Kevin Mitchell (musician)

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Bob Evans
Kevin Mitchell performing at WOMADelaide in Adelaide, March 2008.
Kevin Mitchell performing at WOMADelaide in Adelaide, March 2008.
Background information
Birth name Kevin Mitchell
Also known as Bob Evans
Born October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01) (age 31)
Origin Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Genre(s) Indie
Years active 2003 – Present
Label(s) Redline Records (2003 - 2005)
Capitol Records (2006 – Present)
Website Official Bob Evans Website

Kevin Mitchell (born 1 October 1976), is an Australian musician, most famous for his role as vocalist/guitarist for the band Jebediah.[1]

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[edit] Biography

Kevin Mitchell often performs his solo work under the pseudonym of Bob Evans.[2] He has released two albums under this name, His first was a low key album titled Suburban Kid, which was released in 2003. It was released on Redline Records, and was not widely available. Whilst all the tracks were written by Kevin Mitchell, one song, "The Hermit", was co-written by Luke Steele from The Sleepy Jackson. Katy Steele, from Little Birdy also performed backup vocals on the album.

The follow up was released in 2006 and has been titled Suburban Songbook. It began as a collection of demos that Kevin Mitchell (Evans) recorded with no intention of widely releasing them. However, when Capitol Records discovered them and put into motion the recording of Suburban Songbook which was released in 2006. Suburban Songbook won the "Best Adult Contemporary Album" and Kevin Mitchell (Bob Evans) was nominated for "Best Male Artist" in the 2006 ARIA Awards. The album was also nominated for the 2006 Australian Music Prize and the 2006 J Award.

Mitchell supported Evermore on their "Welcome to the Real Life" tour of Australia and New Zealand under the Bob Evans pseudonym, and also performed on the 2007 Big Day Out tour, Homebake, West Coast Blues & Roots Festival and The Great Escape.

At the 2007 Western Australian Music Industry (WAMi) Awards he was nominated for two awards, 'Most Popular Album' and 'Best Commercial Pop Act'.

Mitchell was voted 'Best Male Artist' in the 2007 Rolling Stones annual readers poll. He also played showcases in London, New York and Johannesburg before undertaking a national tour with Machine Translations and Farryl Purkiss (South Africa).

“I think Bob Evans is more me than Kevin Mitchell from Jebediah is! In that way it’s like a reverse alter-ego. It just allows me to push things a bit. Bob’s been enough under the radar to give me, creatively, a lot more freedom than I might otherwise have.” Kevin Mitchell [3]

When later asked what 'reverse alter-ego' means to Kevin, he said “I've no idea, that's one of those quotes that I've been haunted by.”[4]

[edit] Discography

Under his pseudonym Bob Evans.

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ About the Mitchells, The Mitchell Bros Circus. [Uncredited fan site]
  2. ^ Bob Evans, Australian Music Online.
  3. ^ Big Day Out 2006 Artist Profile
  4. ^ Webb, Dan. "Bob Evans (Kevin Mitchell) Interview", Xdafied.com.au, 2007-01-11. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.