Matt Wertz
Matt Wertz is a singer/songwriter from Liberty, Missouri. Wertz gained a co… Read Full Bio ↴Matt Wertz is a singer/songwriter from Liberty, Missouri. Wertz gained a considerable fan base by performing at Young Life camps, after releasing "Somedays", his first album. He has released three studio albums, and one EP, which have all been produced by himself and Ed Cash with an exception on the EP where his best friend Dave Barnes helped produce the album. Aside from touring with such acts as Jamie, Gavin Degraw, Matt Nathanson and Jars of Clay, he has headlined several tours nationally in the early to mid-2000s.
On September 19, 2006, Matt released his third studio album, Everything In Between.
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An excerpt from the Matt Wertz facebook fan page (as of 12/17/09)
Hi. My name is Matt Wertz, and this is my bio. Usually these aren’t written by the artist, at least at this level- but as I was trying to decide who could tell my story the best, I felt like that person was me. So, I’d like to be the one to tell you where I come from, why I write music, what I’ve seen happen along the way, and where I see things going according to my finite vision.
I’m from Liberty, Missouri, but have called Nashville, Tennessee, home for the last seven years. It seems fitting that I would be writing my own biography on the cusp of my first major label release, just as I did eight years ago before releasing my first independent album. This time, though, I’m not trying to play it off like I didn’t write it.
I grew up in a home where I was encouraged to explore and dive into whatever grabbed my attention. Sports? Sure. Art? You bet. Girls? Yep. Music? Obviously. There was no expectation other than to do my best “and let God do the rest,” as my Mom always says. With that kind of freedom end encouragement, I did just that—I played sports for the fun of them, made art because I loved to create, and eventually, I wrote and performed music… because I had to.
My love for visual art led me eight hours from home to the University of Illinois, where I studied Industrial Design. As a result of that experience, music became my respite—my escape from the responsibility of class work. Dorm life served to provide a small, built–in audience who graciously embraced my first attempts at songwriting. Before I knew it, I was recording versions of those songs on my roommate’s computer and burning copies for my new cohabiting fans. Eventually I started playing concerts outside the walls of Scott Hall and made the leap to register my name as a dot-com. That may not seem like a big deal today, but at the time, those were the early, shaky steps I took toward a full-fledged career in the music industry.
Early on, I was shown many graces—like a loan from my parents to pay for the first 1,000 copies of my debut record, Somedays (2001). To assuage their fear that I was throwing my life away, I democratically assured them that I’d get a job after the summer was over. Needless to say, that never happened.
What did happen was that my summer burst at the seams with bookings at camps for high schoolers… which spilled over into a fall schedule of touring their hometowns… which set up a spring full of shows at colleges… followed by more summer camps. Rinse, wash, repeat—and you have the first few years of my career.
The days between then and now have been a series of “baby steps” that have somehow afforded me success as an independent artist. All these things really kicked into gear after the release of Twenty Three Places (2003), the first record I recorded with producer and friend, Ed Cash. The album featured some of the songs that set the tone for the rest of my career—“Everything’s Right,” “Marianne,” “Red Meets Blue,” and “Counting to 100”— songs that are still staples in my set today.
On the heels of the Twenty Three Places release, people started taking notice. Creative Artists Agency got involved booking my shows. Nettwerk took over my management. And a bunch of record labels started knocking down my door. But none of them felt like a good fit. So what did I do? I did what I’d always done: I recorded another record on my own and kept touring.
Ed and I began working on Everything in Between in February 2005, hitting the studio sporadically whenever I had breaks from the road. “The Way I Feel” was the first song we approached and it provided the compass for the record, ushering in an energy and musical depth that redirected my career to a new level. The tone of the record was my musical response to what I learned playing hundreds of clubs a year—I realized the need for up-tempo, lively songs to get the room going. The album also meant a lot to me personally—it was written and recorded during my first dating relationship since college, and much of the album followed the progress of the relationship. “5:19” was written on July 7, 2005, at 5:19 p.m., while I waited for the phone call that would inevitably be the end of that relationship.
