7th Heaven
Musician
Tell us a little more about yourself. How and why you started playing, who and what inspired you etc?
7th heaven is a Rock/Pop based band out of Chicago, IL USA. Inspired by the arena rock acts of the past, 7th heaven fuses a modern twist a rock/pop sound.
What songwriters and musicians inspire you today and where do you see your musicianship in five or ten years from now?
So many artists. Def Leppard, Eagles, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Rick Springfield, Police, Sting, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Dan Reed Network.
What is your relation to electronic drums?
We used Superior 2.0 on our “U.S.A. – U.K.” CD and the single “Better This Way” will be hitting radio in the summer of 2010.
Any new exciting projects coming up in the next year that you can tell us about?
7th heaven celebrated 25 years by releasing a box set of 500 all-original songs called “Jukebox” in June 2010. We will perform over 250 shows in 2010. All the songs have Toontrack drum samples.
In closing is there anything you would like to pass on to the Toontrack.com visitors?
Toontrack has the best drum samples on earth. They help your mixes come to life and with the ability to mix kits and rooms, the amount of custom mixes of kits are endless. Their products work really well and they are always coming up with amazing new products. We now exclusively use Toontrack samples on our CD’s
Biography
25 YEARS PLAYING THE LOCAL SCENE? 250 BOOKINGS A YEAR? Life long friends committed to leaving it all out on the stage, NTD Records recording artists 7th heaven boasts these and other incredible accomplishments. The lead singer, winner of the British TV version of American Idol known as Pop Stars, was brought in straight from Northern Ireland. He owns a gold disc on Jive records and was also a finalist on the 2010 season of American Idol in America.
The band has set attendance records at major night clubs across the tri-state region. Record sales nearing 40,000 units sold and digital offerings are available on iTUNES, Amazon, and such. This is the premier Chicago festival act according to prominent talent buyers in Illinois. The critically acclaimed website "Barstar" refers to 7th Heaven as one of the 3 best bands in Chicago. (They couldnt or wouldnt pick just one.)
30 songs in 30 minutes. Believe it cant be done? WATCH! Dead on renditions of Def Lepard, The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Journey and even U2 are delivered at a frenetic pace driving audiences to literally be dancing in the streets. Musicianship, theatrics, and that unmistakable Irish brogue fuel original songs that came straight from the radio play-list.
Are you a Cubs fan? Listen for 7th Heaven all summer long during telecasts and you will hear their current smash hit "This Summers Gonna Last Forever". How about you Bulls fans? 7th Heaven performed the National Anthem at the United Center before the Bulls/Lakers game which was televised worldwide. This is the band your neighbors will be buzzing about for the rest of the summer. While the festivals only last a short time, for 7th Heavens fans, old and new a like, they will remember the experience of seeing and hearing them now because, as their song says - THIS SUMMERS GONNA LAST FOREVER!
• Started in 1985 (25 Years Ago)
• Releasing a 500 song all original box set called “Jukebox ”
• Released "U.S.A. - U.K." CD August 2008
• Wrote & Performed TV/Radio Commercial for “Empress Casino”
• Wrote & Performed TV Commercial for “ Walter E Smithe / Chicago Cubs”
• Performed the National Anthem at the Chicago Bulls / LA Lakers NBA Game - Seen on Worldwide TV
• Featured in Guitar Edge Magazine July/Aug 2006
• 7th heaven’s music featured on MTV in 2000 - 2005
• Currently on full rotation on many FM radio stations worldwide
• Performed on the Jenny Jones Show (over 75 Million viewers worldwide)
• 7th heavens music was featured on the Discover y Channel in 2002
• Sold over 40,000 CD’s to date
• Singer of the band has a Gold Record thru Jive Records
• Singer of the band won the U.K. version of American Idol (Pop Stars)
• Singer of the band was a finailist on Season 9 (2010) of American Idol
• Averages 250+ shows a year
• Touring the U.S. in 2010
• One of the highest grossing Indie bands
• Website receives an average of 700 hits a day (www.7thheavenband.com)
• Performed on ‘Mancows Morning Madhouse’ to over 1 million listeners
• Have written/recorded over 3,000 recorded songs to date
• Pack venues across the Midwest Region of the U.S.
• Mailing list contains over 30,000 people worldwide
• Consistently sells merchandise at shows (CD’s & Shirts)
• Appeared in numerous local magazines and featured articles
• Bars/venues consistantly beat average gross income/night when 7th heaven plays
• Seasoned artists who have performed with many Major Label artists
• Extremely high-energy live shows
• Six songs placed in the film "Lizzy"
• One song placed in the film “Light Years Away ”
• Averages 80 festivals per year
• Endorsed by many major musical instrument manufacturers
• Voted Best Band in Chicago thru BarStar
• Released “Live at Durty Nellies” CD/DVD in 2005
• One of a few bands to play in 6 markets (Festival, Club, College, Original, Corporate & Unplugged)
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