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Matthew West Última vez em Greensboro: há 10 anos

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Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

300 North Elm Street, 27401, Greensboro, NC, US

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Matthew West biografia

Matthew West (born April 25, 1977) is an American award-winning contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, hailing from Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.

Having played baseball through his teens, West was hoping to earn a baseball scholarship to college, however was later awarded a four-year music scholarship from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Whilst still studying at university, West independently released the albums “September Sun” in 1997, and “Every Step of the Way” in 1998. After attending GMA Music in the Rockies, the singer-songwriter was offered a songwriting deal a mere five weeks after graduating.

West became to be a sought-after songwriter and penned songs for well-known musicians including Billy Ray Cyrus and Rachael Lampa. After suffering a hand injury that threatened his musical career, West made a full recovery and signed with Universal South Records in 2002. The singer went on to release his major-label debut “Happy” in 2003 produced by Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser. The album, aided by the singles “More”, “The End” and “You Know Where to Find Me”, earned West five Dove award nominations.

The singer-songwriter’s subsequent album “History”, once again had Kenny Greenberg and Jason Houser at the production reigns, and was released in June 2005. After the rerelease of his independent LP “Sellout” in 2006, West issued the album “Something to Say” in January 2008, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. Led by the singles “You Are Everything” and “Something to Say”, the album was supported by a 26-city tour entitled “Boomin’ Beyond Measure”. Ahead of his fourth major-label album “Story of Your Life” West released the single “My Own Little World”. The 2010 album was a response to a collection of stories his fans sent to him, and was followed-up by the album “Into the Light” in 2012.

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Christian music still has huge appeal in the United States and one of the most recognisable names of this genre is Matthew West. He has been working the circuit for over fifteen years and although his shows were relatively intimate in the beginning, following the success of his 2012 album 'Into The Light' and the record breaking single 'Hello, My Name Is' he has been elevated to larger stages as his name becomes far more well known.

The man himself still has a mannerism that keeps the operation personable, there is no bravado or stage gimmicks and instead there is just fantastically sincere pop/rock. The stage operation is also kept minimal, with only a handful of musicians performing with West. Matthew conducts the whole show with his own guitar proudly in hand and still finds time to warmly interact with the devoted audience. He speaks passionately about Christianity and the reason why he became a musician. He finishes susceptibly with 'Hello, My Name Is' which receives huge cheers from the adoring crowds.

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