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Hechi

About Me


Hechi (aka Thomas Hechenberger) feels comfortable with many musical styles - plays Funk and Soul with the well known band "Big John & Vienna Soul Society" (also as an arrangeur for the horns) and Maalo (original own funky stuff), Jive all over Europe with well - known group "5 in Love", Balkan Pop with the "Grooveheadz Orchestra" and Funkrock with "Connect Da Groove", a power quartet in Chili Peppers Tradition. He is doing much studio work as a session guitarist for example for Erwin Kiennasts many projects and performances (also live) or pop newcomer "Anik Kadinski" who is recently played on Austrias biggest radio station Ö3. His own project "Eosin Nova" he composed, arranged, produced for, finally got airplay on Austrias radio stations too.

Furthermore he is a member of worldwide known groups "Waldeck" and "Saint privat", two bands that co-created the so-called Viennese dubsound, for which he is arranging, composing and doing much studio work too. He also plays guitar for the last year Nr. 1 i - tunes Download chartbreakers "Coup de Bam", a turkish - austrian collaboration band.

For "Aromabar" - a HipHop/Dub/RnB Band, at least a big player of that style in Europe, Hechi comes into the boat and will go over Europe starting soon with great singer Big John and Karin Steger.
Besides that he is a member of the Viennese Gospel project "Favorythm Gospel Singers and Band". Furthermore he is showing off for galas and shows with "LNT (Lashes and Ties)", a first class show - coverband playing soul, funk and pop classics.

Another interesting band is "The Supertrash" Hechi plays guitar for - a formation full of energy between 70s rock, psychedelic, alternative and funky flair. They are played on Austrias big alternative radio station FM4.

Hechi (aka Thomas Hechenberger) appeared on quite a lot of cds, he played in the studio for Anik Kadinski, 5 in love, The supertrash, Erwin Kiennast..s projects including "Fatura", orchestra work, 1 Heavy Metal meets classic project and playbacks for Kiddy contest, Maalo, The Favorythm gospel singers and band, Sheque, his own projects together with partners Eosin Nova and Hot Amber (composing, arranging and producing), Aschenputtel, advertisement stuff, Betty S., Sperrer, Coup de Bam (new stuff)...

He also was invited to play some overdubs on the two first ever recorded tracks from Austrian popstar "Falco" together with gipsy jazz legend Harri Stojka.

Live he played and plays with Christina Stürmer, Boris Bukowski, Big John and the Vienna Soul Society, 5 in love, Aromabar, Waldeck, Saint Privat, Coup de Bam, Louie Austen, Hubert Tubbs, Eddie Cole, Lynne Kieran, Juci, Anik Kadinski, Andy Lee Lang, Mat Schuh, Performing Arts, Maalo, Betty Semper, Semino Rossi, Albano Carrisi, Claudia Jung, Tony Marshall, the Favorythm Gospel singers and band, Freddie Bell, The Supertrash!, Sperrer!, The Grooveheadz Orchestra, Connect da Groove, Tha Family,...

TV Shows with Christina Stürmer, Boris Bukowski, Brunner und Brunner and 5 in love.

The live concerts took him to Russia, Romania, Greece, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, into the Kosovo, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Portugal, Great Britain, and Switzerland.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/5/2007
Band Website: www.thomashechenberger.com
Band Members: Boris Bukowski: www.bukowski.at
Big John and the Vienna Soul Society: www.myspace.com/bjvss
5inLove: www.5inlove.com
Waldeck: www.myspace.com/officialwaldeck www.waldeck.at
Saint Privat: www.saintprivat.com
Coup de Bam: www.coupdebam.com
Aromabar: www.aromabar.com
The Supertrash!:www.myspace.com/thesupertrash
The Grooveheadz Orchestra: www.myspace.com/projectgrooveheadz
Eosin Nova: www.eosinnova.com
Lashes and Ties: www.lashesandties.com
Maalo:www.maalo.at
Influences: Funk a la James Brown, Prince, Jazz a la Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Rock a la Muse, Rage against the machine, Stones, Purple, Pop a la John Mayer, Sting/Police, Blues a la Stevie Ray Vaughan,...everytime when i listen to good music it stucks in my head...
Sounds Like:

Record Label: different
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Anik Kadinski CD & Videopräsentation 15.5.!

Hallo liebe Leute!Am Donnerstag, 15.5. 2008, ist es soweit - die neue CD von Anik Kadinski wird mitsamt eines Videos auf der Summerstage, Rossauer LÄnde (direkt neben dem Donaukanal) ab 19 Uhr vorgest...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Maalo Live im Porgy am 11.3. um 20:30

Heute Dienstag, 11.3. ab 20:30 Live CD Präsentation der hervorragenden Band "Maalo" im Wiener Porgy and Bess, Riemergasse 11, 1. Bezirk - es gibt Eigenes in Sachen Funk, Soul and RnB - 11 Musker werde...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:34:00 GMT

Lashes and Ties im Birdland, 5.2. ab 20 Uhr

Heute, Faschingsdienstag, 5.2.1008, ab 20 Uhr - Disco Fever vim Birdland in Wien, Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 2, 1030 Wien. Eine der wohl besten Partybands des Landes gibt sich die Ehre und wird den ehr...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:24:00 GMT

Bukowski und Band live im Orpheum Wien am 25.1.

Hi! Heute abend, Freitag, 25.1.2008, ab 20 Uhr im ORPHEUM WIEN, Steigenteschgasse 94b, 1220 Wien - BORIS BUKOWSKI UND BAND - Neues vom alten Meister - LIVE. Kommts, es wird super!!! Greets vom Hechi!
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:46:00 GMT

Boris Bukowski und Band in Graz am 19.1.08!

Die österreichische Legende Boris Bukowski kommt mit sensationeller Liveband am 19.1.2008 nach Graz ins Orpheum! Mit im Gepäck sind etliche neue Songs und natürlich auch die alten Hits wie Kokain oder...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:26:00 GMT

The Big Vienna Soul Society feat. Big John

Today, Friday 4th of January 2008, the funkiest band here plays at the "Club First Friday" at ten (22 Uhr) in Villach (Kärnten/Koroska), Parkhotel, Moritschstrasse 2. Come there and enjoy funk and sou...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:49:00 GMT

Happy New Year!

Want to say Thank you to all my new and old myspace - friends, I wish you a Happy New Year 2008 full of music and joy! Keep on grooving!!! Funky greets from funky Vienna!
Posted by on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:17:00 GMT