Everything in Between was the first record I released with any kind of organized push behind it. We came out of the gates strong, charting high on the iTunes pop charts and filming a video for the song “Carolina.” Some of the songs landed in unexpected places—on TV’s “Brothers and Sisters” and in theaters via movies like My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
Since the start of my career, I’ve sold around 75,000 albums, played shows with Ben Folds, Jamie Cullum, and One Republic, as well as headlined sold-out clubs around the country. This was all done, mind you, as an independent artist. Over time, momentum built and more labels took notice, including Universal Republic. Finally I encountered a label that felt right, a label that could pull the trigger, a label that understood where I was coming from. And so, I signed.
The record that will be released on Universal Republic is called Under Summer Sun and it is a combination of my favorite songs from my first few independent releases, like “5:19” and “Everything’s Right,” as well as four new songs. Among the new tracks are “Waiting,” an introspective bedroom song that deals with the fear that I’m “growing old but not quite growing up,” and “Summer Sun,” my best effort at a nostalgic summer love song in the vein of Stevie Wonder musically and Don Henley emotionally. And the rest of the songs will strike a chord with anyone who enjoys soulful, carefree, singer-songwriter pop music.
How do I know? Because these songs emanate from the pages of my life, and I’ve seen first-hand the way that people have connected with them from their own experiences. In eight years of touring through hundreds of venues, playing three albums’ worth of songs for thousands of listeners, that connection is what fuels my passion. Ultimately, the thing that you and I have here—between the words and the chords and the lights and the beats—that is the thing that encourages me to keep singing.
On September 19, 2006, Matt released his third studio album, Everything In Between.
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An excerpt from the Matt Wertz facebook fan page (as of 12/17/09)
Hi. My name is Matt Wertz, and this is my bio. Usually these aren’t written by the artist, at least at this level- but as I was trying to decide who could tell my story the best, I felt like that person was me. So, I’d like to be the one to tell you where I come from, why I write music, what I’ve seen happen along the way, and where I see things going according to my finite vision.
I’m from Liberty, Missouri, but have called Nashville, Tennessee, home for the last seven years. It seems fitting that I would be writing my own biography on the cusp of my first major label release, just as I did eight years ago before releasing my first independent album. This time, though, I’m not trying to play it off like I didn’t write it.
I grew up in a home where I was encouraged to explore and dive into whatever grabbed my attention. Sports? Sure. Art? You bet. Girls? Yep. Music? Obviously. There was no expectation other than to do my best “and let God do the rest,” as my Mom always says. With that kind of freedom end encouragement, I did just that—I played sports for the fun of them, made art because I loved to create, and eventually, I wrote and performed music… because I had to.
My love for visual art led me eight hours from home to the University of Illinois, where I studied Industrial Design. As a result of that experience, music became my respite—my escape from the responsibility of class work. Dorm life served to provide a small, built–in audience who graciously embraced my first attempts at songwriting. Before I knew it, I was recording versions of those songs on my roommate’s computer and burning copies for my new cohabiting fans. Eventually I started playing concerts outside the walls of Scott Hall and made the leap to register my name as a dot-com. That may not seem like a big deal today, but at the time, those were the early, shaky steps I took toward a full-fledged career in the music industry.
Early on, I was shown many graces—like a loan from my parents to pay for the first 1,000 copies of my debut record, Somedays (2001). To assuage their fear that I was throwing my life away, I democratically assured them that I’d get a job after the summer was over. Needless to say, that never happened.
What did happen was that my summer burst at the seams with bookings at camps for high schoolers… which spilled over into a fall schedule of touring their hometowns… which set up a spring full of shows at colleges… followed by more summer camps. Rinse, wash, repeat—and you have the first few years of my career.
The days between then and now have been a series of “baby steps” that have somehow afforded me success as an independent artist. All these things really kicked into gear after the release of Twenty Three Places (2003), the first record I recorded with producer and friend, Ed Cash. The album featured some of the songs that set the tone for the rest of my career—“Everything’s Right,” “Marianne,” “Red Meets Blue,” and “Counting to 100”— songs that are still staples in my set today.
On the heels of the Twenty Three Places release, people started taking notice. Creative Artists Agency got involved booking my shows. Nettwerk took over my management. And a bunch of record labels started knocking down my door. But none of them felt like a good fit. So what did I do? I did what I’d always done: I recorded another record on my own and kept touring.
