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Mat Kearney Wiki Information
Mathew Kearney
(; born December 1, 1978) is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney has received critical acclaim and widespread recognition for his Columbia Records debut, Nothing Left to Lose
. So far, he has a total of 4 top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart.
He has toured with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, The Fray, Jason Mraz, Meiko, Cary Brothers, and Train; and headlined VH1's first ever "You Oughta Know Tour" in the spring of 2007. [1]
Kearney's songs have appeared on the television series: Dirty Sexy Money
, Kyle XY
, The Unit
, Without A Trace
, Laguna Beach
, The Hills
, Bones
, Jericho
, Friday Night Lights
, Wildfire
, What About Brian
, South Beach
, 8th & Ocean
, One Tree Hill
, Scrubs
, The Closer
, NCIS
and Grey's Anatomy
.
His most recent album, City of Black & White
, was recorded in Nashville, TN at Blackbird Studios. The album's first single was "Closer to Love", released on March 10.
In May, Kearney toured with Keane and The Helio Sequence for several weeks to promote City of Black & White
. [2] It debuted on the Billboard 200 at #13.
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Musical career
Nothing Left to Lose
At a concert in Houston in 2006, Kearney revealed that his song "All I Need" was written based on two of his friends from New Orleans and their story during Hurricane Katrina. "All I Need" was featured on Grey's Anatomy
and began to chart on iTunes top 100 downloaded songs. It peaked at #94 on the Billboard Pop 100. It was also featured on NCIS
.
Additionally, Kearney's song "Renaissance" was written about friends from Oregon who survived a severe car crash.
His song, "Where We Gonna Go From Here?", was featured during the third season of Grey's Anatomy
and on the first season finale of ABC Family's show Kyle XY
. Most recently, the song was also featured in the Season 7 opener of NBC's Scrubs
and in an episode of Royal Pains.
"Nothing Left to Lose" was the title track and first single off Kearney's second album. It peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of February 10, 2007. It was also used in a 30 second trailer for the 2007 movie Catch and Release
and a fragmented relationship in Dirty Sexy Money
.
Kearney's single, "Breathe In, Breathe Out", debuted in September 2007, and marks the singer's fourth and highest profile placement in Grey's Anatomy
. The song is currently used as the theme in television promotions for the series' fourth season, including a music video that premiered on September 19 during the fourth season preview.
The song "Won't Back Down" was originally written without piano accompaniment. It was added by Harrison Mudd, a relative of Kearney's friend, to help his girlfriend get through tough times.
City of Black & White
Kearney's most recent album, City of Black & White
, was released through Columbia Records on May 19, 2009.
Awards
; GMA Dove Awards
- 2006: Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song – "Trainwreck"
Discography
Albums
- Bullet
(2004)
- Nothing Left To Lose
(2006)
- City of Black & White
(2009)
Singles
Year
| Title
| Chart positions
| Albums
|
US Hot 100
| US Adult Top 40
| Pop 100
|
2006
| "Nothing Left to Lose"
| 41
| 7
| 39
| Nothing Left to Lose
|
2007
| "Undeniable"
| 97
| 14
| 35
|
2007
| "All I Need"
| -
| -
| 94
|
2007
| "Breathe In, Breathe Out"
| -
| 18
| -
|
2009
| "Closer to Love"
| 91
| 18
| -
| City of Black & White
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Media appearances
- Last Call with Carson Daly
(April 21, 2006)
- ''WB Morning Show - "Nothing Left to Lose" (August 30, 2006)
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien
- "Nothing Left to Lose" (November 9, 2006)
- Late Show with David Letterman
- "Nothing Left to Lose" (January 19, 2007)
- VSpot Top 20 Countdown
(January 21, 2007)
- Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- "Nothing Left to Lose" (February 8, 2007)
- Ellen
- "Nothing Left to Lose" (March 21, 2007)
- ''CBS Saturday - "Nothing Left to Lose" (March 2007)
- VSpot Top 20 Countdown
(March 2007)
- A&E's
Breakfast with the Arts'' - (November 15, 2006)
- Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- "Undeniable" (August 29, 2007)
- Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
- "Closer to Love" (July 22, 2009)
Band
Current
- Mat Kearney - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
- Jeremy Lutito – Drums
- Tyler Burkum – Guitar
- Cason Cooley – Keyboard
- Tony Lucido – Bass
Former
- Tony Luceto – Bass
- Greg Everett – Guitar, Keyboard
- Jeff Irwin – Bass, Keyboard
- Chris Kimmerer – Drums
References
- http://sev.prnewswire.com/music/20090218/NY7258518022009-1.html
- http://www.matkearney.com
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