Christian Hejnal
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| Christian Hejnal | ||
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 Christian Hejnal with Scarling. center
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| Background information | ||
| Born | June 3, Berwyn, Illinois, United States |
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| Origin | Berwyn, Illinois | |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Music Producer |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar | |
| Label(s) | Sympathy for the Record Industry | |
| Associated acts |
Candy Hateful The Drummed Scarling. |
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| Website | http://www.scarling.com | |
Christian Hejnal (born June 3) is the guitarist and occasional vocalist of the Los Angeles-based rock band Scarling. His guitar technique is heavily influenced by prolific shoegazing guru Kevin Shields of the band My Bloody Valentine, William and Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain, Robert Hampson from the band Loop (band), and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth.
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[edit] History
Hejnal was born on June 3 in Berwyn, Illinois, but grew up in Southern California. In the early 1990s, he was a fixture of the Los Angeles rock scene, having played in a few moderately successful bands such as Candyhateful and The Drummed; the latter band also featured Moni Ritchie of This Trip, and Rob Campanella of The Quarter After and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Besides Candyhateful's song "Stay Down" being featured in the 2000 film adpation of Anne Rice's "Queen of the Damned", neither band made much of a national impact. In 2001 Hejnal began work on a solo album. He invited singer Jessicka, whom he had met some months before at a Los Angeles club, to perform vocals on a track he had written; they began recording and rehearsing together and eventually recruited the musicians who would form Scarling. in 2002.
In the autumn of 2004, Scarling. was invited to join the lineup of the Robert Smith-curated Curiosa Festival, performing on select West Coast dates alongside Interpol, The Rapture, Mogwai, and Jessicka's long-time favorite, The Cure. [1]
After a series of 7" singles on Sympathy, Scarling. announced in early 2005 that their second album, So Long, Scarecrow, would appear later that year; it was preceded by the single "We Are The Music Makers" and was released on August 23, 2005. Scarecrow was co-produced by Rob Campanella and received much critical praise. Alternative Press gave the album a 5 out of 5 rating [2] and described Hejnal as a, "guitar physicist who holds court over these atmospheric rockers’ second album, approximating everything from space-station climates to sperm whales rollin’ on E, all while delivering solid songs." [3]
In addition to his work with Scarling., since 1999, Hejnal has worked for Sony Pictures Imageworks. Starting out as a production assistant on The Ninth Gate, Hollow Man, and Charlie's Angels, he's also completed work as the digital plate coordinator for such films as, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Darkness Falls. He was the digital production manager for the film The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio which stars Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson. Currently, he is working as a digital effects film producer and is credited as such on the films Grandma's Boy, the Adam Sandler film Click, and Spider-Man 3.
On February 14, 2006, while on a break from touring, he and Scarling. singer Jessicka were engaged. Hejnal was one of the 60 guests when Marilyn Manson married Dita von Teese in (County Tipperary), Ireland.
In 2006 Christian continued to tour in the US and Europe with Scarling. Along the way, touring with such bands as UK shoegaze outfit Amusement Parks on Fire and opening for The Wedding Present and Depeche Mode. Scarling. are expected to begin working on their third full length album in 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums/CDs
- Candyhateful, Hate, EP (1993) — vocals, guitar
- Candyhateful, Drown, album (1993) — vocals, guitar
- Candyhateful, Transparent, album (1996) — vocals, guitar
- The Drummed, Eraserhead, EP (1997) — bass
- The Drummed, Mosquito, EP (1998) — bass
- The Drummed, The Drummed, EP (1999) — bass
- Scarling., Sweet Heart Dealer, album (2004) — guitar, bass, vocals
- Scarling., So Long, Scarecrow, album (2005) — producer, guitar, vocals
[edit] Singles and EPs
- Scarling., Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole (7", Sympathy for the Record Industry 2003)— writer, vocals
- Scarling., Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole (CD, Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2003) — guitar, vocals
- Scarling., Crispin Glover (7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004) — guitar, vocals
- Scarling., Crispin Glover (7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004) — guitar, vocals
- Scarling., Scarling. / The Willowz (split 7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2005) — guitar, vocals
- Scarling., "Staring To The Sun" (CD, Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2006)
[edit] Filmography
[edit] See also
- Scarling., band
[edit] References
- ^ MTV news July 7, 2004
- ^ Pettigrew, Jason."Less screamy, more dreamy." Alternative Press Magazine Jan. 31, 2006
- ^ Pettigrew, Jason.[1]Alternative Press Magazine, Sept. 2005
[edit] External links
- Sony Picture Imageworks bio
- Scarling's MySpace
- Scarling. official website
