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 Mat Kearney performs at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 2006. Photo by Marisa Gesualdi. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Eugene, Oregon |
| Years active | 2003 - 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)
External links
- Official site
- Inpop Records
- Aware Records
- "Nothing Left to Lose" Video (Real Video)
- "Nothing Left to Lose" Video (QuickTime)
- "Nothing Left to Lose" Video (Windows Media - Dial Up)
- "Nothing Left to Lose" Video (Windows Media - Broadband)
- Buy the album on iTunes
- Buy the album at Sony Music Store