Ivan Sekyra | |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1952 |
Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Death Date: | 30 June 2012 (aged 59) |
Death Place: | Prague, Czech Republic |
Years Active: | 1970s–2012 |
Associated Acts: | Abraxas Projektil Drakar Silent Garden |
Ivan Sekyra (1 October 1952 − 30 June 2012) was a Czech rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, director, and screenwriter. He learned to play the violin as a child.[1] In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Life Sciences in Prague.[2] In 1976, he co-founded the group Abraxas.[3] Later, he was a member of Projektil and Drakar.[4] He eventually founded the heavy metal band Silent Garden.[5]