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'''Mat Kearney''' (CARN-ee) is a singer and songwriter based out of ], originally from ]. His music has an acoustic base fused with hip hop. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica. '''Mat Kearney''' (]: {{IPA|}}) is a singer and songwriter based out of ], originally from ]. His music has an acoustic base fused with hip hop. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica.


Mat attended ], where he was a member of the soccer team. Although not widely known, Mat is a devout ] and his beliefs are evident in some of his music, such as the song ''Undeniable''. Mat attended ], where he was a member of the soccer team. Although not widely known, Mat is a devout ] and his beliefs are evident in some of his music, such as the song ''Undeniable''.

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Mat Kearney
Mat Kearney performs at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 2006. Photo by Marisa Gesualdi.
Background information
OriginEugene, Oregon
Years active2003 - present


Mat Kearney (IPA pronunciation: ) is a singer and songwriter based out of Nashville, TN, originally from Eugene, Oregon. His music has an acoustic base fused with hip hop. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica.

Mat attended California State University Chico, where he was a member of the soccer team. Although not widely known, Mat is a devout Christian and his beliefs are evident in some of his music, such as the song Undeniable.

At a concert in Houston in 2006, he revealed that his song All I Need was written based on two of his friends from New Orleans and their story during Hurricane Katrina.


Discography

  • Bullet (2004)
  • Chicago EP (2005)
  • Nothing Left to Lose (2006) #161, Billboard 200
  • Dark Planet: Visions of America (interviewed about his faith and performed an acoustic version of Bullet in the Zealot Movement section) (2005)

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