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So often in life things come full circle. The same can be said for the creative arc of a songwriter and Mitch Dean is at that point of his life as a musician. Early musical explorations playing acoustic guitar with his dad in the shed of their Mornington Peninsula home led to the realisation that he could write and primitively record his own songwriting attempts. From there the world opened up as he dove headfirst into the heady rush of rock ’n’ roll, initially with garage-rock band The Marzies and then, in 2005, a swing down the dusty road of country-rock with The Distance – the band in which Mitch would find his feet and gain his alt-country bearings over the ensuing decade. Both bands allowed Mitch to experience collective songwriting, recording and touring, all of which contributed to the continued refinement of his own writing. His time with The Distance solidified his standing in the local scene, brought him into contact with heroes and respected contemporaries and planted