Mitch Merrett

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Mitch Merrett
Origin Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Country music
Occupation(s) Music manager
Record producer
Instrument(s) Gibson Robot Guitar

Mitch Merrett is a record producer, music manager, and country musician from Langley, British Columbia, Canada. [1] He plays a Gibson Robot Guitar. [2] He studied music at Selkirk College in Nelson, [3] graduating from the Contemporary Music and Technology program with a major in performance. [4] In 2007, he and Tom McKillip were named Record Producers of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) for their work on Aaron Pritchett's album Big Wheel . [5] Also that year, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada named Merrett, Pritchett, and Deric Ruttan Songwriters of the Year for their work on "Hold My Beer," a song that appeared on Big Wheel [6] and that a CBC News reporter called "irreverent." [7] In 2010, Merrett produced Chad Brownlee's self-titled debut album. [8] In 2012, the British Columbia Country Music Association named Merrett Producer of the Year. [9]

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