“Mitchell champions a brand of power pop laden with melodic hooks, sing-along choruses, witty lyrics, and overall deft songcraft that can switch from delicate to surging rock.” - Cole Waterman, Bay City Times
“An absolutely terrific, much underrated northern Michigan songwriter.” - John Sinkevics, Local Spins
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BIO
"He’s lyrically influenced by John Lennon, Jeff Tweedy, Ben Folds and Neil Young. Musically, you’ll hear hints of Jeff Lynne, Elvis Costello, Weezer and Wilco. He’s a drummer turned guitarist turned singer-songwriter...”
— Kristi Kates, Northern Express
Northern Michigan award winning singer/songwriter Brett Mitchell, with 3 original albums under his belt (and a 4th releasing soon!) and a huge repertoire of covers performed with his own folk rock/pop rock spin, offers an acoustic evening that will rock your world. Or opt in for an exciting performance by Brett Mitchell & the Mitchfits, with Brett singing lead from the drums or guitar or both at the same time, along with harmonica. The Mitchfits boast incredible musicians Steve Tschaikowsky on bass guitar and Erik Ryden on electric guitar as well as other talented musicians for select shows.
Brett's fans (and band) are called Mitchfits!