We are excited to bring Craig Mitchell to the stage in the Emerald Ball Room
December 2nd,2023
Salute to the Vermont National Guard Military Ball.
Craig Mitchell, a.k.a. Oliver twisted, a founding member of the
chart-topping production team The Orange Factory, fathered and cultivated
the dance music scene in Burlington, Vermont, where he went to Saint
Michaels College after moving from Saginaw Michigan.
With over 30 years behind the decks, Craig has served as a resident at
New York City’s legendary Tunnel, Boston’s Rise, Miami’s Twist, and has
played the country’s most celebrated venues and club nights. He has
rocked crowds alongside such tastemakers as Chris Fortier, Peter
Rauhofer, Honey Dijon, Manny Ward, Victor Calderone, John Creamer and
Tom Stephan (Superchumbo), amongst others. Craig, also, started and
ran MIND TRAIN RECORDS for Yoko Ono, which delved into her back
catalog and put the vocals to dance beats, which yielded several Top 10
Billboard Dance Hits, including Walking on Thin Ice, which landed her at
#1.
One experience with Craig behind the tables, belting out one of his tracks
LIVE during his sets, while dancing continuously in the booth, on stage
performing his one man show, “Do unto Others” or with his 7-piece band,
PURPLE, his acoustic project, CRAIGEN, or San Mateo, which is a project
featuring Matt Burr of Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, and you’ll
understand why his shows are so well attended and received.
Unlike many of today’s DJ’s who are so focused on their mix, that they
forget about the VIBE & the GROOVE… Craig is not just a DJ, he is a
performer, a preacher, and activist… a VOICE.