Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney (IPA pronunciation: ['kɑrni]) (born December 1, 1978) is a singer-songwriter born in Eugene, Oregon and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney received widespread recognition with his major-label debut, Nothing Left to Lose, in 2006. His music has a pop-rock base with traces of hip-hop. In addition to singing he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica.

On April 13, 2007, Kelly Clarkson announced on WJLP New York that Mat will be accompanying her on her Summer 2007 tour along with another possible "special guest". Clarkson later confirmed that Mat will be opening for her.

On June 14, 2007 it was announced that Clarkson's tour was cancelled due to slow sales so Mat Kearney will not be touring with her.

Discography

Albums

File:Matkearney-bullet.jpg	Bullet Released October 19, 2004
File:Kearney mat nothing.jpg	Nothing Left to Lose Released April 18, 2006	#109 Billboard 200 #2 Billboard Top Heatseekers

EPs

• Revive Us

1. "Revive Us"
2. "Arms of Love"
3. "Memorial Stones"
4. "Finding Me"
5. "Revive Us" (Instrumental)
6. "Finding Me" (Instrumental)

• West In November

1. "Bullet"
2. "Poor Boy"
3. "My Girl America"
4. "Lifetime"
5. "Tomorrow"
6. "Memorial Stones"
7. "Call Me Out"

• The Chicago EP

Digital

File:Matkearney-rhapsodyoriginals.jpg	Rhapsody Originals (Rhapsody exclusive. Released February 20, 2007) Track listing: Crashing Down Nothing Left To Lose Undeniable Where We Gonna Go From Here
File:Matkearney-napsterlive.jpg	NapsterLive (Napster exclusive. released March 13, 2007) Track listing: Nothing Left To Lose Undeniable Crashing Down Where We Gonna Go From Here

Singles

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.

Mat's songs have appeared on TV series such as Grey's Anatomy, Kyle XY, The Unit, Without A Trace, Laguna Beach, The Hills, Bones, Jericho, Friday Night Lights, Wildfire, What About Brian, One Life To Live, South Beach, 8th & Ocean, One Tree Hill and The Closer.

Kearney's "All I Need" was featured on Grey's Anatomy, and it began to chart the iTunes top 100 downloaded songs. The song peaked at #94 on the Billboard 100, and was a hit on the Christian charts. In addition, his song "Where We Gonna Go From Here" was also featured in season three of the hit series Grey's Anatomy and in the season finale of ABC Family's show Kyle XY.

"Nothing Left to Lose" was his second single. It was the sixth most played song on Christian CHR radio in 2006, and it peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of February 10, 2007.

Year	Title	Chart positions		Album
		US Hot 100	US Adult Top 40
2006	"Nothing Left to Lose"	#41	#7	Nothing Left to Lose
2007	"Undeniable"	# TBD	# 22*	Nothing Left to Lose

*= Still rising on chart

TV appearances

• Last Call with Carson Daly (21 April 2006)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien - "Nothing Left to Lose" (9 November 2006)
• Late Show with David Letterman - "Nothing Left to Lose" (19 January 2007)
• VSpot Top 20 Countdown (21 January 2007)
• Tonight Show with Jay Leno - "Nothing Left to Lose" (08 February 2007)
• Ellen - "Nothing Left to Lose" (21 March 2007)
• VSpot Top 20 Countdown (24 March 2007)
• WB Morning Show - "Nothing Left to Lose" (30 August 2006)
• CBS Saturday - "Nothing Left to Lose" (21 March 2007)
• A&E's Breakfast with the Arts - performing with Blue Merle (22 April 2007)

Band

Current

• Will Sayles – Drums
• Tyler Burkum – Guitar
• Cason Cooley – Keyboard
• Greg Everett – Guitar
• Justin Glasco - Bass

Former

• Tony Luceto – Bass
• Paul Moak – Guitar, Keyboard
• Jeff Irwin – Bass, Keyboard
• Chris Kimmerer – Drums
• Jeremy Lutito – Drums

External links

• Official site
• Mat Kearney Myspace
• Mat Kearney Fansite
• Mat Kearney MSN
• Mat Kearney Purevolume