Matt White (musician)

Matt White
Matt White in January 2008.
Background information
Born	September 23, 1980 (1980-09-23) (age 27) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Singing, guitar, piano
Years active	2006–present
Label(s)	Geffen
Website	www.mattwhitemusic.com

Matt White (born September 23, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter based in New York City. His full-length debut album, Best Days, released by Geffen Records, has reached No. 34 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.

[edit] Biography

White was born in Englewood, New Jersey and raised in New York City. He began playing the piano at age three and grew up playing classical music. He wrote an opera at age 11. White moved to Wisconsin in 2002 for college and began his singing career by busking in a subway station. While attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he learned to play the guitar when a piano wasn't available. After graduating from college, White moved back to New York City, where he continued busking, singing on street corners and in Washington Square Park. He eventually began performing in clubs like Joe's Pub and the Living Room. A fan sent an MP3 of White's song, "Miracles", to an A&R rep at Geffen Records; his music, combined with him having over 50,000 MySpace friends, lead to White being offered a recording contract with Geffen. In 2006, White debuted with the EP, Bleeker Street Stories. His full-length album, Best Days, was released on September 18, 2007. White's music has appeared on the television series One Tree Hill, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, What About Brian, The Hills, Men in Trees, and in the films She's the Man, Little Manhattan and Shrek the Third.