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Ivan Král (born 12 May 1948, in Prague) is a Grammy Award-winning, Czech-born American composer, filmmaker, record producer, bass guitar player, and singer-songwriter.〔(Discogs - ''Ivan Král'' (profile and discography) )〕 He works across many genres including punk, rock, jazz, soul, country and film scores. His songs have been recorded by such artists as U2, Pearl Jam, Téléphone,〔(Král Discogs - ''Téléphone'' - (discography search for Y. Kral) )〕 Patti Smith, 〔(Král Discogs - ''Patti Smith'' (discography search for Ivan Král) )〕 Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Simple Minds, and John Waite, among others. Král started his American music career during the early 1970s glam rock scene in New York where his band, Luger, 〔(ivankral.net - ''Ivan Kral & his Luger publicity 1972 photo'' )〕 performed at many trendy venues, including Max’s Kansas City. 〔(Liberation - ''Nostalgia'' - Ivan Kral, the ghost of Prague )〕 After their breakup in 1973, he joined Shaun Cassidy's backing group, then Blondie, 〔(Love Goes to Buildings on Fire - ''A chat with Blondie in NYC'' by Will Hermes, 2013-March-25th )〕 then Patti Smith, then Iggy Pop. Between 1975–1979, Král was co-writer, guitarist and bassist of Patti Smith Group on her first four albums; including debut, ''Horses'' (1975), called one of the All-Time 100 Greatest Albums by Time magazine in 2006.〔Tyrangiel, Josh (2006-11-13). "Horses by Patti Smith". The All-TIME 100 Albums. United States: Time. Retrieved 2010-01-02.〕 The album is in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress because it’s "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." His work also appears on other Smith albums, including ''Radio Ethiopia'' (1976), ''Easter'' (1978) and ''Wave'' (1979). Some of his songs during this period include "Ask the Angels", "Pissing in a River", "25th Floor", "Revenge", "Citizen Ship", "Birdland", "Ain't It Strange", "Pumping (My Heart)" and her big hit "Dancing Barefoot" which Rolling Stone included on its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,”〔(RollingStone - ''500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Dancing Barefoot"'' )〕 and has been recorded by many including U2, Simple Minds and Pearl Jam. Ivan Král was a refugee from Czechoslovakia, he moved to the USA in 1966 with his parents who were diplomats. After the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Král decided not to return. Král had refugee status until 1981 when he obtained US citizenship. He wanted a visual diary of his days in America in case he was ever deported back home to Czechoslovakia where rock music was forbidden so he bought a Super 8 camera from a pawn shop.〔http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/ivankral0171.aspx〕 He began filming at Murray the K shows in 1968, then eventually got a 16mm where he filmed other concerts. Some of the clips appear in his 1975 amateur compilation, "Night Lunch". 〔(YouTube - ''"Night Lunch" 1975 official trailer by Ivan Kral'' )〕 Král also filmed his bandmates and friends at rehearsals, apartments, Bottom Line, and CBGB club. He compiled the footage into a 1976 film titled “The Blank Generation” (not to be confused with a 1980 film titled "Blank Generation" that also stars Richard Hell from Television) which includes Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie, New York Dolls, Television, drag queen Wayne County and more, before they had record deals. No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe helped Král edit "The Blank Generation" by adding music from each band’s cassettes and cutting irrelevant scenes.〔http://www.allmusic.com/album/blank-generation-dancin-barefoot-mw0000975021.〕 “The Blank Generation” D-I-Y clip compilation is often referred to as the original visual document that genuinely captures the birth of New York punk as it was happening. There are no effects, production, posing, scripts or budget. It is the source film for many music documentaries worldwide.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/programmes/blank-generation/〕 Král also shot three rare short films from 1976 – 1979 titled “Rat”, “Raven”, and “Rabbit” which capture his days in the Patti Smith Group, with her band backstage and onstage.〔http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy/bigbit/clanky/79-punk-cca-1976-1981/〕 In 1979, after Patti’s last show in Florence, Italy, Iggy Pop invited Král to Rockfield Studios in Wales to work on his ''Soldier'' album, with David Bowie as producer. After the "Soldier" tour, Král became Iggy’s co-writer and guitarist for all the original songs on his 1981 album, ''Party''.〔https://books.google.com/books?id=3edhCjWheaAC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=ivan+kral+iggy+pop+soldier&source=bl&ots=B7-sJCN4_d&sig=z6qQLJAW6i732Xu-yPmHxQGO9Mo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5vQOVaLqJIKrgwSdl4DABA&ved=0CGkQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=ivan%20kral%20iggy%20pop%20soldier&f=false〕 Král hoped to build a career as a film composer by heading to Los Angeles to compose music for the Barry Levinson film ''Diner'' (1981) 〔(Turner Classic Movies - ''Diner'' - Music: Bruce Brody and Ivan Kral )〕 but eventually returned to New York. He wrote and recorded the film scores for three films by underground filmmaker Amos Poe, titled, ''Unmade Beds'', ''The Foreigner'' and ''Subway Riders'' in his apartment on his mini Moog synthesizer, piano and guitar. 