Vladimir Studnicka is known as music director, composer, arranger und teacher. He studied at the Advanced School of Music Education and the Ostrava conservatory (composition, conducting and guitar). He got aquinted with writing for concert band while working with military bands in Mariánské Lázne. In 1961, Studnicka became a teacher at the People's School of Music in Ostrava-Mariánské Hory. His co-operation with the Ostrava Radio dates from 1973, after achieving a success with the "Dance for Symphonic Orchestra". In 1975 he started working there as a music director. As an arranger and composer, he nowadays works in co-operation with various ensembles and music publishers both in the Czech Republic and abroad.