Mat Kearney

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Mat Kearney
Mat Kearney performs at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 2006. Photo by Marisa Gesualdi.
Mat Kearney performs at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 2006. Photo by Marisa Gesualdi.
Background information
Born December 1, 1978
Origin Eugene, Oregon
Genre(s) Pop/Rock, Acoustic, Hip Hop
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s) Singing, guitar, piano, harmonica
Years active 2003 - present
Label(s) Inpop Records,
Aware/Columbia Records
Website http://www.matkearney.com/

Mat Kearney (IPA pronunciation: ['kɑrni]) (born December 1, 1978) is a singer and songwriter based out of Nashville, TN, originally from Eugene, Oregon. His music has an acoustic base with hints of hip hop. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica.

Mat attended California State University Chico, where he was a member of the soccer team. Although not widely known, Mat is a devout Christian and his beliefs are evident in some of his music, such as the songs "Undeniable" and "Girl America". [1]

At a concert in Houston in 2006, he revealed that his song "All I Need" was written based on two of his friends from New Orleans and their story during Hurricane Katrina.

Mat's songs have appeared on TV series such as Grey's Anatomy, Kyle XY, The Unit, Without A Trace, and The Closer.

After Mat's "All I Need" was featured on Grey's Anatomy, "All I Need" and "Nothing Left to Lose" began to chart the iTunes top 100 downloaded songs. "Nothing Left to Lose" charted the Billboard Hot 100 after this. It was Mat's first (and so far only) single to chart.


Contents

[edit] Discography

  • Revive Us EP
  1. "Revive Us"
  2. "Arms of Love"
  3. "Memorial Stones"
  4. "Finding Me"
  5. "Revive Us" (Instrumental)
  6. "Finding Me" (Instrumental)
  • West In November EP
  1. "Bullet"
  2. "Poor Boy"
  3. "My Girl America"
  4. "Lifetime"
  5. "Tomorrow"
  6. "Memorial Stones"
  7. "Call Me Out"
  • Bullet (2004)
  1. "Trainwreck"
  2. "Undeniable"
  3. "Bullet"
  4. "Girl America"
  5. "In the Middle"
  6. "Renaissance"
  7. "Call Me"
  8. "Poor Boy"
  9. "Walking Away"
  10. "Tomorrow"
  11. "Won't Back Down"
  • Nothing Left to Lose (2006) #161, Billboard 200
  1. "Undeniable"
  2. "Nothing Left To Lose"
  3. "Crashing Down"
  4. "Girl America"
  5. "In the Middle"
  6. "Can't Break Her Fall"
  7. "What's A Boy To Do""'
  8. "Wait"
  9. "Bullet"
  10. "All I Need"
  11. "Renaissance"
  12. "Where We Gonna Go From Here"
  13. "Won't Back Down"

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100
US Adult Top 40
2006 "Nothing Left To Lose"
#91
#9
 Nothing Left To Lose

[edit] Film appearances

[edit] TV appearances

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Mat Kearney - Music." ChristianityToday.com <http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/matkearney.html>

[edit] External links

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