Matt Brouwer
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Matt Brouwer at the 2010 Juno Awards in St. John's, Newfoundland
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 28, 1980 |
| Origin | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Singer/songwriter, Pop, Adult Alternative, CCM. |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Labels | Reunion Records, Black Shoe Records |
| Website | mattbrouwer.com |
Matt Brouwer is a Canadian singer/songwriter who got his start in the music industry while studying music at school in Alberta, Canada. While in college he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship (MNW). Because of the spiritual content of his lyrics he was 'discovered' by a Nashville record company in 2000, and in 2001 recorded his solo debut CD Imagerical. The album was released on May 29, 2001 on Reunion Records. He then formed his own label called Black Shoe Records and released an album titled Unlearning in 2005, Where's Our Revolution (Universal) in 2009, and Till The Sunrise in 2012. Brouwer's music has been hailed for its relentless vulnerability as he shares his life's story of tragedy (the death of his father) and hope (his Spiritual pilgrimage) with his listeners.
Matthew Paul Brouwer was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. His mother is a teacher and his father ran a dairy farm. When Matt was three years old his father was killed in a car accident. The loss of his Dad at an early age had an emotional impact on the singer and is a theme that has permeated many of Brouwer's songs. During college Brouwer found music to be more than a comforting hobby as he co-founded a group of Spiritually curious musicians known on campus as MNW. "It started with a conversation a group of us (students) had about our hunger to not only know about God, but to begin a journey of actually knowing Him," says Matt. MNW released 2 independent CD's featuring songs written and sung by Brouwer, many of which were also featured on his solo debut CD, Imagerical, which was released a year later as Brouwer and other members of the college group parted ways or were also signed to Provident Label Group as separate acts.
Matt Brouwer's first single, Water, was a hit on CCM radio's CHR chart reaching #2 on R&R in 2001, the follow up singles, "A New Song", and "Sanity", were top 20 and top 10 hits respectively as well. Brouwer hit the airwaves again with a cover of Sheryl Crow's I Shall Believe which graced Billboard's Christian chart in 2005. The hit "Sometimes" from "Where's Our Revolution" did even better, charting in the top 20 on Billboard in 2010. An acoustic cover version of the Goo Goo Dolls song, "Better Days", also charted for Brouwer on the Billboard Chart in 2011. Brouwer's CD Imagerical was nominated for Best Gospel Album at the 2002 Canadian JUNO Awards. and he won a JUNO Award in 2010 for the album Where's Our Revolution as it was named best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year. He has been nominated for 15 GMA Canada Covenant Awards winning 3, and his songs have been featured on TV in the Canadian produced hit teen drama Degrassi.
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