Miroslav Wanek

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Miroslav Wanek (born April 7, 1962) is a Czech poet, musician, and lyricist. He is the frontman for the avant garde/rock/punk rock group Už Jsme Doma, in which he has served as the lead singer, bandleader since 1986, the bassist from 1986-1988, the guitarist and keyboardist since 1988, co-composer from 1986-2001, and composer since 2001. Prior to that, he fronted, played bass and sang in the Czech punk rock group FPB (Fourth Price Band), from 1981-1985. His musical background includes classical piano training.

He has authored two books: "Eyeball to Eyeball," about the avant garde group the Residents, which he co-authored with Karel Císař; and "11," a pop-up book illustrated by artist Martin Velíšek, inteded to be a companion piece to the music of Už Jsme Doma.

He has produced records for bands, including Dybbuk, Zuby Nehty, Ženy, Činna, and Už Jsme Doma.

He is the founder of the O. Wenzl Society for the poet of the same name.

Besides touring with the band, he has made music scores to few Czech films, the most notable is probably Fimfárum[1]. He has also taught music theory at high-professional school in Zlín.