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Let's Hear It For 2009:

I want to "Thank You"Guys out there for all your Love & Support and making 2008 such a memorable Year! Thank you very much for your Support and Friendship! I wouldn't be here Without You!! You are what makes Me!!! Without you Guys none of Us Artists would be anything. I made some real great new Friends & Listeners on here! Help me to make 2009 even better!!! Also Just a Quick "Shout Out" to Tom who made this all happen for each and everyone of Us! I Hope to meet You Guys in 2009! Keep it Groovy,Keep it My Space!

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Biography:

Cee was born Christian Hopfinger Junior on Februar 3, 1969, 5.00 AM in Vienna,Europe. Vienna is the capitol of austria and a very gothic-like beautiful city! Austria is also well-known for it's classical music background and of course for it's most famous musician ever "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart".Growing up in Europe,Cee has been writing songs and melodies since he was a teenager. He first started to play the drums by the age of 15 which by most professionals is rather old. Step by step he taught himself to play the Guitar, Bass and the Piano. He started out playing heavy rock, punk, and pop music in many different projects and bands such as Exhibition,Sextiger,Dr.Shivago or the Milan Polak Project to name a few. It wasn’t until he got introduced into the American Music Institute College in Vienna,Austria that he really started to take music more seriously.Although he originally played mainly rock beats, he also took an interest in Latin and Jazz. It was at that time that Cee met, watched and learned from guitar players such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Lynch (Dokken), Richie Kotzen and Drummers such as Steve Smith (Journey), Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth), Mark Schulman (Cher,Pink), Walfredo Reyes Jun and Deen Castronovo (Hardline,Journey) and many more. During this time Cee practiced nearly 8 hours a day and played in cover bands as well as some Orchestras. In late December,2004 Cee moved to Los Angeles,CA. This is where his career really started to take off. Having recorded, played and shared the stage with some great artists and producers in the industry such as Black Eyed Peas Fergie,Dixie Chicks,Mothers Finest, Dizzy Reid & Guns'N Roses,Promoter and Singer Happening Harry & the Happtones,Rowan Robertson (Dio,Oni Logan) C.C De Ville (Poison) Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth,Mr.Big), Neil Schon (Journey,Hardline), Yngwie Malmsteen and many more! Cees career has definitely been a success this far. It doesn’t stop there either, Cee continues to perform and learn as he moves ahead as a musician.He is a constantly growing multitasking music talent in the scene. His years of playing, teaching, and recording are being highlighted.Cee has been teaching percussion and drumming for years now, and is well known in the community for his abilities to interact well with students & musicians. He has recently started to work on some new projects involving streetkids. His main focus is to show them a healthier alternative to drugs and violence.In addition to jamming & recording drums for other Artists, he is constantly working on new projects. All in all, Cee is a musician still growing in skill and popularity. He has a very outgoing personality, easy to get along with and easy to learn from. Given all this, plus his experience with other well-known musicians, Cee is definitely one to be noted in the modern music industry.