Ed and I began working on Everything in Between in February 2005, hitting the studio sporadically whenever I had breaks from the road. “The Way I Feel” was the first song we approached and it provided the compass for the record, ushering in an energy and musical depth that redirected my career to a new level. The tone of the record was my musical response to what I learned playing hundreds of clubs a year—I realized the need for up-tempo, lively songs to get the room going. The album also meant a lot to me personally—it was written and recorded during my first dating relationship since college, and much of the album followed the progress of the relationship. “5:19” was written on July 7, 2005, at 5:19 p.m., while I waited for the phone call that would inevitably be the end of that relationship.
Everything in Between was the first record I released with any kind of organized push behind it. We came out of the gates strong, charting high on the iTunes pop charts and filming a video for the song “Carolina.” Some of the songs landed in unexpected places—on TV’s “Brothers and Sisters” and in theaters via movies like My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
Since the start of my career, I’ve sold around 75,000 albums, played shows with Ben Folds, Jamie Cullum, and One Republic, as well as headlined sold-out clubs around the country. This was all done, mind you, as an independent artist. Over time, momentum built and more labels took notice, including Universal Republic. Finally I encountered a label that felt right, a label that could pull the trigger, a label that understood where I was coming from. And so, I signed.
The record that will be released on Universal Republic is called Under Summer Sun and it is a combination of my favorite songs from my first few independent releases, like “5:19” and “Everything’s Right,” as well as four new songs. Among the new tracks are “Waiting,” an introspective bedroom song that deals with the fear that I’m “growing old but not quite growing up,” and “Summer Sun,” my best effort at a nostalgic summer love song in the vein of Stevie Wonder musically and Don Henley emotionally. And the rest of the songs will strike a chord with anyone who enjoys soulful, carefree, singer-songwriter pop music.
How do I know? Because these songs emanate from the pages of my life, and I’ve seen first-hand the way that people have connected with them from their own experiences. In eight years of touring through hundreds of venues, playing three albums’ worth of songs for thousands of listeners, that connection is what fuels my passion. Ultimately, the thing that you and I have here—between the words and the chords and the lights and the beats—that is the thing that encourages me to keep singing.
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Matt Wertz Lyrics
0.2215277778 I′d be lying through my teeth if I told you That…
02 Wanderin' Eyes Lady please excuse me I ain't thinkin' right My eyes just …
03 Red Meets Blue You're distracting me with that beauty Leaving me wanting m…
06 That For You I'm not made of gold Thought I told you so With your…
07. all i know I don't know how the stars hang How there's night and…
08 With You Tonight Saturday, 600 miles Lie between, the two of us And telephone…
12Like The Last Time I can feel you slippin' through my hands I can't stop…
5 :19 I'd be lying through my teeth if I told you That…
5:19 I'd be lying through my teeth if I told you That…
5;19 I'd be lying through my teeth if I told you That…
All Because I'm turning clouds into mountains Like water into sweet win…
All I Know I don't know how the stars hang How there's night and…
All I Need I don't know how the stars hang How there's night and…
Back In June Back in June, when we were so young, It's gone…
behind a smile Cause I don't know what I should do now When I've…
Bring It on Back Tell me you miss me, Tell me you love me too, The…
Capitol City Listen close The monuments are whispering your name I'm stan…
Carolina Tennessee, January Everything, ordinary You're unlike anythi…
Christmas Just Ain't Christmas They're callin for snow The Man on the Radio said "This goes…
Comfort I am consumed with thoughts of you and my entire being…
Counting to 100 Never been much good on my own So I'm tryin' to…
Don't Come Easy Today is gonna be the day I find the words I…
Easier Tonight So the stage is set, the stars and moon above I've…
Easy Things Hard First you notice Then you ask her name Then you get her…
Even the Streets I tried leaving you at home But every thought returns to…
Everclose Everclose Have I come To touching you To seeing The One …
Everything Windows down as the night blows in Tap the beat on…
Everything Will Be Alright There's no need to worry baby We could leave it behind Most…
Everything's Right Windows down as the night blows in Tap the beat on…
External Fix These weeds keep poppin' up I thought I'd killed them all…
