Record Label
1980s soul and house label from Chicago, Illinois, founded by [[artist:Nemiah Mitchell, Jr.]], and [[artist:David Baldwin]]. A combination of their names, Mitchbal, was the name given to their production enterprise. After David Baldwin lost interest, [[artist:Nemiah Mitchell, Jr.]] adopted the moniker [[artist:Mitchbal]] for himself. [[artist:Mitchbal]] is also father to [[artist:Vince Lawrence]]. Mitchbal Records started life in 1982 with the release of a couple of 7" singles aimed at the Blues and Soul market. The following year Mitchbal's son, [[artist:Vince Lawrence]] and some friends, released the labels first 12" single aimed at the dance music market but with a decidedly lo-fi synth pop vibe, '(I Like To Do It In) Fast Cars' by [[artist:Z-Factor]]. It was the labels next single, recorded together with [[artist:Jesse Saunders]], 'Fantasy', that would make the label known as a House Music label. A few years later in 1986, and to avoid flooding the market with music from just one label, Mitchbal set up [[label:Chicago Connection Records]]. Both labels were single-handedly run by Mitchbal. In 2012 a deal was made with Chicago's [[label:Still Music]] to release most of the back catalog and some unreleased material.