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history
Showcasing talent at American Music Concert Series
Best Overall Artist; the 11th Hour
Three indie albums released to date
Number one requested song on 95.5 FM (Savannah, GA) for area bands
Featured artist in Southern Reflector, This That & The Other & Statesboro Magazine
Featured on Magnet Magazine's Compilation CD
Evandrool Album - "A" rating from Flagpole Magazine, Athens
performances
The Chris Mitchell Band has recently formed a tight quartet and drawing large crowds due to their commanding
performances. Their repertoire includes anything from original compositions to arrangments of anything from rock,
blues, jazz, to TV theme songs. The band will soon be in the studio working on the upcoming album, the pieces of
smalltown.
and...
Under their former band name of Wallace Green, they toured the Southeast club circuit for the last fourteen years and
performed with an array of artists that include: The Marvelous Three, Drivn' and Cryin', Cravin' Melon, Jupiter Coyote,
The Hazies, and Floyds Funk Revival. Wallace Green, was a regular at Savannah's largest outdoor venue, the Historic
Roundhouse Complex. The band now performs regularly at the Emma Kelly Theater in their hometown of Statesboro, GA.
Thank you!
Thank you for considering the Chris Mitchell Band on your campus, club, theater, or radio station!
We hope you enjoyed our promotional material. For further booking information or radio interviews,
feel free to contact us at (912) 764-3230, visit us on the web at: www.cbrismitchellmusic.com, or send
e-mail to us at: [email protected]
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Born in the rural town of Hagan, GA, Chris Mitchell is a singer / guitarist / songwriter / composer that is has been
touring the southeast for the last fourteen years. Chris earned a BM in music from Georgia Southern University
and has recorded two albums with his former band Wallace Green (Wonderllamasoup, 1996) and (evandrool,
1999).
While attending GSU Chris studied classical guitar and voice. Chris performed the first student Classical Guitar
recital at GSU and was a key member in the development of the program. Works on Chris’ senior recital included
selections by Carcassi, Sanz, Randy Rhoads, and works of Mitchell’s own composition.
Interested in visual art as well as performing arts, Chris began studying graphic design in 1996 and started a
graphic design house (Pladd Dot Graphics) to meet the design needs for his musical endeavors. Pladd Dot
Graphics currently handles all of the artist’s printed and web publishing as well as a small host of regional clients
throughout the Southeast.
Chris is currently touring with a new band aptly named the Chris Mitchell Band. The group was handpicked from
the finest musicians in the area to form the new ensemble. Brian Hendrix, lifelong friend and band mate in Wallace
Green revives his role as bassist extraordinaire. Chris finally found the missing link in percussionist Matt Fallin who holds a doctorate in percussion performance. The final member of the group is Chris’ wife, Ashlee. Ashlee has
gained notoriety throughout the Southeast as a strong vocalist and has performed throughout the area in several
touring ensembles.
Chris took a hiatus from recording last year to produce an album for his former student and colleague, Mary Hannah Riggins. The collaboration resulted in Damsel in Distress-a-lot, Mary’s new album on Pladd Dot Records.
Currently, Chris is hard at work on his first solo album, the pieces of smalltown which as it’s namesake suggests,
will offer an edgier “americana roots” tour of the artist’s soul. The band will be in the studio later this year. There
are plans for a Christmas album in in the future, marking the artist’s fourth album. Chris’ first instructional guitar
book lessons for life (and guitar) is due to be published by Summer 2007.
Chris maintains a guitar studio of about 45 students a week and manages all aspects of Pladd Dot Music, Pladd
Dot Publishing, and Pladd Dot Graphics. Pladd Dot Music currently has over 120 students enrolled in private lessons and has a retail division that caters to the Statesboro and Savannah area.
Chris lives in Statesboro with his wife Ashlee and their cat Sebastian.
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Pladd Dot Music
20 South Main Street
Statesboro, GA 30458
912.764.3230
[email protected]