Zoltán Ernő Kőváry (born 29 April 1974) is a

Hungarian indie Budapest indie music scene was the indie music scene of Budapest, Hungary in the 2000s. It was often associated with bands like Amber Smith (band), Amber Smith, The Moog, EZ Basic and We Are Rockstars (band), We Are Rockstars. History Beginnin ...

musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist, guitarist and of the

garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...

band

The Trousers ''The Trousers'' (German: ''Die Hose'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Rudolf Forster. It was based on a play by Carl Sternheim. Art direction was by Heinrich Richter and ...

. He is an associate professor at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of the

Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University (, ELTE, also known as ''University of Budapest'') is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in ...

Early life and personal life

Kőváry was born in

Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; ; see also #Name, other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budapest. Highway 44, 47 ...

, Hungary. He attended the Rózsa Ferenc secondary school. He graduated from the

University of Szeged The University of Szeged () is a Public university, public research university in Szeged, Hungary. Established as the Jesuit Academy of Kolozsvár in present-day Cluj-Napoca in 1581, the institution was re-established as a university in 1872 by ...

Hungarian literature Hungarian literature is the body of written works primarily produced in Hungarian,

and

Hungarian language Hungarian, or Magyar (, ), is an Ugric language of the Uralic language family spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighboring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Out ...

. Later, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

University of Debrecen The University of Debrecen ( ) is a university located in Debrecen, Hungary. It is the oldest continuously operating institution of higher education in Hungary ever since its establishment in 1538. The university has a well established progra ...

in psychology. He specialised in

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well ...

at the

Semmelweis University Semmelweis University (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Semmelweis Egyetem'', ) is a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1769. With six faculties and a doctoral school it covers all aspects of medical and health sciences. ...

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Academic career

He is an associate professor at the Institute of Psychology of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction at

Major publications

Top five publications based on Google Scholar. *Psychobiography as a method. The revival of studying lives: New perspectives in personality and creativity research. Europe’s Journal of Psychology 7 (4), 739–777, 2011 *New trends in psychobiography. Springer, 2019 *Life history, clinical practice and the training of psychologists: The potential contribution of psychobiography to psychology as a “rigorous science.” International Journal of Psychology and Psychoanalysis 4 (1), 1–10, 2018 *Kreativitás és személyiség: a mélylélektani alkotáselméletektől a pszichobiográfiai kutatásig. Oriold, 2012 *Psychobiography, self-knowledge and “Psychology as a Rigorous Science”: Explorations in epistemology, clinical practice and university education. New trends in psychobiography, 99–113, 2019

Amber Smith

Kőváry joined the

Indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band Amber Smith. Kőváry played on two albums of Amber Smith ''

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'' and ''

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''.

The Trousers

Kőváry is the founding member of the

band called,

Discography

''With Amber Smith:'' * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) ''With The Trousers:'' *''Dive insane'' (2007) *''Planetary process'' (2008) *''Soul machine'' (2010) *''Sister Sludge'' (2012) *''Freakbeat'' (2013) *''Mother Of Illusion'' (2015)

Instruments

Guitars

Gibson Flying V The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model introduced by Gibson in 1958. The Flying V offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Explorer, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designe ...

Effect pedals

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DS-2 * Electro-Harmonix Big Muff

Amplifiers

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References

External links

Kőváry
on

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