〔(the New York Times - Movies & TV - ''Ivan Kral'' )〕 The 1980s brought many projects, though nothing long term. He recorded and toured with former Babys singer, John Waite and co-wrote songs for his ''Ignition'' album. 〔(AllMusic - ''Ignition '' by John Waite - review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine )〕 Král wrote for many, including Mick Ronson, collaborator for David Bowie during the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars era. This was followed by rehearsals with British guitarist Chris Spedding and John Cale, formerly of the Velvet Underground to create a new band, but it never materialized. Finally, Král formed his own band, Eastern Bloc. With a favorable record deal and video from Passport Records the band was positioned for success until the label folded in the mid 1980s. 〔(nyrocker - ''Eastern Bloc'' - A&R / ATLANTIC RECORDS )〕 From there, he ran a New York studio (from 1982 to 1993) named ''PAWS'' 〔(''1980's PERFORMER TO FILM SCORE AND SONGWRITER'' (record producer) )〕 where Mick Jagger, B-52’s, and reggae talents like Kiddus I rehearsed. 〔(amazon - ''Rising of the Phoenix'' - Ragz Mo' Rocka )〕 In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and eastern Europe emerged from Soviet-style communism. Král returned to Prague where he received a heartwarming welcome back home in 1993. He discovered a nation of motivated musical talent, but with little experience. Many major rock artists worked with Král to help shape the new Czech rock scene. 〔(Diskograie - ''Ivan Král'' )〕 Because he spoke Czech and had some success “in the west” he was in a unique position to become a songwriter, producer and musician for some of the country's top talent, earning three Grammys. 〔(YouTube - ''Ivan Kral MTV Europe'' )〕 Patti Smith, while still living in Detroit, recorded her poem "Perfect Moon" at 54 Sound studio for Král's 1995 album. John Cale of the Velvet Underground wrote and recorded the piano for the song which only appears on Král's "Nostalgia" album in the Czech Republic. 〔(MusicMe - ''Patti Smith, John Cale & Ivan Kral - Perfect Moon'' )〕 Král's latest album, ''Always'' (2014) is on Warner Music Czech Republic but was recorded in Detroit. He continues to work globally from his Ann Arbor, Michigan home studio. 〔(IvanKral.net - ''COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY'' )〕 His prior ten albums were released on Universal and Polygram were recorded in the Czech Republic or in Seattle. He is a collector of late avante-garde Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol. The video for his song "Winner Takes All" was inspired by Drtikol's work with the female form. Král wrote music for the memorial of President Vaclav Havel and performed it for live broadcast across the Czech Republic following the St. Vitus Cathedral funeral where world leaders came to pay their final respects. As a producer, Král worked with The Vipers 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Vipers, The (4) – Outta The Nest )〕 and the Band of Outsiders, along with Czech bands such as Lucie 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Lucie (2) – Černý Kočky Mokrý Žáby )〕 and David Koller, Ivan Hlas, Jiri Suchy, Aneta Langerova, Miroslav Žbirka, Alice,〔(ivankral.net - ''Ivan was Producer for 1995 album by Czech rock band Alice'' )〕 Debbi, Triny, Garage. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Mňága A Žďorp – Ryzí Zlato )〕 He also released many solo albums. == Filmography == * "Deliberately Raw: Iggy & the Stooges (1973) * "Rat (Patti Smith Group)" (1976) * "Raven (Patti Smith Group)" (1977) * "Rabbit (Patti Smith Group)" (1979) === Director === * ''Night Lunch'' - glam and rock band compilation (1975) 〔(IMDb - ''Night Lunch'' - 1975 Documentary, USA )〕 * ''The Blank Generation'' (1976) 〔(IMDb - ''The Blank Generation'' - 1976-April-22nd Documentary, 55min, USA (aka ''Blank Generation: The Birth of Punk'') )〕 * ''Iggy and the Stooges: Live at Academy of Music New York City'' (2011) 〔(IMDb - ''Iggy and the Stooges Live at Academy of Music New York City'' - 2011-April-24th music short, USA )〕 〔(The Legend Live - ''Patti Smith Group – Rockpalast 1979'' )〕 === Self === * ''The Blank Generation'' (1976) * ''Rockpalast: Patti Smith Group'' - on bass guitar and as Backing vocalist (1979) 〔(IMDb - ''Rockpalast: Patti Smith Group'' - 1979-April-21st TV Episode, 94 min, West Germany )〕 〔(YouTube - ''Patti Smith - My Generation (1979) Germany'' )〕 〔(Gilipolladas de Kigonjiro - ''Patti Smith Group – Rockpalast 1979'' DVD )〕 * ''Dancing Barefoot'' (1995) 〔(IMDb - ''Dancing Barefoot'' - 1995 made-for television biopic, 60 mins )〕 * ''Mnága - Happy End'' (1996) * ''Cabriolet'' (2001) * ''Pátrání po Ester'' - Documentary (2005) * ''Letem svetem s Kuretem'' - TV Movie (2011) * ''Show Jana Krause - Episode dated 29 April 2011'' - TV Series (2011) * ''Show Jana Krause - Episode dated 5 October 2012'' - TV Series (2012) * ''VIP zprávy - Episode dated 16 April 2014'' - TV Series (2014) 〔(IMDb - ''VIP zprávy - Episode dated 16 April 2014'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivan Kral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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