Jan Macků

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. 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.

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. He took piano lessons as a child and later picked up the drums as well. Macků was inspired by metal bands such as Sepultura and Korn.

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.

Solo work: 2019–present

In 2019, Macků released his first single under the name Protheus, titled "Poločas". 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.

In 2010, he performed in the rock opera Antigona at RockOpera Praha.

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. He teaches forestry mechanization and also develops new machines.

Personal life Macků is married and has two children. As of 2016, he lived in Horoměřice.

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)