Saxsquatch

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Background information
Birth nameDean Mitchell
Origin Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. [1]
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s) saxophone, keyboard, double bass, programming, sampling, drum machine
Years active2019–present
Labels Monstercat [2]
Website saxsquatch.com

Dean Mitchell, better known by his stage name Saxsquatch, [3] is an American musician known for playing cover versions of songs on the saxophone while wearing a Bigfoot costume. [4] [5] He gained notoriety for a number of viral videos and has amassed a large social media following. [6]

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Career

Saxsquatch began uploading his performances to YouTube in 2019 and gained viral notoriety with his cover of One More Time by Daft Punk. [7] His cover of You Don't Know Me was featured on Tosh.0 . [8] By September 2020, he averaged 3–5 million views per day on social media and became one the top solo artists on the Pollstar livestream charts. [9] His music has been described as "a full-on mash-up of live instrumental saxophone, upright bass, and funky electronic beats." [10]

Dean Mitchell in 2019. DeanMitchellPortrait.jpg
Dean Mitchell in 2019.

In October 2020, Saxsquatch commenced the Saxual Healing Tour 2020, which featured outdoor concerts at multiple venues. [11] By early 2021, his "Live From The Woods" performances became Facebook's top recurring music stream. [12] In 2021, Saxsquatch and John Oates collaborated to create an electronic dance music cover of the Hall & Oates' 1982 song Maneater . [13] The duo live streamed the song together on March 20, 2021. [14] Saxsquatch and Half an Orange collaborated and released the single Moondance, which was featured in the videogame Rocket League in 2021. [15]

On January 31, 2022, Saxsquatch appeared on episode six of That's My Jam hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon. [16]

Personal life

Mitchell is the former saxophonist for The Marcus King Band. [17]

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