MITCH.L

ENGLISH
Before his intergenerational collaboration, the up-and-coming multicultural artist Mitch.L was formerly more interested in the artist formerly known as Prince.
He liked listening to Michael Jackson, too, but there was not much available beyond that. He once met the French blues hero Memphis Slim. "He was such a very big man," is about all that he remembers. Now he has grown to be the sum of more than one tradition. But as a child growing up in Paris he was cut off from African-American trends. His father Clyde Wright is American and a world famous gospel singer, leader and tenor of the legendary Golden Gate Quartet; his mother is German, and his grandmother was a classical piano teacher.
While attending a Parisian lycée, Mitch.L began to play around with making music. At 14, his teeth were not strong enough to blow a saxophone, so he switched to guitar. His father, Clyde Wright "sort of pushed" his son into the classical conservatory. Actually, the young guitar student loved to play classical music. Young Mitch's classical guitar teacher once gave him a little folk-blues piece to learn, and one day his father overheard him jamming with a funk group.
Mitch.L began collaborating with his father on Gospel productions and would work late at night to make sure he got the arrangements just right. He was studying arranging at the American School of Modern Music in Paris. This was good on-the-job training. Clyde Wright & the Gospel Caravan Trio performed on stage together for the first time as part of a Radio France annual series. As its musical director and singer, arranger and guitarist, Mitch conducted the rehearsals. The ensemble went on an international tour and performed at important music festivals around the world (Fort de France, Martinique; Montreux, Switzerland; Andorra, France; Salzburg, Germany). Mitch.L also collaborated with his father for the acclaimed "Gospel Symphonique tour", an original production blending Gospel choir and a Synphony Orchestra. ''I have different musical sides,'' said Mitch.L before performing as part of the sixth annual international gospel festival in Paris. ''But gospel will always be the first one, the roots one. I'll always carry that with me no matter what. I've discovered a real important part of myself.''
Then, influenced by artists such as Prince, Dangelo, Donny Hattaway, ou Stevie Wonder Mitch.L started expanding his own repertoire focusing on Soul music. He writes and composes his music in French, English and German, and self-produces most of his songs. Performing on numerous Parisian stages, he soon gets noticed and is asked to license his songs for several compilations such as Autoprod RNB & NU SOUL vol 1 produced by French mega-retailer FNAC, et ON THE MIX produced by DJs from Radio Génération, Franco et Narcisse.
Multi-instrumentalist, Mitch.L is regularly performing in Paris at the Rim Shot Party , Generation Soul, Sunday School and Sunday Brunch at the House of Live.
This past July, he also opened for Raphaël Saadiq (Tony!Toni!toné!, Lucy Pearl) at the Elysée Montmartre in Paris.
FRENCH
Métisse franco-germano-américain, Mitch.L né en France dun père noir américain et dune mère allemande. Il hérite le don de la musique de son père Clyde Wright, soliste depuis 50 ans du groupe mythique Golden Gate Quartet. Baignant dans les « spirituals » et le « gospel » depuis son enfance, il entame des études de musique dès lâge de 14 ans. Au conservatoire, puis après son bac de musique et littérature, il suit en parallèle un cursus de musicologie à la Sorbonne et un cursus de Jazz à lAmerican School of Modern Music dont il sortira diplômé au bout de 5ans.
Il débute sa carriére au côté de son père dans Clyde Wright & the Gospel Caravan Trio, formation de Gospel bâti autour de Clyde, dont Mitch.L sera à la fois choriste, guitariste, mais aussi arrangeur et chef dorchestre. Ils tourneront dans de nombreux festivals (Fort de France, Montreux, Andorre, Salzburg..). De cette collaboration naîtront deux albums : Oh what a day et Gospel Symphonique.
Mitch.L continue détoffer son expérience en accompagnant des artistes internationaux tels que Cunnie Williams, Delegation Il incarne « Simba », le personnage principal dans la comédie musicale « La Légende du Roi Lion » à Disneyland Paris pendant une saison.
Fort de cette expérience professionnelle, Mitch.L se met en quête de son propre univers musical. Influencé par des artistes tels que Prince, Dangelo, Donny Hattaway, ou Stevie Wonder, il donne à sa musique une touche résolument Soul. Il compose en français ou en anglais, et réalise lui-même la plupart de ses chansons.
Ne tardant pas à être remarqué, Mitch.L est sollicité pour participer à différentes compilations Soul-R&B. dont: Autoprod RNB & NU SOUL vol 1 produite par la FNAC, et ON THE MIX produite par deux DJs de radio Génération, Franco et Narcisse.
Son univers défini, il est évident pour ce multi-instrumentiste de le faire partager sur scène. Entre Rim Shot Party et Generation Soul, Sunday School et Sunday Brunch du House of Live, Mitch.L invéstit la scène Soul parisienne. En juillet, il sest aussi produit en première partie de Raphaël Saadiq (soliste de Tony!Toni!toné!, et de Lucy Pearl) à lElysée Montmartre de Paris, marquant ainsi un tournant dans son ascension artistique personnelle.