Ben Mitchell Singer-Songwriter

Ben Mitchell is a singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia writing songs with country, folk and blues influences. He had a Number 1 on the Amrap Regional charts with a live acoustic recording of ‘Keep Community Radio’ and his songwriting has been compared to Neil Finn and Ben Harper with TIME OUT (UK) describing Mitchell as “A thoughtful songwriter with a gift for simple melodies and powerful emotion.” Chance To Love, Mitchell’s 2015 release, featured 17 tracks which each receiving radio play across Australia (and one track getting picked up in Ireland and UK). “My favourite local release at the moment” Stephen Walker, 3RRR. Summer Lover, Mitchell’s 2016 album, also received strong radio support across Australia with Myles O’Neill Shaw from 3PBS describing it as “A loving ode to this great country of ours. You can almost smell the surf.” “A powerful performer with bags of stage presence and memorable songs.” GET RHYTHM MAGAZINE, LONDON Mitchell lived in London from 1998 to 2004 working with a host of world-class talent including Jon Bailey (Radiohead, Bjork engineer), Claire Worrall (Stephen Duffy, Robbie Williams) and Ben Sargeant (bass player with The Script). Together with lo-fi songs recorded in his Leytonstone bedsit these recordings formed his 2006 debut independent release, The Stars Can See. “Mitchell has a strong voice that adapts well to a number of styles, but it’s his song-writing skills that put him in a league above.” AMERICANA UK