Matt Dusk

Matt Dusk
Dusk in concert in July 2010
Background information
Birth name	Matthew-Aaron Dusk
Born	(1978-11-19) November 19, 1978 (age 38) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Jazz
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Entertainment One / Universal Music Group
Website	mattdusk.com

Matthew-Aaron "Matt" Dusk (born November 19, 1978) is a Canadian jazz musician/vocalist. He has two certified gold albums: Two Shots and Good News, two certified platinum albums; My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook and Just the Two of Us (with Margaret), and three number one radio hits: "Back in Town," "All About Me", and "Good News."

Dusk was born on November 19, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Cora Marie and Wayne Dusk. From an early age, Dusk wanted to become a performer. At the age of seven, he was accepted into St. Michael's Choir School, where he remained for eleven years. Originally Dusk performed opera and classical music but after hearing Tony Bennett, Bob Fenton, and Sarah Vaughan records at the age of 17 he began to change his musical style and direction. In 1998, he won the top spot in the Canadian National Exhibition Rising Star Competition, beating out 654 contestants. However, Dusk was on a path to take over the family business, and in 1998 went to Toronto's York University to study economics. After spending a year in the economics department, Dusk changed programs to study for a BFA in music. He studied jazz theory with John Gittins, jazz vocal with Bob Fenton, and attended masterclasses with Oscar Peterson. Dusk was also awarded the university’s Oscar Peterson Scholarship and in 2002 graduated with an honors degree in music.

Before Dusk secured a major record deal, he recorded four independent CDs (The Way It Is being the only one re-released thus far). In March 2003, he signed a record deal with Decca Records. In 2004 Dusk was invited to the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas to perform as in-house entertainer throughout the filming of Mark Burnett's reality TV show The Casino on Fox TV.