Band Member Bio

Name:

Mitch Mestel

Instrument:

Bass Guitar, BG Vocals

Birth Place:

Jersey Boy

Favorite Musicians:

Willie Dixon, Carole Kaye, Jack Cassidy, Victor Wooten

Favorite Gig:

Mary Karlzen @ Stephen Talkhouse, Miami Beach, FL

Favorite Songs

“Gris Gris” - Iko-Iko (seriously, it is!)

“Unrequited to The Nth Degree” - Louden Wainright, III

“Coyote” - Joni Mitchell

“Driven to Tears” - The Police

“Ball of Confusion” - Temptations

“Crown of Creation” - Jefferson Airplane

“Water Song” - Hot Tuna

“Pollie in a Pornie” - Shel Silverstein

ANYTHING “Chef” sings on “South Park”

“My Way” - Frank Sinatra’s and Sid Vicious’ versions

FAVORITE QUOTE:

“Hi, this is Mitch”

My Photos

Favorite Links

SCCA

Miami Music Story

Tube Equipment

A résumé that includes gigs with Charlie Pickett, Paul Deacon (The Mavericks), Mary Karlzen, Jolynn Daniel, The Volunteers, Diane Ward, Alex Gomez, and he IS ‘Catfish” of Val C. Wisecracker and The Walkin’ Catfish, Mitch is the man to have for in-the-pocket monster bass. After working in both Miami and Nashville, he has performed over a long period of time with Iko-Iko – and even backed up Tobacco Road’s cabaret namesake, Diamond Teeth Mary.

He has performed countless studio sessions, appears in a variety of music videos for the artists he's performed with and even had a cameo in the cult-horror film, "Lycanthrope." Mitch’s playing and singing work on tour, in sessions and in the shower brought him back to Iko-Iko and he recently joined as a full-time member at Graham’s request.