Friday, December 16, 7 Million Jigawatts plays a rockin’ holiday show at Silky’s in Dearborn. After spending most of our year performing at sea, we are excited to be back home for the holidays and look forward to sharing our music with you. The evening’s performance features Melissa Behring (vocals), Jake Tobias (guitar and vocals), Neil Donato (keyboards), Jason Q (bass and vocals) and Clint Sabon (drums and vocals) playing your favorite rock, pop and r&b dance songs. Silky’s has martinis & cigars, comfy booths, a pool table and a sweet dance floor. We’ll be playing all kinds of party jams for you!
7 Million Jigawatts
Home for the Holidays Show
Silky’s
21931 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI
9:30pm
What an exciting and beautiful evening this past Saturday night in Alpena. Many thanks to all of the sponsors, True North Radio Network, ServePro, The Good Life, Alpena Swim Club, Days Inn, Soaring Eagle Casino, The Alpena News, McDonald’s, Pepsi, the Alpena Area Credit Union, Budweiser, Ford, Pizza Hut, Perch’s IGA, Plowman’s Collision…. And a very huge round of applause for all of our friends & family members who came out to the concert to support 7 Million Jigawatts. It was an amazing to see such a huge crowd. We wish we could have said hello to each and every individual there. We cannot thank you enough for all of the support. Hope to see you all again next summer.
7MJ @ the Alpena Summer Concert Series
Good to Be Home
7 Million Jigawatts
Special thanks to Sandra Leigh Mullen for letting us use a few of her fine photographs on our website. If you’d like to see all of her shots from the concert, take a look at her facebook album.
True North Radio Network’s 2011 Summer Concert Series
Featuring 7 Million Jigawatts
Live at the Bay View Park Amphitheater in Alpena
Saturday July 30, 2011
Alpena MI – True North Radio Network announces their 2011 Summer Concert Series line up featuring a performance on Saturday, July 30 by 7 Million Jigawatts at the Bay View Amphitheater in Alpena. Don’t miss the chance to hear Alpena native, Melissa Behring, as she returns home after spending three months on tour for Princess Cruises.
Celebrate the peak of summer in Northern Michigan with a beautiful evening in the park overlooking lovely Lake Huron and listening to 7 Million Jigawatts (7MJ) own brand rock and soul infused music. 7MJ has recently been making quite a name for themselves. In July, the members of 7MJ will have just returned home from their performance on board the Coral Princess touring the Panama Canal, the Mexican Riviera and Alaska for Princess Cruises. Their uniquely original sound caught the eye of Ford Motor Company when they featured the 7MJ song, “I’ve Got You Covered” in their 2010 Mustang online advertising campaign. In 2009, they had a very successful release of their first original CD “Taking Flight”, which is available online at ITunes, Last FM, Digstation, and CD Baby.
Melissa Behring & Jake Tobias
Featured vocalist in the 7MJ line up is Alpena native, Melissa Behring. Upon graduation from Alpena High School studied voice performance at Central Michigan University and relocated to Metro-Detroit. Behring is now pursuing her masters at Berklee College of Music and working on the next 7MJ original album.
The 7 Million Jigawatts (7MJ) True North Radio Network Summer Concert will take place at the Bay View Park Amphitheater on State Street in Alpena MI on Saturday, July 30 from 6pm – 9pm. Admission is Free. There will be of free giveaways and fun for the entire family.
As a part of our More Cowbell series, we’d be remiss if we did not post a photo of our favorite most famous player from NYC, Bruce “BZ” Zera. For those of you who haven’t met Bruce, he’s one heck of a ladies man. You can probably catch him with the band at our last States side gig on March 11 at Silky’s in Dearborn.
Melissa Behring, 7 Million Jigawatts frontwoman and her company, Dreamtownmedia.com were recently featured on the RoyalOak.Patch.com web site. Patch.com is a new way to find out about, and participate in, what’s going on near you. During their interview last December, Natalie Sugarman questioned Melissa about the goals for her arts & entertainment company, 7 Million Jigawatts and the 2009 7MJ release, “Taking Flight”.
“Patch: Who or what inspired you to become a musician?
Behring: It’s always been in me. My mom started me singing when I was really young. I just always had opportunities to perform so I never stopped. It wasn’t really one thing or person. I was 4, my mom said sing and I did.”
As many of you know, we have recently bid adieux to our good friends, Nathan Montgomery and Jon Vidal. We had a great time playing with them over the past few years and wish them the most success. We recommend following them online to determine where they’re making music around Detroit.
