Jimi Mitchell

Heavy Metal guitarist/musician

I am available to do touring and studio session work for Indie and Major label Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands. I am professional and hardworking. I will do the best job for your band to deliver the best product possible. I can also contribute song writing for your band. I have many ideas that can be brought to the writing table if you desire to have an additional writer/composer in your band. Along with this resume I have included a few songs of mine to showcase my playing and song writing abilities as a heavy metal musician. Please take a moment to review the material included with this resume. Prices for studio session work and touring are negotiable with artist and bands management. I have worked with the following musicians during my time as a solo guitarist. Joe Stump – Solo guitarist/ Holy Hell / Reign of Terror / Professor of Rock and Metal at the Berklee College of music. Ralf Scheepers – Vocalist for Primal Fear / formally of Gamma Ray and Tyran Pace Matthew Mills – Solo guitarist / Guitar instructor at Classic Axe Studios Mike Kerr – Solo guitarist / Firstbourne Adrienne Cowan – Vocalist from Seven Spires / Firstbourne ED Diaz – Solo guitarist Alex Malmstrom – Solo guitarist / Medusa INFLUENCES Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Helloween, “early”Metallica , Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Black Sabbath “Ozzy and Dio eras”, Slayer, Anthrax, Stratovarius, Saxon, Motorhead, Candlemass and more. Favorite genres to work with are Classic or Traditional metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal and Glam Metal. Bio Jimi Mitchell has been playing guitar professionally since August of 2004 when he began his solo career. Since the summer of 2005 Jimi Mitchell has released 4 full length albums and 2 singles. Those titles are as follows. I’m For Real “2005” The Intimidator “2010” Majestic Nightmares“2013” Freedoms Calling“2013”, Reflections "2017", Clash of the Titans "single 2018.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Freedom

What is your music dream?

To tour the world and play my music for everyone who loves what I do and to make a living at it

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

End greed and war

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

To Tame a Land from Iron Maiden

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Iron Maiden, Helloween, Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Stratovarius, Blind Guardian, Primal Fear, Gamma Ray, Anthem, Death, Obituary, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Agent Steel, Destruction, Kreator, Old Mans Child, Joe Stump, Edguy ,Megadeth, Queensryche and many others and as for newer bands I love Stallion, Lovebites, Ambush, Traveler, Sunless Sky, Riot City, Enforcer, Evil Invaders, Risen Prophecy and many others \m/

What inspires you to make music?

many things inspire the music I make

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Freedom and the everlasting love and strength of heavy metal \m/

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

I love it because it is what I was born to do

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

its a tough life, Bands and artist should be promoted well not only by the artist themselves but the ones who love them and also the ones who book them to play their venues. Please pay your artist well so they will be able to keep making music and coming back to your town to play your venue

What do you think of Drooble?

its cool

What frustrates you most as a musician?

being poor

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

when we have a scene I do what I can to see the shows and support the artist by purchasing a CD or shirt and I also book shows with the bands too

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

I am not sure

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Matthew Mills, Mike Kerr, Firstbourne , Disconnected Souls, Mindlapse, Anthem "from Japan, seriously go listen to them they fucking rule" Lovebites, Traveler , Iron Savior , Steelwing, Stallion, Ambush, Riot City, Cage, The Three Tremors, Death Dealer , Tower of Bable, Kelly Simonz Blind Faith , Concerto Moon, Ark Storm, Katsu Ohta , Risen Prophecy, Starblind , Sunless Sky, Wretch "from Cleaveland Ohio. Olathia , Zeroking,