In his life journeys through the American Landscape from California to North Carolina it's always been about the music. As a band leader, side man, singer songwriter, he's played with and learned from the best.  From Jeff Buckley, Danny Carey and John Humphrey, to Chris Whitley.

Arnold has three solo records Drive, Mojave Moon, Desert Dreams. He has two records with his band the Bourgeois Gypsies and has played major festivals from High Sierra to SXSW and will be performing in 2022 March17th and 19th with Arnold Mitchem Band at SXSW. He's currently working on new record due out in 2024. You can listen to a few of these new tunes on the music player. As a songwriter, he's written for bands, solo artists, and television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TLC, Discovery channel and Nascar.