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ABOUT MITCH
BRITISH GUITARIST, VOCALIST, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER.
MITCH LADDIE HAS BUILT A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE UK'S MOST DISTINCTIVE MODERN BLUES ARTISTS, BLENDING BLUES, ROCK, SOUL AND FUNK INTO A SOUND THAT IS BOTH ROOTED IN TRADITION AND DRIVEN BY INNOVATION. KNOWN FOR EXPRESSIVE GUITAR PLAYING, POWERFUL VOCALS AND THOUGHTFUL SONGWRITING, HIS WORK CONTINUES TO CONNECT WITH AUDIENCES ACROSS THE UK AND BEYOND.
EARLY YEARS & RECOGNITION
MITCH'S CONNECTION WITH MUSIC BEGAN AT AN EARLY AGE, QUICKLY DEVELOPING INTO A PASSION FOR GUITAR AND SONGWRITING. BY THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, HIS TALENT HAD ALREADY ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF BLUES LEGEND WALTER TROUT, WHO DESCRIBED HIM AS:
"THE FINEST OF THE NEW GENERATION OF GUITAR SLINGERS."
THAT EARLY RECOGNITION MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A CAREER BUILT ON DEDICATION, CONSTANT DEVELOPMENT AND A DEEP RESPECT FOR THE ROOTS OF BLUES MUSIC.
RECORDING ARTIST
THROUGH A CATALOGUE OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED RELEASES, MITCH HAS CONTINUED TO PUSH BEYOND TRADITIONAL BLUES BOUNDARIES WHILE REMAINING TRUE TO THE EMOTION AND AUTHENTICITY AT THE HEART OF THE GENRE.
ALBUMS INCLUDING BURNING BRIDGES, ANOTHER WORLD AND FAITH AND OTHER BAD HABITS SHOWCASE AN ARTIST UNAFRAID TO EVOLVE, COMBINING TECHNICAL MUSICIANSHIP WITH MEMORABLE SONGWRITING AND DEEPLY PERSONAL STORYTELLING.
EACH RELEASE REPRESENTS ANOTHER CHAPTER IN A CAREER DEFINED BY GROWTH, CREATIVITY AND MUSICAL EXPLORATION.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
BBC MAIDA VALE
SESSION
BLUES & SOUL MAGAZINE "ALBUM OF THE YEAR" 2012
BRITISH BLUES
AWARDS "GUITARIST
OF THE YEAR"
NOMINEE
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