Artist Spotlight: Mitch Waddell
June 3, 2018 by admin
Filed under Music, Music Interviews
CD/Song Compilation – Self-Titled
Genre: Rock/Pop/Worship
By Julie Cook Hess
Arlington, Texas singer and songwriter Mitch Waddell brings a fusion of folk and jazz to his special blend of music. Although he has been playing and producing music for 15 years, he only has been composing his own material for five years. He began banging out originals when he accepted a song leader position for a large Dallas church. He was amazed with the thrill of seeing a simple song idea bloom into something great with a whole congregation singing his creative work during worship.
The first original song he recorded, “You Are Worthy”, holds a special place in his heart. Waddell said, “My sister had called with some serious health problems she was facing and was in need of hope. The lyrics were a message about God’s grace and a Father who has loved her forever and especially loved her that day.”
The steel blue-eyed singer sees recording his own material as an outlet outside of the church to reflect on both the good and bad parts of life which may not necessarily be fitting in a house of worship. “It can be difficult to be a creative, passionate soul who needs to think out of the box, when administrative types have the need, sometimes rightly so, to keep everything nice, tidy and of course in a neat little box.”
His mellow yet angst-infused vibe and style of music reflects his love of artists such as Coldplay and Jack Johnson. But, he is surprisingly avid about the very un-laidback Switchfoot. He admits that Nothing Is Sound has gotten some hard-earned wear and tear in his CD player.
For more info on this artist, go to www.myspace.com/mitchellwaddell
