John Mitchell (musician)

For other people named John Mitchell, see John Mitchell (disambiguation).
John Mitchell

Mitchell in Outhouse Studios
Background information
Born (1973-06-21) 21 June 1973
Genres Neo-Progressive rock, progressive rock
Instruments Guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass, violin
Associated acts It Bites, Arena, Frost*, Kino, A, The Urbane

John Mitchell (born 21 June 1973) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.

A multi-instrumentalist who predominantly sings and plays guitar, Mitchell is best known as the current frontman for British prog-pop band It Bites (having replaced original singer and guitarist Francis Dunnery in 2006). Mitchell has also played guitar for a number of other progressive rock bands including Arena, The Urbane, Kino, Frost*, and the John Wetton band. In 2008, Mitchell was drafted in to join A,[1] playing bass in place of original bass player Daniel P. Carter to support The Wildhearts on their December UK tour, as well as a ten-date headline tour in 2009. In 2012, Mitchell toured with Martin Barre in his band "New Day", singing lead vocals on many of the Jethro Tull songs.[2]

Mitchell is also a record producer and sound engineer at Outhouse Studios, a recording studio in Reading, UK, where he has recorded and produced music for a number of rock bands including Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Lower Than Atlantis, Architects, The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses, Funeral for a Friend, My Passion, Exit Ten, I Divide, Ivyrise, Anavae, Touchstone, Your Demise and You And What Army.[3]

Mitchell's latest music project is a solo project called Lonely Robot, whose album 'Please Come Home' was released on 23 February 2015.[4] It features a number of guest artists including Peter Cox, Steve Hogarth, Jem Godfrey, Nik Kershaw, and British actor Lee Ingleby.

Discography

With The Urbane

With Arena

With Kino

With Frost*

With It Bites

With Gandalf's Fist

With Lonely Robot

Equipment

Mitchell primarily uses Cort Guitars - white and black G254s on stage, and for recording, a tobacco G210 and a blue/black G290. He also plays an Alvarez Yairi acoustic guitar in the studio, and a PRS Classic. John's rack setup consists of a Marshall JMP1 Preamp with effects being produced by a vintage Korg A3 effects unit. This signal is then amplified by a Marshall Valvestate 80/80 power amp to a 4 x 12 Marshall cab.

References

  1. ↑ "A" vs The Wildhearts!, December 2008"
  2. ↑ http://www.martinbarre.com/index.cfm/events
  3. ↑ "Outhouse Studios client list"
  4. ↑ It Bites, Arena and Frost* man launches Please Come Home in February"
  5. ↑ Teamrock News: Donockley, Nolan, Stevens guest with Gandalf’s Fist
  6. ↑ GANDALF'S FIST - A Forest of Fey (2014) at ProgArchives.com

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