Dejan Knez
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Dejan Knez, born May 18, 1961 in Trbovlje
, Slovenia
. An autodidact. A Slovenian artist, musician, painter and founder of the band(it)s Laibach
, 300 000 V.K., Der Sturm, a co-founder of the NK (Neue Kunsthandlung/Novi kolektivizem), the NSK and Transcentral Tesla [(R.O.G.) Radio Organized Gravity].
Dejan Knez is the son of the Slovenian painter Janez Knez. In 1978 he formed the band Salte Morale. This band evolved into Laibach
during the summer holidays of 1980. Soon after Knez formed the side-project 300.000 V.K..
With 300 000 V.K.'s album Titan he became an unofficial composer for the E.S.A (European Space Agency) and the NASA. He in also active in painting, graphic an industrial design, and architecture.
Trbovlje
Trbovlje is a town and municipality in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava statistical region. Located in the valley of a minor left bank tributary of the Sava River, the area is known for its...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. An autodidact. A Slovenian artist, musician, painter and founder of the band(it)s Laibach
Laibach (band)
Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984...
, 300 000 V.K., Der Sturm, a co-founder of the NK (Neue Kunsthandlung/Novi kolektivizem), the NSK and Transcentral Tesla [(R.O.G.) Radio Organized Gravity].
Dejan Knez is the son of the Slovenian painter Janez Knez. In 1978 he formed the band Salte Morale. This band evolved into Laibach
Laibach (band)
Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984...
during the summer holidays of 1980. Soon after Knez formed the side-project 300.000 V.K..
With 300 000 V.K.'s album Titan he became an unofficial composer for the E.S.A (European Space Agency) and the NASA. He in also active in painting, graphic an industrial design, and architecture.