John Mitchell (musician)
John Mitchell | |
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![]() Mitchell in Outhouse Studios | |
Background information | |
Born | 21 June 1973 |
Genres | Neo-Progressive rock, progressive rock |
Occupation(s) | Music producer, Songwriter |
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).[1] 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,[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Mitchell's latest music project is a solo project called Lonely Robot, whose album 'Please Come Home' was released on 23 February 2015.[5] 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
- Neon (1999)
- Glitter (2003)
With Arena
- The Cry (1997) (EP)
- Welcome To The Stage (1997) (live)
- The Visitor (1998)
- Immortal? (2000)
- Breakfast In Biarritz (2001) (live)
- Contagion (2003)
- Contagious (2003) (EP)
- Contagium (2003) (EP)
- Live & Life (2004) (live)
- Pepper's Ghost (2005)
- Ten Years On (2006) (compilation)
- The Seventh Degree Of Separation (2011)
- Contagion Max (2014)
- The Unquiet Sky (2015)
With Kino
- Picture (2005)
- Cutting Room Floor (2005) (compilation)
With Frost*
- Milliontown (2006)
- Experiments In Mass Appeal (2008)
- FrostFest Live CD (2009) (live)
- The Philadelphia Experiment (2010) (live)
- The Rockfield Files (2013) (DVD)
- Falling Satellites (2016)
With It Bites
- When The Lights Go Down (2007) (live)
- The Tall Ships (2008)
- This Is Japan (2010) (live)
- It Happened One Night (2011) (live)
- Map of the Past (2012)
With Gandalf's Fist
With Lonely Robot
- Please Come Home (2015)
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
- ↑ Interview with John Mitchell (It Bites)"
- ↑ "A" vs The Wildhearts!, December 2008"
- ↑ http://www.martinbarre.com/index.cfm/events
- ↑ "Outhouse Studios client list"
- ↑ It Bites, Arena and Frost* man launches Please Come Home in February"
- ↑ Teamrock News: Donockley, Nolan, Stevens guest with Gandalf’s Fist
- ↑ GANDALF'S FIST - A Forest of Fey (2014) at ProgArchives.com