Matt Nightingale
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Houston-based Matt Nightingale has proven himself musically. From a young age, Matt has been writing, singing and playing piano. Listing such influences as Joni Mitchell, Rich Mullins, The Indigo Girls and U2, Matt delivers Still Standing, “an album of remarkable passion and candid personal confession with a hefty dose of pure pop confection thrown in for good measure.”
In addition to his writing and recording, Nightingale is a licensed staff minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church and a staff member at Access and Vox Culture Houston in Houston, Texas.
Nightingale graduated from Grace College, with a music education degree in 1995 and has since devoted his life to worship through the arts, at various times writing and recording songs, playing piano, acting in theatrical productions, conducting small vocal groups, directing choirs, and leading congregations in worshipping God.
In 2005, Nightingale released his first solo recording, Still Standing.
With Michael Roe (The 77s, Lost Dogs) at the helm as producer and guitarist, the unbeatable rhythm section of Mark Harmon and Bruce Spencer commands a colorful new landscape of pop and R&B foundations for Matt's soulful voice, memorable melodies and healing, heartfelt lyrics. A worshipful pop experience awaits you here.
From the driving opener, a soaring cover of Terry Butler's "Psalm 19" to the graceful closer, a gospel-tinged original ballad called "New Every Morning," from the bouncy, Blues Traveler-esque radio single "Always Entertaining Me (The La-La Song)" to the soulful acoustic love song to his children "Oh My Child," a myriad of styles and sounds awaits the listener, all built around Matt's authentic, tuneful songwriting and powerful, compelling vocals.
