Mitchell headed to London in 1998 and, while working as a kitchen hand, took advantage of a spare room at a Camden pub to launch a songwriter showcase night named Acoustic Trip.It proved so popular it became a two-nights-a-week venture and led to Mitchell being spotted by Jon Bailey, the sound engineer on Coldplay's last 2 albums.
Bailey helped Mitchell produce his music while he also made other valuable contacts, including Robbie Wiliams keyboardist Claire Worrall.
Mitchell returned to Australia and released a handful of copies of his self-produced CD which was picked up by MGM distribution and released in April.
"The songs are about love and relationships, but there's also a recurring theme about being positive and accepting," Mitchell said.
He's received good responses to his CD, including praising reviews from European websites and a Belgium radio station requesting a copy.
But most pleasing was the recent letter that came in the mail.
"I receved my first cheque from MGM and that was probably one of the better moments," Mitchell said.
His European tour winds up on October 9 in Paris, after which he will return to Melbourne.
Manningham Leader
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