Tim Mitchell

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Tim Mitchell is a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter and guitarist from Detroit.

Tim Mitchell is known for playing Guitar with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Gloria Estefan, Mandy Moore, Jon Secada and Shakira.

Tim Mitchell played on Seger's "It's A Mystery CD" and toured with Seger. The 1996 Tour Seger toured with an 11-piece band:

Chris Campbell, bass
Alto Reed, saxophone
Craig Frost, keyboards
Tim Mitchell (from Gloria Estefan's band in the Miami Sound Machine days), lead guitar
Mark Chatfield, guitar
Tim Cashion, keyboards
Kenny Aronoff (from John Mellencamp's band), drums
Bill Payne (from Little Feat), keyboards
Shaun Murphy (from Little Feat), Karen Newman, and Laura Creamer, backup vocals.

Tim Mitchell grew up playing air guitar listening to Bob Seger albums and Drew Abbott's guitar licks, and finally in 1976 was actually now playing them in Bob Seger's band. Drew had been Seger's Lead Guitarist for 10 years.

In fall 1995, Tim Cashion's friend Tim Mitchell called, and Cashion flew to Detroit, auditioned, and joined the band.``While we've been rehearsing, I've been getting to stay at Bob's cabin out here in the woods. It's beautiful out here. And the cabin is great. I could deal with this for a while.'

Seger once remarked that he was bored with his old songs. But the layoff seemed to have energized him and his band. Guitarist Tim Mitchell added grit and bravura to Seger's crowd-pleasers with snarling, brass-knuckled riffs and note-shredding solos.

Tim is currently in Shakira's band.

Tim Mitchell on Lace Guitar: "With this guitar, I have no problem with intonation, whether I'm playing open chords or high up on the neck. My Lace guitar also has its own unique sound that I love, which I can't get on any of my other guitars"