| Miroslav Wanek | |
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Live in Poland, February 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 7, 1962 Czechoslovakia |
| Genres | Avant garde, punk rock, rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboard, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Skoda Records, Indies Records |
| Associated acts | Už Jsme Doma, FPB |
Miroslav Wanek (born April 7, 1962) is a Czech poet, musician, and lyricist. He is the frontman for the avant garde punk rock group Už Jsme Doma, in which he has served as the lead singer and 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 Už Jsme Doma, he played bass and sang in the Czech punk rock group FPB (Fourth Price Band), from 1981–1985, and has led a resurrected version of the group from 2008 onward. 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 performing with his rock bands, Wanek has scored various Czech films, including the movie Fimfárum.[1] He has also taught music theory at high-professional school in Zlín.