks for your patience and stay tuned for details on the adjustments to The POT's Electrification of Europe.
~~ In between re-vamping, relocating, tour-planning, and "regular" life doings(yep, all still going on in 2008!), The POT is still in the midst of writing and recording.
THANK YOU: To everyone who has been an integral part of this journey and helped immensely, namely: Malcolm Dome and Total Rock Radio, Paul Elliott, Rodney Bingenheimer, Andrew Boston, Kevin Meeker & J.T. Meskiel: The Document Room, Paula Gardner & Mark "Wally" Wallace, Norman Sabel, Norman Sabel, Norman Sabel ; ) , Jimmie, Monica, Sarah, Susan, Yvonne & Tommie Yocom, Debi & Mike Taylor, Gavin Newsom and the City of San Francisco, Liam, Stacey Searles, Greg Epler, Jonathan Weiss, Lou Gordon, The Garden, Sandy Fimiano, Tricia & Gary Wilcox/Wilcox Photography, Bret and Tigershark Video, Marie Stenchever, Maggie & Spencer, R.V. Scheide, Rob Roy MacLeod, Andrew & Curtis Skakel, Brigid, Beverly Frederick, Cassandra Shafer, Scott, Kimchi & Liberty Moyer, Deepak Chopra, Tina Khatchuturian, Julie, Muddy Rivers, Rita Ruth, Mr. Erdman, Mr. Mazza, Heather, Chris Coyle, Barry Simons, Suzanne Sterling, KORG (and especially Ian Fisher, genius/tech-extraordinaire), Jay Turser (335), Digitech, Mackie, EV, Zoom, Shure, Peavy, Marshall, Fender, Mario Vitale, Eddie Jennings, Dream, Donna, Deanna L'am, Jeff Greene, Jim Gee-we-love-you and Ann-gee-we-miss-you, Flappy (again!), Bill MacBeath, Jonny Whiteside and the LA Weekly, Jordan Grout, KDLE, Zone Music ('specially Frank Heyhurst and Tim Hatherty), Mick Mercer, Nezzy Idy, Barrett, Luna, Malibu Mike Rooney, Nevuah Rautenberg, Orbi-orb, Paul & Becky, Poof, Richard, Tommy Funderburk, Chris Schlosshardt (R.I.P.), Marc Alexander Haas and most 'specially Cosmos who is pure love... we'll keep a-adding...THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH for your LOVE and SUPPORT and BELIEVING in the MAGICK ~ The Power of 3. ~ XOX
Contact The Power of 3 via MySpace or e-mail sarinevoltage@hotmail.com
THE RETURN OF THE BAT
Specimen will bring their special brand of glam mayhem, The Batcave to London again.
After last year’s wildly-successful 25th anniversary Batcave event, The Batcave returns to its original spawning ground of London’s West End on Sunday July 19 for another night of blasphemy, lechery and blood.
Specimen (Fresh from a fantastic show at Leipzig’s Waves Gotik festival), the original Batcave instigators will headline the lurid frolics at the Embassy Club, (29 Old Burlington St, London W1S3AP) Also on the bill are original Batcavers Sexbeat, with DJs Hamish and Cavey Nick, cavorting from decks to decadence with the usual brutal, trouser-dropping surprises & suitably confronting & barbaric entertainment.
The 2009 Batcave will feature installations from exciting new artists of the ‘Dark London Underground’ and visuals from the upcoming ‘Welcome To The Batcave’ book, along with this year’s bitcrushed message from the creature in t
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON!!! Sorry we're a day late, our computer was experiencing technical difficulties! May the years ahead be many, and may they be filled with love, music, joy, peace, fun and purpose. You are one of the greatest rockers of all time, and we are forever grateful for all your contributions to CFC, the homeless, and our family. Thank you for everything, you are a treasured friend, and an outstanding soul. Love always, Stacy, Tim, Andrew, & Jordan CAMPAIGN FOR CARE project to assist homeless children and adults
p.s. Here is a story that Dorothy told me...I know you will enjoy it...
Native American Wisdom
An old Cherokee is telling his grandson about a fight that is going on inside him. He said it is between two wolves. One is evil…with anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, resentment, guilt, inferiority, false pride, superiority, lies and ego. The other is good…with joy peace, love, hope, serenity, truth, humility, kindness, benevolence, faith, empathy, generosity and compassion.
The grandson thought about it for a minute…then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one I feed.”
Dear Sarine & Ron, How do we love you? Let us count the ways... we'll have to get back to you, this may take awhile! Love & hugs, Stacy, Tim, Andrew, & Jordan CAMPAIGN FOR CARE
Hope everythings good on your end.Come play Modesto sometime-I'll play bass on any Seahags stuff you wanna jam out-now that would be a dream come true for me. Whatever happened to Fast Mike?Rock on Ron!
New songs are up on the DAM page-check 'em out and let us know what you think please. Song #5 (Leavin') features the saxophone player from the band The Eagles,Greg Smith. We also recorded a tribute to Johnny Cash (Black Door).Our new CD was produced by 2 time grammy winner Tom Weir and recorded in Los Angeles.Also,tomorrow night will be another great DAM party-Sunday,March 1 at the Fat Cat in Modesto. DAM will open the show for rock n' roll legend Pat Travers. We start playing at 9 pm.Our show with Pat last year was great,and this one WILL sell out. Don't miss it!
Dearest Sarine & Ron, We were thinking of you on this day of love, and feeling very fortunate to have you as friends. You are both so awesome. Sarine, thanks for excellent Valentine memories, you really do rock! Love always, Stacy & the boys ♥ XOXOXOXO ♥
Boy let me tell you...so far this is one winter that you're probably glad you missed...LOL!! I'm sure you've heard already but it's been FRIGID!! Today, finally, it got up to almost 50!! Woohoo. Way better than below zero, for sure!! Bet you don't miss that a bit huh?? Hahahaha!!
