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= Mitch Rowland = Mitchell Kristopher Rowland (born July 13, 1988) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as a touring guitarist and for co-writing many songs on all three of Harry Styles' solo albums. "Watermelon Sugar," a song he co-wrote with Styles, Tyler Johnson, and Thomas Hull, was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2021 and won for Best Pop Solo Performance. Rowland, along with Styles, Johnson, and Hull, also won Song of the Year for "Watermelon Sugar" at the 41st Brit Awards the same year.

Early life and education
Rowland grew up 15 miles outside of Columbus, Ohio in the city of Dublin. He played in the jazz band at Dublin Coffman High School. After attending college at the University of Cincinnati, he played drums for the indie rock band Lionel the Jailbird. After leaving Lionel the Jailbird, he played in the band Total Navajo with audio engineer Ryan Nasci. He was also working at a pizza shop in Los Angeles to make ends meet.

Career
Ryan Nasci was audio engineering tracks for the album that would become Harry Styles when a session guitarist dropped out last-minute. He contacted Rowland, who he was also rooming with at the time, about whether or not he would be interested in the gig. According to Styles, Rowland had never been in a studio before, though the existence of Total Navajo's "Eyelids EP" seems to contradict this. Rowland ultimately co-wrote and played guitar and percussion for nine songs on Harry Styles, including Styles' debut single, "Sign of the Times," which debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. After the album's release, he accompanied Styles as lead guitarist in his band for Harry Styles: Live on Tour. According to Styles' then-music director and producer Thomas Hull, Rowland had "never toured like [that] before" so he was having to "learn on the road." In September 2017, Rowland, Styles, and producers Tyler Johnson and Thomas Hull (also known as Kid Harpoon), recorded "Watermelon Sugar" in Nashville on a day off from Live on Tour.

Following Live on Tour, Rowland co-wrote five additional songs on Styles' second album, Fine Line, including the single "Golden," which eventually peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also did session work for the album on electric guitar, drums, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, and background vocals. Rowland's guitar solo in the song "She," which was (according to Styles) written while they were both under the influence of psychadelic mushrooms, has been praised by Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone as "a cosmic guitar voyage." Fine Line was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards, and for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. "Watermelon Sugar" received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance and a Brit Award for British Single of the Year. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Fine Line number 491 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, making it the most recent album to be included. All three songs mentioned in the Rolling Stone list as album highlights were co-written by Rowland.

Harry Styles: Love on Tour was initially supposed to start April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Styles stayed with Rowland and his wife, Sarah Jones, during parts of the pandemic. Before tour started again, Styles and Rowland co-wrote "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" and "Keep Driving" together. Rowland also co-wrote two songs on Cam's 2020 album The Otherside: "Forgetting You" and "Happier for You". He also did session work on the album, playing drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and mallets. When Love on Tour started again in 2021, Rowland played guitar. Styles' third album, Harry's House, released on May 20, 2022. In addition to his writing credits on the album, Rowland also did session work playing guitar, bass, percussion, and drums. "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" debuted at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Rowland's third top-ten hit as a songwriter.

Personal life
Rowland is married to the English drummer, Sarah Jones. Jones and Rowland met while rehearsing for Harry Styles: Live on Tour together. They have one child together, born in 2022. Rowland and Jones reside in London.

Discography
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