Rock
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Mitch Dane is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter who resides in Nashville. His work with artists include Jars of Clay, JJ Heller, Brandon Heath, Jetty Rae, Sonia Leigh, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Young Fables, Ole Lonesome, Swearingen and Kelli, Kenny Foster, and many others. He was awarded a Grammy for his work on Jars of Clay's 11th Hour, and nominated for Grammys for his work on four other albums. Dane also received ASCAP's “Most Played Song” award for “Nothing Without You” co-written with Bebo Norman. He owns the recording studio Sputnik Sound with Vance Powell.

Dane grew up in Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau), where he spent his childhood making playhouses and treehouses. At age 14, Dane was involved in a motorcycle accident, rendering him clinically dead for several minutes until his was miraculously revived. His esophagus, trachea and vocal cords were injured in the accident, prohibiting him from speaking for two years, a period Dane defines as when he “learned to really listen”. His injuries required 33 surgeries, one of which removed a vocal chord, contributing to his distinct voice. Dane worked the story of his accident into his musical performances over the next 15 years until he pivoted and began audio engineering.

Dane is married with two children and has lived in Nashville since 1989.

1987 Independent

Mitchel Dane - Vocals, keyboards, drum programming
Jerry McPherson - Guitar
Gary Lunn - Bass, drum programming

Kathy Chellappa - Backing vocals
Michael Mellett - Backing vocals
Patsy Moore - Backing vocals
Renay Presley - Backing vocals
Bill Sinclair - Harmonica

1. Light 'o Day
2. Where is Your Heart?
3. What If?
4. In His Eyes
5. Blue (Instrumental)
6. I Pray
7. I Believe In You
8. Legions Defeat (Instrumental)
9. Common Fear
10. Who is This Man?
11. Remembrance (Instrumental)

1993 Independent

1. Eyes of the Hill
2. See How They Love
3. Hold On
4. Mindy
5. Faith in You
6. Too Old for Toys
7. Listen
8. Break the Chains
9. Seasons of Love

1994 Independent

1. Continental Drift
2. Surreal World
3. The Garden
4. I Can't Believe
5. Love Shine
6. Dear Mr. Roget
7. The Journey
8. Unreachable
9. What We Need
10. Run to You
11. Consume Me
12. The Quiet Man

1996 Mitch Dane Production (CDMD1004)

1. Ordinary Guy
2. Inside Your Head
3. Innocence
4. Harvest Moon
5. Shift Into Reality
6. Just to Live
7. Table For Two
8. Poet or the Pawn
9. Something Inside Me
10. When I'm Alone
11. Seed Song
12. The Absence
13. Something Inside Me (Kick-The Can Remix)