Mike + Musician in Melbourne, VIC

ABOUT

Pro-Live/Studio Session Drummer, Multi-Instrumentalist and former LAS VEGAS Headliner.

25 years of International Live/Touring & Studio recording experience as a Professional Drummer, Bassist, Piano/Keys, Guitarist & Lead/Backing Vocalist and Award Winning Songwriter.

LINKS

SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/mike-mitchell71
WEBSITE 1: http://michaeldmitchell7.wixsite.com/mike-mitchell-music1
WEBSITE 2: mike-mitchell-music.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mikemitchell71
REVERBNATION: https://www.reverbnation.com/ColossalRupture

Skills, Experience & Assets:
* Drummer (click)
* Bassist
* Piano/Keyboards
* Guitarist
* Lead/Backing Vocals
* Seriously Wide & Extensive Repertoire
* Solo Piano/Guitar/Vocals
* 1000's of Theatre/Club & Corporate Performances Worldwide
* Extensive Live Sound & Lighting Production Knowledge
* Divergent Live Performance, Production/Set Concepts and Thinking
* Extensive Studio Recording History including Radio Adds & Voice-overs
* Extensive use of Digital Audio Workstations
* Hundreds of Studio Recordings
* Original Tracks Available in multiple genres
* Live & Pre-Recorded Tv Appearances Worldwide
* Excellent Contacts Worldwide in All Areas of the Music & Entertainment Industry
* The Australian Bee Gees Show (Las Vegas)
* Over 20 Countries Toured.
* American Songwriting Awards Finalist.
* Multi Award Winning Australian Defence Force Musician.
* The Pjae Stanley Band (Phuket)
* The Colin 'illy' Hill Band, (Phuket)
* The One (Intercontinental, Suzhou, China)
* Legend Recording Studio (Phuket, Thailand)
* Rough Cut Country Band (Melbourne, Australia)
* Mercy (Vicki Kiely) Album. All keys, drums & bass.
* Performed at some of the biggest casinos in the world including Foxwoods & Mohegan Sun (Connecticut) Excalibur & South Point (Las Vegas) Melbourne, Sydney & Perth (Australia) Edgewater & River Rock (Canada) Sky City (NZ)
* Played sold out shows at some of the most prestiges venues in the world including Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Denver, Colorado) The Palladium Theatre (London) The Madinat Theatre (Dubai) and the Munich Concert hall (Germany)

Veues performed (selected)

London Palladium (London)
Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Denver, Colorado)
Madinat Theatre (Dubai)
Royal Concert Hall (Glasgow)
Edgewater Casino (Vancouver, Canada)
Atlantic City Hilton (New Jersey)
Crown Casino (Melbourne)
Bangkok Concert Hall (Thailand)
Excalibur Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Raffles Hotel (Singapore)
Cairns Casino (Australia)
The Hilton Hotel (Oman)
Rams Head Live (Annapolis, Maryland)
Hard Rock (Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Phuket)
Star City (Sydney)
Friedrichstadt-Palast (Berlin)
South Point Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Munich Concert Hall (Germany)
Mohegan Sun Casino (Connecticut, USA)
Shangri-la (Singapore & Kuala Lumpur)
River Rock Casino (Vancouver, Canada)
Burswood Casino (Perth)
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza (California)
Jupiters (Gold Coast, Australia)
Foxwoods Casino (Connecticut)
St David’s Hall (Cardiff, Wales)
Darwin Casino (Australia)
Tsingtao Beer Festival (Qingdao, China)
Auckland Concert Hall (New Zealand)
Birchmere Theatre (Baltimore, Maryland)
Intercontinental (Suzhou, China)
Mandarin Hotel (Singapore)
Stadium Theatre (Rhode Island)
Adelaide Casino (Australia)
The Hilton (Phuket, Thailand)
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1000's of live shows.
Click tracks.
Horn arrangements.
Extensive live sound & light production knowledge .
1000's of studio hours.
Co-written and performed on multiple U.S. released tracks.
Excess baggage allowance (ONE WORLD)

Originals: www.soundcloud.com/mike-mitchell71

Website: michaeldmitchell7.wix.com/mike-mitchell-music1

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004691807973

References:

Mike, you are an inspiration to work with.
Your vast depth of musical knowledge and ability has made it possible for me to take on studio projects that I would ordinarily not have taken on.
Because of your experience and ability to play so many instruments at the highest level, working with you has been an absolute dream.
I hope to be able to collaborate with you on many, many more projects to come".

