Ben Mitchell

DJ-Producer-Drummer-Percussionist
Mr Hermano - Sao Benitez – Mitchell & Dewbury
(Translated from Remix Magazine Tokyo Japan)

Bens DJ sets are legendary for their uplifting blend of Latin house, batucadas and funky soulful jazz vibes that reflect his own productions. He has played world wide, most recently at the Favela Chic - Paris, The Venice Film Festival, Movement - Toronto, One Happy Cloud - Athens and the Loop - Tokyo. Last Summer Ben played at the MTV Awards in Lisbon. He has recorded various radio shows for Jazz FM, Bat FM, Milk Radio and Radio Shabuya – Tokyo and had guest mixes on Radio 1 and Ministry of Sound radio.

As a producer Ben has worked with such credible artists as Terry Callier, The Lo Fidelity All-Stars and Afrobeat legend Bukky Leo. His own projects include Sao Benitez whose huge remixes of Masters At Work, Paula Lima, Samantha Mumba and Jimmy Smith have all been club anthems in their own right and can be found on the Sao Benitez album ‘Elemental’ out last summer. Sao Benitez second album ‘Feeling High’ is due out later this year on Tokyo based label Toys Factory. He is also the founder of Mr Hermano recently releasing their second album ‘Free As The Morning Sun’ for Disorient Records. He also completed an album with Jazz DJ Russ Dewbury the album Mitchell & Dewbury ‘Beyond The Rains’ is out now on Mr Bongo records. Current projects include remixes of Brazilian legend Seu Jorge, Rios Marcello D2, Beverley Knight and Brenda Russell as well as a remix of Eddy De Clercq for Blue Note Records.

As a musician Ben has worked with various artists including The Bee Gees and Kylie Minogue. With his own bands he has toured Japan including Tokyo’s Blue Note and played many of Europe’s top festivals including Glastonbury, The Big Chill and Holland’s Lowlands festival.

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