Athanasios Demetrios Maroulis (born September 22, 1964) is an actor, vocalist and record producer born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the older brother of singer Constantine Maroulis and also has a sister, Anastasia. Athan Maroulis formed the New York-based group Fahrenheit 451 (1984–1986), with whom he recorded his first commercially available album. Over the ensuing years, Maroulis established himself in a number of alternative musical genres including gothic, industrial and electronic. Stints with the Philadelphia-based Executive Slacks (1987–1990), as well as Tubalcain (1991–1993), followed.
After moving to Los Angeles he fronted Spahn Ranch (1993–2000). A diverse and fairly eclectic vocalist, Maroulis recorded a number of albums with a 1940s styled vocal/jazz combo named The Blue Dahlia (1999–2000). Maroulis remains active both behind and in front of the scenes, runs Sepiatone Records, a vintage vocal and jazz record label while continuing to lend his voice to various studio and film projects.
Maroulis has also completed over 250 compact disc reissues, and has produced and written liner notes on collections such as Orson Welles and The War of the Worlds, as well as compilations from Billie Holiday, Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis.
Vocalist discography
Fahrenheit 451
- The House of Morals (1986)
- The Gothic Years and After (2000)
Tubalcain
- 25 Assorted Needles (1992)
- Left (1994)
Spahn Ranch
- Collateral Damage (1993)
- The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)
- Breath and Taxes (1994)
- The Coiled One (1995)
- In Parts Assembled Solely (1996)
- Architecture (1997)
- Retrofit EP (1998)
- Beat Noir (1998)
- Anthology 1992-1994 (2000)
- Closure (2001)
Vampire Rodents
- Gravity's Rim (1996)
The Blue Dahlia
- The Blue Dahlia (2000)
- A Tribute to Frank Sinatra (2001)
Black Tape for a Blue Girl
- The Scavenger Bride (2002)
- 10 Neurotics (2009)
NOIR
- NOIR: My Dear (2012)
- Darkly Near (2013)
- RE:MIT:TENT (2014)
- The Burning Bridge (2016)
- Reburning (2017)
- A Pleasure (2019)
- Just Fascination (2021)
Producer/Liner Notes Discography
Highlights include:
- Various Artists: The Black Bible (1998)
- Billie Holiday: Anthology 1944-1959 (2000)
- Artie Shaw: The Best of the War Years (2001)
- Orson Welles: The Very Best of (2001)
- Jo Stafford: The Best of the War Years (2001)
- Shuggie Otis: In Session (2002)
- Miles Davis: From Cool to Bop/The Anthology (2002)
- Django Reinhardt: Anthology 1934-1937 (2002)
- The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Anthology (2002)
- Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra: The Best of the War Years (2003)
- Gypsy 83: Soundtrack (2003)
- Leadbelly: The Best of (2003)
- Charlie Parker: The New York Anthology 1950-1954 (2003)
- Louis Prima and His Orchestra: The Best of the War Years (2003)
- Marlene Dietrich: The Anthology 1930-1949 (2003)
- Marilyn Monroe: Anthology (2003)
- Gary Numan: Here in My Car/The Best of (2004)
- Marvin Gaye: The Concert Anthology (2004)
- Ray Charles: The Genius Anthology (2005)
- Sarah Vaughan: Anthology (2005)
- Various Artists: The Christmas Anthology (2005)
- Ina Ray Hutton: The Definitive Collection 1934-1944 (2011)
- Julie London: Silk And Satin - The Rare Songbook (2013)
- Ministry: Trax! Box (2015)
- Ike & Tina Turner: The Complete Pompeii Recordings 1968-1969 (2016)
- Leæther Strip: The Zoth Ommog Years 1989 - 1999 (2020)
References
- Henderson, Alex. "Biography: Athan Maroulis". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- Wilson, MacKenzie. "Spahn Ranch > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Thompson, David (November 1, 2000). Spahn Ranch LPs: Beat Noir (Cleopatra) 1998. Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion. Miller Freeman, Inc. pp. 648–649. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Worley, Jon (June 15, 1994). "Spahn Ranch: Collateral Damage". Aiding & Abetting (56). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Fechner, Krista (September 1995). "Interview with Spahn Ranch". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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