Danny Mitchell Music Come by Me Harry Connick

DMS playing benefit for CWSO at Sentry Theatre in Stevens Point, Wi. Fantastic pianist and singer! Dan Mitchell, a promising artist in his early 20’s, has been entertaining the people of Wisconsin since he began writing and performing in his early teens. Since then, Mitchell has received accolades on the national level for both his compositions and his soulful performances of them. His wind band composition, The Dawning of a Soul, was selected as the winner of the 6th annual ASCAP H. Robert Reynolds Composer’s Competition and was performed in Carnegie Hall in May of 2005. Another of Mitchell’s compositions, entitled Anything But Fall in Love, was State Finalist (Wisconsin) in the 2005 BMI John Lennon Songwriting Contest. In 2006, his song Second in Line was selected as the overall 2nd place winner in that same competition. Mitchell has also recently signed a publishing contract with Southern Music Company. As a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE), Mitchell has been active in music education as well as performance/composition. He has given master classes and workshops, and has been a guest composer/clinician in four Wisconsin school districts. Mitchell has completed three commissioned pieces, and is currently finishing a fourth. He has a degree in Jazz Studies & Composition from the University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point. Visit Dan at www.myspace.com