From left to right Sebastian Siaca, Jazz Goodwin, Jesse Daw, Jonah Hollander, and Kevin Mendel inside of Jannus Live 2022
Courtesy of Anthony DeLeo
By Alexa Breiding
Local band Miróux achieved a musical milestone when they opened for Bon Jovi back in April at Amalie Arena.
“Playing in an arena is every musician’s dream; to play in front of 20,000 people was just so surreal,” bass player Sebastian Siaca said.
“We got to see a lot of things behind the scenes that you wouldn’t really know about the tech gear and the color-coded workers that are handling our equipment, it was all next level,” Siaca said.
Miróux is an alternative indie electric pop band founded and led by Jonah Hollander, a student at St. Petersburg Music Industry and Recording Arts. Besides Siaca on bass and Hollander on vocals, the band is comprised of Kevin Mendel on lead guitar, Jazz Goodwin on drums, and Jessie Daw on keys and samples.
Some of their more recent gigs include playing at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg. The band also opened for Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at 97X’s Shindig at the end of August at Jannus Live, where they performed their new single “Like This.”
Before the Jannus Live show, Siaca and the rest of the band were interviewed by radio station 97X about their local rise to fame.
“Being interviewed was just really great exposure for us, along with creating good content for social media. Jannus Live is probably one of the best venues in all of Florida really, definitely in the St. Pete and Tampa Bay area. If you’re a band, that’s every band’s goal around here,” Siaca said.
Hollander, the band’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist, created Miróux back in 2015.
“I wanted to gain a new sense of creative freedom and direction. Back in 2015, the band had an entirely different group of people. We had a small run and played 97X’s Backyard BBQ in 2016, but not too long after, I met Sebastian and my other bandmates through the Ruth Eckerd Hall of Jazz Conservatory” he said.
Hollander said the idea for the band’s name came from his own middle name, Miró.
“I added the “u” and the “x” to it to differentiate it, and I personally think it looks cool, like a design or brand,” he said.
The band is planning to put out an album or EP later this year or in early 2023.
Keep up with the band’s music and shows through their Facebook and Instagram @miroux and Twitter @mirouxofficial.
Alexa Breiding is a digital communications and multimedia journalism major at the St. Petersburg campus.
