Des Mitchell started as a DJ at the age of 14 and became a pro DJ at the age of 22 playing records for a living.  He joined BBC radio WM at Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham where he had his own Sunday afternoon show with dance, soul, disco and reggae music.  It started out as a 40 minute feature but before long he had extended it to a full-blown 3 hour show.  He worked at the BBC until 1985 when he decided he needed a holiday.  He headed for Tenerife for a short stay with some friends who had a litte bar out there.  To his surprise they were playing loads of his tapes with the soul sessions in the bar.  Impulsive as he was he decided to quit his job in the UK and ended up staying in Tenerife for 4 years, becoming one of the main DJ's playing in the clubs.  After 4 years playing in Tenerife he felt it was time to try his luck on the other side of the Ocean.

In January 1989 he packed up and left for Canada.  He found work at C.I.U.T Radio.  As Des loved having contact with a crowd, he never left the club scene and was soon playing in and around the Toronto area at household names such as: Copa, Empire and Starlight.  After a 6 month adventure in Canada, Des decided to return to his old stomping ground of Tenerife and landed back there in the summer of 1989.  Recently landed in Tenerife and ready to pick up where he left off Des's life was about to take another turn.

He was offered a trial at BCM Planet Dance in Mallorca, the biggest club in Europe with a total capacity of close to 5000 people.  After 3 days he was offered a residency and has been there ever since.  He has seen many DJ's come and go and played with the biggest names in the industry.  He has travelled and DJ'ed in every corner of the Globe and played at the biggest events known to date.  He was a resident at the world famous Ministry Of Sound and Creamfields to name but a few.  In 1995 he played at the world famous Velfarre club in Tokyo - one of the most expensive clubs ever to be built at a cost of over 40 million dollars.  It is still one of Des's favourite gigs.

Due to his work Des has had the opportunity to travel all over the world which made him a real life world citizen.  Over the years Des has lived in Korea, Taiwan, India, The Maldives, Singapore, South Africa, The USA and the majority of European Countries.  He was part of the opening of the Ministry of Sound in Singapore and played the New Years Eve party at Desert Zone in Dubai.

Due to his yearlong residency at BCM, Des's home base is Mallorca although frequent trips to Ibiza and the UK are always part of his schedule.  He has done a full summer residency in Ibiza at mega club Eden and plays all the major clubs Es Paradis, Space, Privilege to name but a few frequently.  He has also toured with DJ Sammy all over the UK.

Apart from being a DJ, Des has always been very active as a music producer.  Together with his partner in crime Christian Davies they run In Demand Music and The Mitchell Project where Des releases his own productions.  In Demand Music represents various artists and DJ's based in the UK.

Many of Des's own productions reached great heights in the UK charts including 'Welcome To The Dance' which reached number 5 in the charts and was a number 1 smash club hit all over the world.  It is still one of the most frequently played club tracks and is a regular in any DJ's collection.

Currently Des is still active in radio.  He has a weekly dance show The Mitchell Project sessions and soul show The Soul Kitchen on local English speaking radio station Luna Radio based in Mallorca.

Des has been in this business for over 30 years and can be called an all round veteran.  He has worked with household named DJ's including Carl Cox, Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold and Roger Sanchez who all have a spot in his private phonebook!

DES STILL DOES BEST WHAT HE LOVES MOST!

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