Press & Bookings Kit
Band and Solo Bookings, Sideman and Studio Inquiries
- Artist Bookings: Email Mitch
- Touring Sideman / Studio Sessions: Email Mitch
- Media inquiries: Stuart Coupe (email)
Bio
Mitch Grainger is an Australian-born blues and roots artist, harmonica player, and guitarist whose work blends traditional idioms with modern electric and acoustic approaches. Over a career spanning more than 25 years, he has performed internationally as a frontman and in high-profile sideman roles, while also building a reputation as an innovator in amplified harmonica performance.
Beginning at age fourteen, Grainger played harmonica and guitar in the bars of Balmain, Sydney, honing his craft alongside early collaborators CW Stoneking and Alex Lloyd before joining The Bondi Cigars. Touring extensively throughout Australia, he performed at major national blues festivals multiple times before age twenty-one.
Balmain’s live scene proved formative. After being seen performing at The Bridge Hotel by AC/DC’s Malcolm Young, Grainger developed a long-term association with the Alberts Productions family and producer Harry Vanda, leading to his signing for the Australian release of Love and Demons (2006).
Through his twenties and early thirties, Grainger toured with Papa Lips and Grainger (with his sister, Kara Grainger) before relocating to Los Angeles in 2010. Immersed in Hollywood’s live circuit, he stepped forward under his own name and released the solo acoustic album The Blues (2015).
Known for dynamic live performances, he has toured across Australia and Scandinavia, appeared at international events including Folk Alliance (Kansas City), and received standing ovations opening for Tommy Emmanuel across the northeastern United States.
Press
“Close your eyes, and you can feel the heat and smell the dust of Mississippi”
Suzanne Cadgène, Elmore Magazine. (US)
“Plug It In epitomizes everything that we love about the Blues”
Stephen Harrison, Blues Matters (UK)
“Plug it In see’s him coming back with a bang… the album has a real groove to it…”
Samuel J Fell, Rhythms Magazine (AU)
