Claudiu Raymond，Claudiu Raimond Grubaciki (aka Claudiu Raymond) was born on March 9th, 1974 in Timisoara, Romania where he lived until the age of nine. In 1980 his parents immigrated to Germany where he followed them in 1983. At the age of 14 he learned how to play the guitar and taught himself how to play the stand-up bass and harmonica.