Matt Brouwer


Matt Brouwer is a Canadian singer and songwriter. While in college, he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship. 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 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 and hope with his listeners.

Early years

Matthew Paul Brouwer was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. When Brouwer was three years old his father was killed in a car accident.
While attending college, Brouwer co-founded a group known as Monday Night Worship. "It started with a conversation a group of us 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 Billboards 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 .

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.

Discography

Albums

;GMA Canada Covenant Awards
;East Coast Music Awards
;Independent Music Awards
;Juno Awards
;Shai Awards