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Mitch Cairns

Mitch Cairns
Musician/Producer/Songwriter

About Me

Musician/Producer/Songwriter
Bass, bass, bass......... That’s what I do.
I’ve been playing bass professionally since I was a kid, following in my Father’s footsteps...
My bass and I have been fortunate enough to tour the world and share the stage with some of the most amazing musicians/bands/artists....
I’ve played pubs to 2 people and festivals to 20,000 people as well as many TV appearances and studio sessions...
I love to produce and have produced heaps of records for people...
I love Jazz, but rarely get to play it these days... Luckily though, I like playing all styles of music and I get to do plenty of it... Jazz, Funk, RnB, Soul, Blues, Rock, Pop, Dance, Country, Swing, Fusion, Cabaret etc…
I’ve played it all
Some of the Artists and Bands I’ve worked with over the years include:-
Jenny Morris
Steve Balbi (Noiseworks)
Russell Morris
Amity Dry
Phil Emmanuel
George Golla
Bruce Mathiske (4 Albums)
Fiona Horne (1 Album)
Adam Miller (2 Albums)
Marcel Yammouni Trio
Mike Tramp (White Lion)
Gordon Rytmeister
Juno Roxas
Morgan Evans
Vanessa Amorosi
Anthony Snape
Lloyd Spiegel
Fumi Boca (2 Albums, ABC Award)
James Cooper
Qwake (2 Albums, no.1 Austereo Single)
Charlton Hill
Marty Rhone
Rick Robertson (DIG,Eon Beats Project)
Francine Bell (1 Album)
Rex Goh
Karl Lewis
Jeremy Barnes
Gerard Masters
Bob Spencer
Michael Fix
Daryl Aberhart (1 Album)
Mark Tinson
Paul Searles (Skunkhour)
Queen; Its A Kinda Magic
and many many more....
I am an official Fender endorsee and a highly experienced live and studio player as well as a multi-instrumentalist/producer who has appeared on tones of recordings and 1000’s of gigs….


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Member Since: 5/17/2006
Band Website: www.fumiboca.com"mitchcairns.com
fumiboca.com
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Current Gear/Setup

BASSES -
*73' Fender Jazz
*Tune King Bass 6
*Fender Precision Deluxe

AMPLIFICATION -
*Alembic F1X
*QSC PLX 3402
*Bergantino HT210
*SWR Henry 8x8

"..MARCEL YAMMOUNI TRIO.."
Marcel Yammouni (Guitar)
Johnny Salerno (Drums)
Mitch Cairns (Bass)

Marcel Yammouni Trio

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My Blog

New Song!!!

I've posted up a new/old song from an unreleased album...Don't forget that MYT is playing Thursday night at Spensers Live in Melbourne...Hope to see you there....MC...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:50:00 PST

TRIO SHOWS!!!!

..Marcel Yammouni Trio 7th Feb @ Spencers Live.. 9PM..Also Featuring Johnny Salerno, Mitch Cairns & Special Guests!!!419 Spencer st, Melbourne, Victoria&Cost: $8Hope to see ya there!!...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:32:00 PST

Feeling Festive?

I would like to wish all of my wonderful friends and family a very safe and merry Christmas...Take care,Mitch
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:56:00 PST

Check out this event: Ulbrick Sound Clinic at Deluxe Guitars

Hosted By: Deluxe Guitars & Ulbrick When: 20 Nov 2007, 08:00 PMWhere: Deluxe Guitars9 Union st Sth MelbourneMelbourne, AustraliaDescription:Marcel Yammouni and Jack Jones will be demonstrating the Ul...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:49:00 PST

The Long and Winding Road..

What an amazing few months I've had... Life has been very busy!!!I have just got back from 2 weeks touring in New Zealand... It was a great trip!!Prior to that we toured all over Australia, playing th...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:11:00 PST

Well...... It's July.

Where to begin...........................I am now based in Beautiful Melbourne... It's been a long time in the planning and has finally happened. I love it!!!!!I am now playing with the Queen Show "It...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:49:00 PST

Welcome to the Feburary/March Edition.....

Welcome to the Feburary/March edition....Tracking for the Marcel Yammouni Trio album has begun....We spent a few days in Feburary writing and laying down guide tracks.... We managed to write some real...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:22:00 PST

January

What a crazy month January has been!!!! It started off nice and cruisey  for the first couple of weeks with just the odd gig here and there.... That didn't last long.... I just got back from the ...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:08:00 PST

Happy New Year

Well, well, well..... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone... The past month has been very busy both live and in the studio... I played some gigs in Melbourne with the Marcel Yammouni Trio...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:32:00 PST

BLOG 1...

So I've been a bit slack on the blog front!!!To bit quite honest, the whole myspace "thing" is so overwhelming that I didn't really want to attempt blogging..."On the news front"....I recent...
Posted by Mitch Cairns on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:57:00 PST