Fans and friends of 7MJ will be excited to welcome Scott Michaels (FAF, Disney All Star Band) on the drums, Sean Z (Calamity Jane) on the guitar and Scott Vernier (The Dream, Dal Bouey) on keyboards. These amazingly talented guys are a wonderful asset to the band. We know our friends will appreciate hearing all the great new songs and vocal harmonies these guys bring to the table. 7MJ also debuts a new set of dance party tunes featuring more songs by the Beatles, disco favorites, more big 80’s and modern hits. This is one hot line up full of great singers and performers making for a live band experience you wont want to miss. Look for a new and updated 7MJ web site with shots of these good looking people, updated songs and more shortly after the new year.
Catch the all new 7 Million Jigawatts on their debut performance on New Years Eve Rochester Mills Brewing Co. Rochester Mills is located at 400 Water Street in Downtown Rochester. The band performs on 12/31 from 10pm – 2am and there is no cover charge for this event. Happy Holidays!
This New Year’s Eve brings about all kinds of new for friends & fans of 7 Million Jigawatts. Jake Tobias & Melissa Behring debut the new band line up, bring out a new set of dance party tunes and host a great way to ring in the new year with the fine folks at Rochester Mills Brewing Co. They will have a complimentary champagne toast at midnight and provide party favors to spice up the evening.
Rochester Mills Brewing Co is located at 400 Water Street in Downtown Rochester. The band performs from 10pm – 2am and there is no cover charge for this event. Happy Holidays!
On Friday, November 5, 7 Million Jigawatts traveled to Kalamazoo, MI to showcase at the annual Michigan Festivals and Events Association “Party at MI Place” Convention. The Michigan Festivals & Events Association helps to promote hundreds of community festivals and events across our state. The MFEA’s annual convention features outstanding workshops, networking opportunities, a trade show, silent auction and also showcases a wide variety of entertainers. 7 Million Jigawatts kicked off the the 2010 Friday night showcase performing alongside a line up of acts like Justine Blazer, Duffy King Koalition, Monkey Grinder and Alan Turner.
Melissa Behring and Jake Tobias joined forces with Scott Michaels and Sean Z to create a powerful new 7 Million Jigawatts line up featuring four experienced entertainers and amazing singers. The MFEA showcase was their first public performance and the band was on fire right out of the gate. Performing in front of around 440 of Michigan’s festival planners and event volunteers, the band warmed the audience up with hits like “Chain of Fools” and “Crazy”. They rocked an exciting rendition of “This Must Be Love”, a 7MJ original song from the 2009 release, “Taking Flight”. They wrapped up the night with a smooth blend of vocal harmonies on “Suspicious Minds” and closing their set out with the romantic ballad “Need You Now”.
7 Million Jigawatts is looking forward to a busy summer traveling across the Midwest to perform their special brand of Rock n Soul. If you would like to book the band, contact booking@7millionjigawatts.com or call 248.586.9693.
At this time, we would also like to thank Jon Vidal for his service during the past few years behind the drums. Going forward, Jon is focusing his solo acoustic music and will be missed. We wish Jon all the success he has dreamed of in his future. You can find him on myspace/jonvidal.
We would also like to announce the departure of Nathan Montgomery from our ranks starting on January 1st. Nate plans to start 2011 off by focusing on his original acoustic guitar music and his first love jazz guitar. Nathan started playing guitar, bass and keys for 7MJ in 2007 and we have been grateful for his talents along the way. We wish him great success in his upcoming musical pursuits. You can find out more about what Nate’s doing in the future at www.nathanmontgomery.com.
7 Million Jigawatts had a great time at the Taste of Clarkston Sunday afternoon. Many thanks to Jim Tedder Productions and the rest of the sponsors who helped put on this amazing event. It was jam packed and the band had enjoyed entertaining the crowd. Special thanks to our new fan Matt for helping to spread the word about our group.
We’d be remiss without thanking our friends and pals at the Red Dog Saloon in Milford. These folks are great. Not only do they provide amazing friendly service, but they are always sporting some 7MJ garb to help remind their patrons that the band performs there regularly. 7MJ is looking forward to returning to the Red Dog on 10/29 to kick off the Halloween Weekend Spooktacular!
7MJ & our friends at the Red Dog
Special thanks to our friend Kristina Vander Meulen for taking this photo of the group.
