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.