Matt Masters Burgener, known professionally as Matt Masters is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He began his career in 1998.
Career
In 2007, two of his songs featured on the TV programRabbit Fall. In June 2008, Masters premiered an original country and western musical titled Don Coyote. It played at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary and the Nuit Blanche Festival in October in Toronto, Ontario. In April 2009, Masters began to play music at occasional Calgary Flames home games at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Masters toured England and Germany in 2009 and on June 9 he performed at the Canadian Embassy in Turkey. In February 2010 Masters and the Gentlemen of the Rodeo toured Germany and Qatar. Masters also performed at the Alberta Pavilion during the Vancouver Olympic Games. In July 2011 Masters released a new record titled All-Western Winners. His song "Oh Saskatchewan" was featured in two films by Canadian director Michael Dowse, Goon and The F Word. Other films he has worked on include Western Confidential and the 2006 documentary Late Harvest. In June 2015 Masters was hired by the City of Calgary Arts and Culture division to serve as the busker liaison consultant. In July 2015, Masters declared his intent to seek the New Democratic Party nomination in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage, against the incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He ran under his real name, Matt Masters Burgener. He finished in a distant third place, taking 7.2 percent, short of the minimum 10 percent for his campaign expenses to be refunded. Nonetheless, his campaign attracted national attention for its creativity with lawn signs featuring custom messages by the public and a unique campaign video. Since 2017 Matt Masters has hosted a daily radio program on the CKUA Radio Network.
Recognition
In September 2009, Masters was awarded the Telus Arts Award for Artistic Innovation at the 2009 Mayor's Awards for Business and the Arts in Calgary.
