René Lacko

Self-taught in guitar playing

Co-founded the hard rock band Big Bang with Mário Nagy (Martin Máček – vocals, Slavo Sršeň – bass guitar)

Jazz guitar course (taught by Dano Morvay)

Recorded songs by Jimi Hendrix (with bassist Miro Dvorský) and participated in a Jimi Hendrix song interpretation competition in North Carolina (USA) – won 2nd place in the semifinal round as the best European participant

Collaboration with renowned guitar maker Milan Číž

Member of the band René Band (René Lacko – guitar, vocals; Milan Golha – bass guitar; Mário Nagy – drums), focused on blues-rock in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan

René & Downtown Band (Jozef Bobula – bass guitar), performed at the Pepsi Sziget festival and in Paks (Hungary)

Occasional performances with Miro Dvorský’s Blues Rock Circus; unplugged concerts with Jozef Engerer

Club performances in Germany, jam sessions with guitarist Matthias Baumgardt (DE) and his band O’Colors; René & Downtown Band opened for Mick Taylor in Bratislava

Participation in the Memorial Evening SRV in Budapest; meetings with blues guitarist Zsólt Benkö

Guest appearances with the band Freemen from Prievidza; performance at Blues Alive in Šumperk