External Fix-It Remedies These weeds keep poppin up You thought you'd killed them al…
External Fixit Remedie These weeds keep poppin' up I thought I'd killed them all…
Faith and Compromise I'm waiting on faith and compromise I'm staying plastered to…
Falling Off The Face Stay away from me I'll be gone soon It's just so hard…
Family I'll begin I know you're scared No one told you then "Be…
Feels so Right Are you ready to hear it Got this feeling and it…
For the First Time Trouble finding without wanting Standing in the light of mor…
Get to You (Verse 1) Another open road, another midnight highway For …
Gonna Be Good ? or think about what You're gonna do about it Nothing's gon…
Happytimes Happytimes are here again And I've been gone a while But you…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Heartbreaker Hey! What ya wanna do about this thing? Be careful with that…
Honest Man Baby you don't need me You're perfect, it's true But I've go…
I I don't know how the stars hang How there's night and…
I Just Realized Slipping out the window Lazy cotton breeze Standing on the f…
I Will Not Take My Love Away I will not take my love away When praises cease and…
I'm Sorry Mary I wish I could say what words won't amount to But…
I'm Sorry, Mary I wish I could say what words won't amount to, But…
Im Sorry Mary I wish I could say what words won't amount to But…
In On A Whim I flew in a whim These wings won't take me home New…
I’m Sorry Mary I wish I could say what words won't amount to, But…
Keep Faith Everybody hurts Everybody?s broken But you gotta know If …
Last Good Girl Another open road, another midnight highway For this wayward…
Lealand Lane Country drives in the fall We looked like the catalogs Readi…
Like The Last Time I can feel you slippin' through my hands I can't stop…
Lonely Tonight 6th and green is a warm place in November When the…
Loved by You Honey I can't help it I get scared sometimes It's a crazy…
Marianne California's come and gone Now I got my mind back…
Marianne # California's come and gone Now I got my mind back…
My Kinda Love I will not take my love away When praises cease and…
Naturally I wanna dance with you in moonlight I wanna kiss beneath…
Nobody Her hand fits mine Yeah we look just right All the people…
O Holy Night O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the…
On a Whim I flew in a whim These wings won't take me home New…
one I don't know how the stars hang How there's night and…
Over You It's been 10 months since July seven You closed the door,…
Red Means Blue You're distracting me with that beauty Leaving me wanting m…
Running Back to You Maybe you'll always learn the hard way Maybe the only way…
Sell Out Wouldn't it be cool If it was our job to Write music…
Sing My Lonesome Away Maybe I held on far too tight Got lost in the…
Snow Globe La la la-la, la la la-la, la la la-la ah…
Some One Like You I spent all morning remembering you In hopes of proving all…
Somebody Everybody is digging for gold Looking for shine in somebody'…
Somebody New I gave you every reason You told me give it time It…
Somebody's Gonna Love You Everybody is digging for gold Looking for shine in somebody'…
Somedays Somedays are so bright I wish I could save Half the sunlight…
Someone Like You I spent all morning remembering you In hopes of proving all…
Song for Irrational You say you want something rational You say you need the…
Step Back I saw a man on the street he was lookin'…
Summer Sun Remember the long days singing through palm leaves Remember…
Sunny Day She didn't see it coming. Yeah, it hit her blindside. The…
Sweetness In Star Fallin' asleep To the sound of stars Shooting 'round the moo…
Take It Or Leave It You got me worried, baby When you lose control You're up a…
Tennessee Christmas Come on weatherman, Give us a forecast snowy white. Can't …
That For You I'm not made of gold Thought I told you so With your…
The Day Forever Died I can't believe that you're gone, without a trace I can't…
The Way I Feel I could talk until my face turns blue Goin' on bout…
This Moment It's not that others aren't But this one I know for…
Voices Think I'm going crazy and I know the reason why. Haunted…
Wade Through the Night Lengthening shadows Timeless days Laughing in the sunligh…
Waiting I'm waiting, all of my life been waiting To get it…
Wake Up Wake Up I don't think I slept a single wink last night…
Walking In A Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is…
Wanderin Eyes Lady please excuse me I ain't thinkin' right My eyes just …
Wesley Why It's cold in the living room on Linden Wood It's quiet…
What I Know Right Now Looking back,I was so naive To think the world was spining…
Whenever You Love Somebody Everybody is digging for gold Looking for shine in somebody'…
White Christmas I'm dreaming of a white christmas Just like the one's i…
With You Saturday, 600 miles Lie between, the two of us And telephone…
Yesterday Morning Yesterday morning every part of her just shut down Getting o…