Gary Crause
Studio Owner/Producer
Legend Music
Phuket, Thailand
garylegendmusic.net

Mike played multiple instruments on all of the tracks on my album Mercy.
He is not only multi talented, but also brings a unique flair and feeling to each track, from rock drums to stunning piano lines for my ballads.
He brought my songs to life, and I look forward to working with him again in the future.

Vicki Kiely
Singer/Songwriter
MERCY (album)

When a person is so good at so many different things it is very difficult to start a recommendation.
Firstly working with Mike Mitchell is easy, fun and what the entertainment industry really needs, a person that can entertain. His stage presence is fantastic. For me personally as the band leader of The Vagrants, what I need is someone that just takes initiative and does things without asking a million questions. Mike does that, and does things right.

His playing speaks for itself, but the big surprise for me was how well he plays all the different instruments. There are many musicians that say they play a few instruments and it sometimes makes me sceptical. A keyboard player of Mike's calibre saying "Yeah I play drums" and then playing as good as any session player I have played with was amazing. He played for The Vagrants, but also as a multi-instrumentalist at a large benefit concert with revolving musicians. He was a God send on drums, keys, and bass. In a bit of a tight situations, as I watched as Mike took over the stage set up, and hook up of the PA, I knew I had never really worked with someone as multi-talented, as Mike. The sound engineer was a bit handicapped on the night, but all was smoothed over by Mike as I attended other things. Working together again, I really hope so!

Steve Iorio
The Vagrants & Epic-Touring Company (Austria)

Mike Mitchell has my enthusiastic, unreserved endorsement as a high caliber, professional, multi-instrumentalist for live performances and studio session work.
It has been my good fortune to hire Michael for a wide variety of live engagements: Duo, trio, full band re-occurring gigs at five star resorts, full band gigs at special events (wedding and corporate), and leader of my full band at the Asia Life Music festival. Michael Mitchell always performed in all live music environments with the highest level professionalism, including outstanding musicianship, timeliness, and a willingness to assist with non-music, gig related tasks such as equipment setup and take-down. He also assisted and often fully managed the technical aspects of the PA systems.
In addition to a wide range of live performances, I have also employed Mr. Mitchell in extensive studio recording sessions. In every aspect of musicianship and professionalism he has exceeded all expectations. His multiple instrumental ability, which includes drums, bass guitar, and keyboard, meets or exceeds all the benchmarks of a studio session musician one would expect to find in renowned music centers such as Nashville, Tennessee, or Los Angeles, California. Having paid for studio session musicians in both of these cities at professional recording studios, I am personally qualified to evaluate Michael’s abilities. His musical skills and his willingness to assist with either his valuable input or simply taking direction was singularly outstanding.
Mr. Mitchell was the primary musician and background vocalist on a major recording project which included full arrangements on ninety-three songs and took several months of studio time to conclude. Even though I have relocated from Thailand to Central America, I look forward to continuing to work with Michael in recording sessions (he’s that good to work with).

Pjae Stanley
The Pjae Stanley Band
Phuket, Thailand

Screen name:

Mike

Member since:

Jul 01 2012

Active within 1 month

Level of commitment:

Touring

Years playing music:

35

Gigs played:

Over 100

Available to gig:

6-7 nights a week

Influences

Everyone & Everything.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Expert

Drums:

Expert

Other Percussion:

Expert

Keyboard:

Expert

Background Singer:

Expert

Vocalist:

Advanced

Vocalist - Tenor:

Advanced

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Piano:

Advanced

Electronic Music:

Advanced

Lead Guitar:

Moderate

Acoustic Guitar:

Moderate

Saxophone:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Pearl BLX, Status graphite bass 6 string, Labsystems VP400 head, SWR Goliath 3, 79 Strat, Maton Acc,Hammond XB-2, Nord Piano 2,
Recording Studio
All gear flight cased.

..................and a DX7

MUSIC