Dawn Mitschele is at the top of a new generation of talented musicians thriving in the Southern California acoustic music scene. In January 2009, she was named by San Diego Magazine as one of “50 to Watch” in the new year, and her first album, “In the Moonlight” was praised by the San Diego Troubadour, describing Dawn as having “a firm grip on her artistic vision as well as the talent to bring it to fruition as she fearlessly explores folk, pop, jazz, Latin, and blues sounds.