He started playing the violin at age 5, and was a student in the Suzuki program at Brandon University.

[1] Mitchell frequently performs with Cirque du Soleil, having appeared in several of their major arena and 'Grand Chapiteau' touring shows.

In the winter of 2015, he played violin in the Grand Chapiteau tour of Corteo during the show's performances in Quito, Ecuador.

[4] He has also performed violin with Cirque du Soleil in the seasonal resident show Wintuk at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

[7] Mitchell was the original violinist and mandolinist in Cape Cod Step Out, a resident show at Tokyo DisneySea in Tokyo, Japan,[8] and he performed violin and accordion with the North American tour of Roseneath Theatre's Spirit Horse .