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A.M.P. highlights:We manage following bands:
The Plastic People of the Universe
The Plastic People of the Universe (PPU) is a rock band from Prague, Czech Republic. It was the foremost representative of Prague´s underground culture (1968-1989). This avant-garde group went against the grain of the Communist regime and due to its non-conformism often suffered serious problems such as arrests.
December 2009 PPU realase new CD.
Uz Jsme Doma, (pronounced oosh-smeh-dough-ma), is a progressive rock band from Czech Republic.
The band´s approach to arrangements and style is unique in the world of rock. They bring the instruments and vocals in different directions within the same scales and keys to create a dense melodic atmosphere. In addition, their rhythms often accent off-beats and half-beats, throwing the listener in unexpected directions. The music seems to be an exhausting juxtaposition between beauty and ugliness, as songs will frequently shift between modes to create tumultuous, powerful hooks. The band is also fond of shifts between time signatures and the insertion of extra beats in the shaping of the mood of the song. Their lyrics are considered as deep poetry.
Band tours frequently whole the world (nearly 2000 shows in their 24 years long history), till now they visited 32 different countries, major part of them took USA (more than 600 shows in almost all US states), also Japan, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand etc.
The band has, to date, released six proper studio albums, two live albums, a best-of package and a DVD containing live footage and a documentary about the history of the band, which discusses its artistic significance and chronicals its dozens of lineup changes in its 24+ year career.
Psí vojáci
The central point of this band coming from Prague is created by a singer, songwriter and lyricist Filip Topol. Psí vojáci recently celebrated 20 years of their career facing sold out hall of Prague presitigious scene Lucerna. They performed for the first time in 1979 at legendary festival Prague Jazz Days (the band members were hardly over 13) and immediately became registred by Czechoslovakian secret police. The band wasn´t allowed to perform oficially, so it appeared only at private underground events. Throughout several years the band´s style as well as line up has been changing. In the beginning the band cooperated with Filip´s brother Jáchym, who is a writer and lyricist, Filip himself started to write the lyricslater on. Since the middle of the 80s the band has performed under a moniker P.V.O. (Psí vojáci osobně) and Prague Juniorklub Na Chmelnici (today Palác Akropolis) became their home scene. After the democratic changes in Czechoslovakia in 1989 Psí vojáci became favourite band of a local club scene and local festivals. Besides that they toured in Hungary, Austria, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, USA and performed at foreign festivals (Eurorock in Belgium with Jesus And Mary Chain) or France (Belfort with Carlos Santana). Band´s songs were used in several movies (e.g. Žiletky directed by Zdeněk Tyc with Filip Topol appearing in the role of the main character), and worked on scenic music for various theatre plays. Music of Psí vojáci has its roots in the world underground and it´s marked by romantic composers of the second half of the 19th century.
Visací zámek
One of most popular Czech postpunk bands
Jiří Schmitzer
Schodiště
Poletíme
Marta Töpferová
etc
A.M.P. agency organises actions like:
Eurotriialog Mikulov
Middleeuropean open-air music festival at CZ/A/SK borders, distances to Wien 60km, Bratislava 100 km, Brno 50 km, Praha 250 km based 1999 by Romek Hanzlik, former member of Uz jsme doma
13-14.8.2010
Slet bubeníků/The Gathering Of Drummers
Well-known inventive drummers from almost all over the world are invited to participate in one-week workshop to create unique and specific art form – a composition of cca 10 drum sets and percussive instruments, eventuell added melodic instruments. The project will be afterwords presented live.
The project is truly unique – such number of drummers of various music styles have probably never met in one common project. Organisers promote new, innovative art - to use contrasts between different music genres (jazz-classical music-world music-alternative music-ambient etc., and between nature musician feeling based on their roots)…allow creative atmosphere during the workshop and present it at the performing stage.
The project is truly unique – such number of drummers of various music styles have probably never met in one common project. Organisers promote new, innovative art - to use contrasts between different music genres (jazz-classical music-world music-alternative music-ambient etc., and between nature musician feeling based on their roots)…allow creative atmosphere during the workshop and present it at the performing stage.
Czech Music On The Road
The Alternative Music Production Agency based in Prague, Czech Republic, www.rock-jazz.cz is launching an exciting touring Festival, featuring for of the most exciting bands from the Czech Alternative scene. The purpose of the tour is to showcase the best of Czech talent, while providing promoters with a fascinating and attractive concert package. Czech Music On The Road includes different artists - bands from large Czech music spectrum.
Our Festival was introduced already in 20 countries of Europe. On 2008 we provided "Czech Music On The Road" in Japan, in 2009 in Australia and New Zealand
International Weekend of Woman
A.M.P also organised shows in Prague for excample of The Residents, Värttinnä, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Johnny Winter, Einstürzende Neubauten, Yann Tiersen, Ten Years After, Iva Bittova, Cesaria Evora, Mothers of Invention, Marta Töpferova, Susana Baca, Spin Doctors, Omega, Legendary Pink Dots, The Ex, John Zorn, Pere Ubu, Planet Gong, Matt Darriau and others.
ABOUT CZECH ALTERNATIVE SCENE:
Modern music in the former West and East blocks was developing differently. The Iron Curtain - a border between the West and the East - became a place of a strong political tension and confrontation.
Due to the fact that Czech alternative music roots were based mostly in the eighties, the music could not develop freely. It was based on non-proffesional basis, because the establishment at this time did not allow the musicians to work professionally. "Thanks" to the isolation this music was not influenced by the trends of the West, which on the other side had also one positive effect - the music stayed untouched mainly by American and British
mainstream. It was developing originally. Absolute majority of such bands knew very well they could never count with any kind of commercial success and simly kept playing - in spite of large amount of repressions.
After the Iron Curtain disappeared the situation changed. Most of the bands absorbed influences from abroad and used them for their own benefit or simply started to copy what they heard. Those who managed to keep their own faces belong to the amount of bands we want to present at our "Czech Music On The Road" mini-festival. Their art builds on foundations of national traditions and differs from present "normal" music to such level, that those bands immediately brought interest of organizers of many foreign similarily oriented prestigous festivals or just events. If there is music of former East block that somebody wants to listen to, it is not mainstream, but alternative music. And we choose from the best contemporary artists.
Due to the fact that Czech alternative music roots were based mostly in the eighties, the music could not develop freely. It was based on non-proffesional basis, because the establishment at this time did not allow the musicians to work professionally. "Thanks" to the isolation this music was not influenced by the trends of the West, which on the other side had also one positive effect - the music stayed untouched mainly by American and British
mainstream. It was developing originally. Absolute majority of such bands knew very well they could never count with any kind of commercial success and simly kept playing - in spite of large amount of repressions.
After the Iron Curtain disappeared the situation changed. Most of the bands absorbed influences from abroad and used them for their own benefit or simply started to copy what they heard. Those who managed to keep their own faces belong to the amount of bands we want to present at our "Czech Music On The Road" mini-festival. Their art builds on foundations of national traditions and differs from present "normal" music to such level, that those bands immediately brought interest of organizers of many foreign similarily oriented prestigous festivals or just events. If there is music of former East block that somebody wants to listen to, it is not mainstream, but alternative music. And we choose from the best contemporary artists.
