User:Tenfootshadow/Wikipedia template for musicians

New article name goes here new article content ... Freddy Mitchell / The Freddy Mitchell Euphoria: American composer / musician, singer, lead guitarist and keyboardist, Born September 18th, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio.

With nearly 300 original compositions to his name, influenced by British progressive rock, Freddy etched a name for himself performing for three decades in Toledo and Detroit, but primarily central and south Florida from 1976 to 2012. His first album, "Above and Below" (1984 Rockin' Panda) was added to many commercial radio stations play lists. It is now considered a rare collectable, and fetches prices in Holland, Germany, Japan, England, Finland and Spain for as high as $275.00 USD. That recording quickly established Freddy as a versatile lead guitarist and lyricist. His second CD, "Fallen Moons" (1998 Celestial Blues Entertainment / Manufactured by Sony), had truly magical production. (Mixed by Grammy award nominee Andy de Ganahl.) The singles "Rebel Kings" and "The Hidden" were put on rotation on many US rock stations. Freddy's third CD, "Animator" (2005 Celestial Rock Entertainment) with it's powerful guitar riffs, had a neo-classical and an Eastern feel resulting from his use of exotic scales and modes. "Animator" included the singles: "Time Waits for No One" and "The Lotus". Freddy was featured internationally in Guitar Player Magazine in September 2005 and in 20th Century Guitar Magazine in April 2006. He signed two publishing contracts in 2006, the first with AMI and the second with TouchTunes, (http://www.mytouchtunes.com/artist/84406/freddy-mitchell-euphoria-the.html). Both "Fallen Moons" and "Animator" are in 675,000 jukeboxes across the United States, Canada, The Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.

Freddy was once nominated as best songwriter in South Florida by the Miami Gold Coast Live publication. The Freddy Mitchell Euphoria has performed with many well know acts, and has a strong legion of followers. (www.facebook.com/thefreddymitchelleuphoria) Freddy published his autobiography, "Here for the Ride" in 2011. "Here for the Ride" details the making of his three studio albums and years of live performances. (http://books.google.com/books/about/Here_for_the_Ride.html?id=Gp0-YgEACAAJ) (www.facebook.com/herefortheride) The Freddy Mitchell Euphoria is currently working on a fourth CD entitled "Millennium Bridge". Band members include: Randy Finn on Bass guitar and Paul Goulas on drums.