“Christian is a bad-ass. If he plays on your record, it’s guaranteed to sell millions. Seriously though, it was great working with Christian. He’s an outstanding drummer and his playing will bring great energy to your project.”

Zach Lind
Drummer, www.jimmyeatworld.com

“I heart drumninja. You can quote me.”

Cole Goin
Britney Spears Drum Tech

“Seriously… no Beat Detective?! That’s impressive dude… you’ve come a long way.”

Ken Mary
Producer/Mix Engineer, www.sonicphish.com

“You definitely inspire a stimulating and fun environment… you brought in a rooster lamp… you added a great feel to the room. It was really creative, and it really encouraged the artist. Where do you come up with these things [the rooster AND the grooves]?

I’m encouraged by your dedication to your instrument. I know you’ve been working so hard. I can’t wait for people to finally hear you… I think you’re going to blow them away.

I’ve seen you morph (over the past seven years) from a creative/loose drummer to a really tight/mature player who’s still very creative. You’re thinking more like a producer now than you were seven years ago. You understand what’s necessary to help a song connect… and not just with drums, with other instruments as well.

Above everything else Christian, I enjoy hanging with you in the studio. You make it fun. I love being in the studio, but it can be really intense and weird. You alleviate that stress.”

Sean Johnson
Artist/Producer

“Dude, just wanted to call you and say that you did an awesome job [on CJ’s record]. I spent yesterday listening through the tracks, and I barely touched ’em. Your drum tracks were just tight… it made my job so easy.”

Matt Gibson
Producer, www.myspace.com/edisontheory

“I like your hair actually… =) … seriously, I like your ability to be super-creative. You’re really committed to not playing something that is expected, contrived, canned, or obvious. Yet at the same time you don’t force your creative agenda; you capture the feel on every song. You just balance those two things really well.

You’re drumming is noticeable enough that people will say ‘those drums are freaking sweet’, but not noticeable enough to where that’s all they listen to. You don’t upstage the artist.”

Relationally, you remind people that this music-making process is supposed to be fun; ‘let’s not take this too seriously’. That’s really good for me, because I sometimes don’t make it fun. I like that you had a mascot [rooster] with you while you played. And may I add that it was a bit bizarre that you wanted me to smack you across a table and capture it on video.”

CJ Bergmen
Artist, www.cjbergmen.com