Mitch Lewis

Mitch Lewis
Birth name Mitchell Lewis
Born (1954-09-30) 30 September 1954
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Rock, folk, R&B, soul, jazz, children's, film
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Years active 1974–present
Notable instruments
Gibson L-7C, Epiphone Emperor, Epiphone Electar, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Levinson Blade Guitar, Line 6 Variax, Rogers Drums, Gretsch Drums

Mitch Lewis is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist who has been continuously active in the music industry in a variety of genres since 1974.

Career

Lewis' career began in 1974 when a fellow musician paid for his union entrance to have him play on his record. Since then, he has performed or recorded with thousands of musicians from all over the world and travels extensively for both. As a youth he played with jazz flautist Jane Bunnett, and more recently, has performed with jazz pianist Robi Botos. A shortlist of musicians he has performed or recorded with includes: John Hammond Jr., Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Peter Noone, Johnny Paycheck, Eric Andersen, David Rea, Murray McLauchlan, Sylvia Tyson, Valdy, Jackie Washington and Harry Manx. For film, he was hired to do guitar arrangements for Hollywoodland,[1] starring Ben Affleck, and has worked for Atom Egoyan. Lewis was also house drummer and multi-instrumentalist for London Home County Music Fest for over 8 years, played drums on a tour of Japan with Little Jimmy Bowskill and played guitar with Jon Lord of Deep Purple.[2]

Discography

As session musician

References

  1. "Hollywoodland (2006)". The New York Times. 15 May 2013.
  2. "The Band: Mitch Lewis". www.bradleyandthebouncers.com. 15 May 2013.
  3. "Mitch Lewis". imdb. 15 May 2013.

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