Mat Kearney
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| Mat Kearney | ||
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 Mat Kearney performs at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 2006. Photo by Marisa Gesualdi.
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| 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 |
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| Website | http://www.matkearney.com/ | |
Mat Kearney (IPA pronunciation: ['kɑrni]) (born December 1, 1978) is a singer and songwriter born in Eugene, Oregon, and is now based out of Nashville, Tennessee. His music has an acoustic base with hints of spoken word. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano, harmonica, and accordion.
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[edit] Discography
- Bullet (2004)
- Nothing Left To Lose (2006) #118, Billboard 200, #2 Billboard Top Heatseekers, #8 Billboard Top Christian Albums
[edit] EPs
- Revive Us
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- "Revive Us"
- "Arms of Love"
- "Memorial Stones"
- "Finding Me"
- "Revive Us" (Instrumental)
- "Finding Me" (Instrumental)
- West In November
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- "Bullet"
- "Poor Boy"
- "My Girl America"
- "Lifetime"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Memorial Stones"
- "Call Me Out"
[edit] Digital
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Rhapsody Originals (Rhapsody exclusive. Released February 20, 2007)
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NapsterLive (Napster exclusive. released March 13, 2007)
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[edit] Guest Appearances
- 10. "Security (featuring Mat Kearney)"
[edit] Singles
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, Laguna Beach, Bones, Jericho, Friday Night Lights, Wildfire, What About Brian, One Life To Live, South Beach, 8th & Ocean, One Tree Hill and The Closer.
Kearney's "All I Need" was featured on Grey's Anatomy, and it began to chart the iTunes top 100 downloaded songs. The song peaked at #94 on the Billboard 100, and was a hit on the Christian charts. In addition, his song "Where We Gonna Go From Here" was also featured in season three of the hit series Grey's Anatomy and in the season finale of ABC Family's show Kyle XY.
"Nothing Left to Lose" was his second single. It was the sixth most played song on Christian CHR radio in 2006, and it peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of February 10, 2007.[1]
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Nothing Left To Lose |
[edit] TV appearances
- Last Call with Carson Daly (21 April 2006) Mat appears for his first time on NBC's last call with Carson Daly.
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien (9 November 2006), playing the first single off of Nothing Left to Lose.
- Late Show with David Letterman (19 January 2007), playing Nothing Left to Lose
- VSpot Top 20 Countdown (21 January 2007)
- Tonight Show with Jay Leno (08 February 2007), playing Nothing Left to Lose
- Ellen (21 March 2007), playing Nothing Left to Lose
- Legends of the Hidden Temple (October 6, 1993), playing Olmec's Gotta Give
[edit] References
- ^ As played on the January 7 It was also used frequently in a 30 second trailer for the 2007 movie Catch and Release. 2007 Weekend 22
