Mitchell is a graduate of both the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. His teachers were Max Olding in Brisbane and Robert Silverman in Canada.
He has established a national reputation as a performer, mainly in the area of accompaniment and chamber music. He has worked with many of Australia’s finest instrumentalists and has also toured and appeared in recital with many international artists. He has accompanied at numerous conferences and festivals throughout Australia. Currently he is a staff member of the Qld Conservatorium of Music/Griffith University.
Although better known as an accompanist and chamber musician, Mitchell still performs in a solo capacity on occasion. He has been a prizewinner in numerous national piano competitions.
In his spare time he composes music, some of which has been performed and recorded.