Christian Hejnal (born on 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, and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth.

On February 14, 2006, while on a break from touring, he and Jessicka were engaged. Their wedding took place on October 13, 2007 at the Oviatt Penthouse in Los Angeles. The couple changed their surname to Addams. Roman Dirge, Kevin Haskins, Dita Von Teese, Mark Ryden, Long Gone John, Marion Peck, Jared Gold, Elizabeth McGrath, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Lisa Leveridge, and Samantha Maloney were amongst the guests that attended. Hejnal was one of the 60 guests when Marilyn Manson married Dita von Teese at the Irish castle of artist Gottfried Helnwein in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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 featured Rob Campanella of The Quarter After and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. 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 through mutual friend Lisa Leveridge, 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, after releasing their first album Sweet Heart Dealer, 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 he and Jessicka’s long-time favorite, The Cure.

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 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."