Jan Macků
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| Jan Macků wearing a stylized black outfit with chains and other metal paraphernalia, with an insect-themed facemask, singing into a microphone onstge Macků performing with Dymytry in 2017 | |
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| Also known as | Protheus |
| Born | 8 September 1983 |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | protheus |
Jan Macků (born 8 September 1983) is a Czech singer from Chrudim who performs under the name Protheus. He was the frontman of the metal band Dymytry from 2005 until 2023.[1] He also works as a teacher at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. In the 2017 Český slavík poll, he ranked ninth.[2]
Macků released six studio albums with Dymytry over the course of 20 years, as well as several EPs, live records, and compilations. As a solo artist, under the name Protheus, he has issued two studio albums and one live record.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Childhood and early musical projects
[edit | edit source]Jan Macků was born into a musical family. His mother is the opera singer and singing coach Galla Macků, and his father is a longtime drummer in the Karel Vlach Orchestra.[3] He took piano lessons as a child and later picked up the drums as well.[4] Macků was inspired by metal bands such as Sepultura and Korn.[4] While still in school, he played drums in the bands Vatoma and Majsedum.[4]
Dymytry: 2005–2023
[edit | edit source]In 2005, Macků briefly joined the band Dolores Clan as a drummer, later switching to vocals (taking the place of Václav Noid Bárta), before the band broke up.[4] He also formed his own group, called Diphteria.[4] The same year, he auditioned for the position of vocalist with the metal band Dymytry, who were then still relatively unknown, and whose original vocalist, Ondřej Černý, had left.[4] He got the gig, took on the moniker "Protheus" (after the Greek god Proteus), and shortly after suggested that they wear insect-themed masks while performing, which the band continues to do to this day.[4][5]
Macků went on to record six studio albums with Dymytry as well as a number of EPs, live albums, and compilations, before announcing his departure in October 2023, following their 20th anniversary concert at Prague's O2 Arena.[6][7]
Solo work: 2019–present
[edit | edit source]In 2019, Macků released his first single under the name Protheus, titled "Poločas".[8] A second single, "Závislosti", followed later that year.
He issued his debut studio album, Závislosti, in 2022, and followed it with Nepřestávej snít a year later. In 2024, he released the live album Forum Karlín 2024 Live.
Other musical projects
[edit | edit source]Macků has written songs for other artists, including "Ve vlasech tvých" for Arakain and "Zvon volá nás" for Lucie Bílá, which they sang as a duet.[9]
In 2010, he performed in the rock opera Antigona at RockOpera Praha.[10][11]
Teaching career
[edit | edit source]Macků earned his doctorate in forestry at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague and now teaches at his alma mater, within the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology.[4][11] He teaches forestry mechanization and also develops new machines.[3][5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Macků is married and has two children.[3] As of 2016, he lived in Horoměřice.[5]
Discography
[edit | edit source]with Dymytry
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
- Neser (2010)
- Neonarcis (2012)
- Homodlak (2014)
- Agronaut (2016)
- Revolter (2019)
- Pharmageddon (2022)
EPs
- Psy-core (2006)
- Z pekla (2015
- Sedmero krkavců (2017)
- United We Stand (2017)
- Behind the Mask (split with Hämatom, 2018)
Live albums
- Živě 2015 (2015)
- Arakain/Dymytry – Live 2016 (2016)
- Monstrum žije! (2018)
Compilations
- Reser (2017)
- 20 let 2003–2023 (2023)
Solo
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
- Závislosti (2022)
- Nepřestávej snít (2023)
Live albums
- Forum Karlín 2024 Live (2024)
Singles
- "Poločas" (2019)
- "Závislosti" (2019)
References
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External links
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