Jan Macků
Jan Macků | |
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Macků performing with Dymytry in 2017 | |
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| Also known as | Protheus |
| Born | 8 September 1983 Chrudim, Czechoslovakia |
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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
Childhood and early musical projects
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
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
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
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
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
Macků is married and has two children.[3] As of 2016, he lived in Horoměřice.[5]
Discography
with Dymytry
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
Studio albums
- Závislosti (2022)
- Nepřestávej snít (2023)
Live albums
- Forum Karlín 2024 Live (2024)
Singles
- "Poločas" (2019)
- "Závislosti" (2019)
References
- ^ "Jan "Protheus" Macků". dymytry.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Výsledky ankety Český slavík 2017" [Results of 2017 Český slavík poll] (PDF). ceskyslavikmattoni.cz (in Czech). 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Protheus (Dymytry) interview: Umím bejt i nepříjemnej pan učitel!" [Protheus (Dymytry) interview: I can be an unpleasant teacher!]. ireport.cz (in Czech). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dvě tváře Honzy Macku..." [The two faces of Honza Macků]. rockpalace.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Jan Macků: Ve dne učí. Přes noc se mění v metalistu" [Jan Macků: He teaches during the day. He turns into a metalhead overnight.]. prazsky.denik.cz (in Czech). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Skupinu Dymytry opouští její zpěvák Protheus" [Vocalist Protheus leaving Dymytry]. musicserver.cz (in Czech). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Zpěvák Protheus odchází z Dymytry!" [Singer Protheus is leaving Dymytry!]. spark-rockmagazine.cz (in Czech). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Protheus a jeho Poločas" [Protheus and his half-life]. musicgate.cz (in Czech). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Protheus (Dymytry) megainterview: Takový to zaprděný teplíčko nás odnaučuje myslet" [Protheus (Dymytry) megainterview: This farting hottie is unlearning how to think]. ireport.cz (in Czech). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Antigona – Rock Opera". forum.metallum.cz (in Czech). 23 January 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Metaloví Dymytry spolupracují s nejkrásnějšími dívkami Prahy" [Metal band Dymytry collaborates with the most beautiful girls in Prague]. prakultura.cz (in Czech). 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2025.