Role Singer-songwriter Spouse Hannah Ficker (m. 2010) | Website mattbrouwer.com Name Matt Brouwer | |
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Born February 28, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-02-28 ) Genres Singer/songwriter, Pop, Adult Alternative, CCM. Labels Reunion Records, Black Shoe Records Awards Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year Similar People Tim Neufeld, Michael Omartian, Steve Bell, Jon Bauer, JJ Heller Profiles | ||
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano Years active 2001 (2001) - present | ||
Matt brouwer i shall believe
Matt Brouwer is a Canadian singer and 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 albums 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.
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- Matt brouwer i shall believe
- Matt brouwer better days goo goo dolls cover
- Early years
- Musical career
- Personal life
- Albums
- Notable appearances
- Songs on compilations
- Awards and recognition
- References
Matt brouwer better days goo goo dolls cover
Early years
Matthew Paul Brouwer was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. His mother is a teacher and his father ran a dairy farm. When Brouwer was three years old his father was killed in a car accident. The loss of his father at an early age 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 Monday Night Worship (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," said Brouwer. MNW released two independent CDs 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 signed to Provident Label Group as separate acts.
Musical career
Matt Brouwer's first single, "Water", was a hit on CCM radio's CHR chart, reaching No. 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. He won a JUNO Award in 2010 for the album Where's Our Revolution; it was named best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year. He has been nominated for 15 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, winning three. His songs have been featured in the Canadian produced hit teen television drama Degrassi.
Personal life
Matt Brouwer married Hannah Dawn Ficker on August 29, 2010 in Houston, Texas. The couple met during a trip Brouwer took to Guatemala, where Hannah's family serves in medical missions. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in September 2013. In 2015 they announced that their second daughter had been born in June.