also played keyboards and sang backup on the "Up The Creek" movie soundtrack, making a cameo appearance in the accompanying video as well. Solo In 1986, after signing a songwriting deal with a small record company, he wrote and co-wrote songs for the 1987 album Flamingo Orkestra featuring Cynthia Manley. The album was co-produced by Stevie Wonder alums Robert Margouleff and trumpeter Steve Madaio. A demo of one of his songs featured a duet with Billy Preston and Sharon "Muffy" Hendrix, a backup singer for Barry Manilow and Tom Jones. He subsequently recorded his solo album No Prisoner, released in 1988 and a group album, Big Mouth's Hands Of Time, recorded in 1994 but not released that year. Both album masters were eventually sold to a Swedish record company and re-released in 1997. He went on to become the music producer / musical director for country singer and "Hee Haw Honey" Zella Lehr. In 1999, Magic Cristian was considered to be involved with Cheap Trick's 25th Anniversary performance in Rockford, IL. along with former touring keyboardist Tod Howarth and former bassist Jon Brant, but efforts to contact him were unsuccessful. In 2002 Magic Cristian joined Cheap Trick onstage for an impromptu performance in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, his first time performing with them in 16 years. In 2005, Cristian became co-owner of a premier South Florida production company, producing large stage shows for Performing Arts Theaters and outdoor city events. With Cheap Trick 2008 - 2012 On November 21, 2008, Magic Cristian was invited to join Cheap Trick to perform the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album in its entirety at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. They performed with the 24-piece Florida Rock Orchestra, a sitar and tabla drum ensemble, guitarist Bill Lloyd of Foster and Lloyd and special guest Donovan. Overseeing the live concert sound production was the former Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick. In the summer of 2009 Cheap Trick along with Magic Cristian providing keyboards and back up vocals, completed a 41 city North American tour along with Poison and Def Leppard. In September 2009, he performed in nine "Sgt. Pepper Live featuring Cheap Trick" shows at the Las Vegas Hilton along with renowned conductor Edwin Outwater and his orchestra with special guests Joan Osborne, Ian Ball of Gomez and singer songwriter Rob Laufer. On November 7, 2009 Cheap Trick and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra,