Mitch Mills
Mitch Mills | |
|---|---|
| Origin | North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Rock, pop, country, alt country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, mandolin |
| Labels | Farren Music America (FMA/WEA) Global Creative Group[1] (GCG/Red/Sony) |
| Associated acts | Sugarwall HiFi Lover Mitch Mills & LA4773 |
| Website | www |
Mitch Mills is an American musician. He is a guitar player and songwriter. Mills has worked as a Los Angeles session guitarist and with bands such as the UK's Rumble and Mitch Mills & LA4773.[2] Currently, he is an active member of the band Sugarwall.[3] He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Background
Mitch Mills was born in North Carolina to a family of professional guitar players.[2] However, he did not start playing the guitar until he was in his late teens, under the instruction of his brother and father.[2] His guitar style and influences fall into the category of such 70's greats as Joe Perry, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, and Pete Townshend.[4] Shortly thereafter, he began playing in local cover bands. Frustrated by the restrictions of non-original material, Mills relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career as a professional musician.
Mills is best known for his distinct style of playing layered guitar hooks with bluesy-rock tones.[4][5] These traits have also garnered him endorsement deals with many notable musical instrument boutique companies. He is a featured endorser of the instructional DVD "I Am the Blues Lead Guitarist".[6][7][8]
After tiring of the rigors of commercial session guitar work and playing for signed side projects, Mills decided to join Rumble, a UK based band. With Rumble, he toured extensively in Europe and the US. Upon returning to LA, he formed Mitch Mills & LA4773. The band recorded the solo album entitled Moonshine Cars, of which the song "Trouble"[9] was featured in the HBO movie "A Better Way To Die" (which featured Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Pantoliano and Natasha Henstridge).[10][11][12] He is a founding member of Sugarwall,[3] with a debut release entitled Full Circle expected to be released in May 2011[needs update].[needs update][12]
Bands
Current bands
- Sugarwall (2008–present)
- Greg Wayne Brown (vocals)
- Matthew Denis (bass guitar)
- Joey Lowe (drums)
Former bands
- HiFi Lover
- Mitch Mills & LA4773
Equipment
Mitch is endorsed by Voodoo Lab,[13] ISP Technologies,[14] Area 51,[15] Aircraft Amplification, John Pearse Strings,[16] Pedaltrain,[17] and Sobbat Effectors.[18] He plays a variety of guitars including a 1969 Gibson Gold Top Les Paul, a 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom, and a 1967 Fender Stratocaster.
Discography
- Sugarwall Full Circle LP 2011
- Sugarwall Find A Way LP 2009
- HiFi Lover EP
- Mitch Mills & LA4773 Moonshine Cars
References
- ↑ "Discover & Download Popular Music MP3s from Top Artists". eMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rock for Learning Features SUGARWALL's Mitch Mills". Rockforlearning.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mona Loring at M. Loring Communications
- ↑ "Moonshine Cars Webmaster & Computer Shopping". October 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ "GCG – Entertainment Company". Gcgmusic.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "I Am The... Blues Lead Guitarist: Oscar Jordan Blues Band, Ian Faith, Brad Cooper". Amazon. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ [1] Archived July 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ [2] [dead link]
- ↑ "A Better Way to Die Cast & Director – Yahoo! TV". Tv.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Artists". Voodoo Lab. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ISP Technologies". ISP Technologies. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved 2014-07-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Area 51 Online Store: Area 51 Wah Pedal – Custom". Area51tubeaudiodesigns.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "John Pearse ® Endorsees". Jpstrings.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ [3] [dead link]
- ↑ "Handmade Effector from Kyoto,Japan". Sobbat.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Unknown parameter
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