Background
Mitchell grew up in rural Manitoba near the town of Carberry.
Mitchell grew up in rural Manitoba near the town of Carberry.
Early He started playing the violin at age 5, and was a violin student in the Suzuki program at Brandon University. Mitchell currently performs with Cirque du Soleil, and has appeared in several of their major arena and "Grand Chapiteau" touring shows. In the winter of 2015, he played violin in the Grand Chapiteau tour of Corteo during the show"s performances in Quito, Ecuador.
From 2014 to 2015, he performed violin and guitar in the Grand Chapiteau tour of Ovo for the show"s performances in cities across Japan.
From 2011 to 2014, he performed violin and electric violin in the arena world tour of Dralion, appearing with the show in 23 countries. He has also performed violin with Cirque du Soleil in the seasonal resident show Wintuk at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
He performed with the group throughout their extensive Vagabond Tales world tour, and appears in the Vagabond Tales live concert Digital Video Disc. Mitchell was the original violinist and mandolinst in Cape Cod Step Out, a resident show at Tokyo DisneySea in Tokyo, Japan, and he performed violin and accordion with the North American tour of Roseneath Theatre"s Spirit Horse.
Grobb was a featured member of Barrage from 2002 to 2006.
