After his new found Christian faith saved him from the downward spiral he found himself in during college, Mat Kearney began to channel his beliefs into his music with popular results.
Born in Oregon and accidentally dubbed Mathew rather than Matthew after a mistake was made on his birth certificate (something he didn’t realize until 8th grade), a trip to Nashville first sparked Mat’s interest in music. After getting out of a rough patch in college, Mat began developing his own fusion of acoustic music with spoken word and rapped vocals, testing it out at coffee shops in the area.
After meeting producer Robert Marvin and agreeing to help him move house to Nashville, Mat began to record demos with Robert and realized he’d found a new home. With Nashville as his new hometown Mat pressed forward and released his debut album ‘Nothing Left to Lose’ in 2006 and whilst it was a slow builder, the album has now sold over 450000 copies with many of its songs appearing in popular TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scrubs.
His next two albums, ‘City of Black and White’ and ‘Young Love’ capitalized on his new found success and were chart successes, both topping the Christian charts and placing at 13th and 4th respectively. Even after TV appearances and shows all over the US (even one in a plane), he still remains humble about his success saying "It still feels surreal every night. I'm so grateful and honored to be doing what I'm doing".
Sam Gellaitry
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