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Canadian-born singer/songwriter Matt Brouwer’s latest single, 'Waking Up', is more than just a nod to the past 14 years of being a recording artist, which Brouwer is celebrating on the release of his first career spanning ‘best of’ collection, "Writing To Remember". The sentiment of a bookend and a new beginning is no accident and reveals a season of transition that Brouwer is happily embracing. With more than a decade of hit songs, including “Water,” “I Shall Believe,” “Tonight,” and the Top 20 "Sometimes”; two GMA Canada Covenant Awards; two Canadian people’s choice Vibe Awards—not to mention a 2010 Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy equivalent) for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year—Matt has a lot to celebrate in all that has been accomplished so far over the course of his career. With the passage of time inevitably comes change and it is in looking back that Matt is starting to see a new and exciting road ahead.
Matt Brouwer got his start in the music industry while studying music at school in Alberta, Canada. While in college he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship (MNW). 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 an album titled 'Unlearning' in 2005, 'Where’s Our Revolution' (Universal) 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 (the tragic death of his father) and hope (his Spiritual pilgrimage) with his listeners.
“I never imagined where this journey would take me”, says Brouwer. “I can remember being 17 or 18 and feeling so compelled to want to shout from the rooftops about the Spiritual awakening I was experiencing. It was like being embraced by the most incredible love and connection to the Lord and the key to unlocking this door to my heart was through music. I was so hungry for that and totally committed and determined to follow it wherever it might lead me. My time in college and the friends I made there, the energy that was driving us, or driving me, to write songs and attempt to share them with the world felt like a humble but passionate expression of a new but relevant faith that was growing like a wildfire at the time. Fifteen years or so later, I still feel that longing. With all the miles travelled and water under the bridge, I still sit down in front or a piano or with a guitar and dream about what could be possible. I believe in the power of God’s love, transforming hearts through music and worship because I’ve experienced it and I’ve seen it happen in sometimes subtle and not so subtle ways. It’s something I believe I’ll be pursuing my entire life.”
That’s not to say that Brouwer believes that all anyone needs to find peace in life is a three minute pop song to solve all of their problems. Growing up in a very devout Christian family, Matt’s mom made sure that he and his siblings were memorizing full chapters of scripture by the time they started kindergarten and spending as much or more time during the week at church gatherings than in front of the tv or devouring any type of pop culture media. “I used to feel embarrassed by how sheltered we were, but now I am so thankful because it gave me an incredible foundation of solid teaching and an education in Biblical theology. But knowledge alone is pretty useless until it makes an emotional connection somehow and finds it’s way into your heart. For me, the music is what connected the two.”
Like so many new beginnings, much of the genesis for this fresh optimism happened when Hannah entered Matt’s life. The two first met while Matt was on a mission trip in Guatemala, where Hannah’s parents serve as medical missionaries. The relationship blossomed and they were engaged in spring 2010 and married later that year. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in September of 2013 and life forever changed. The balance of career and family has been a stretch at times, but it’s something Matt says he is learning to embrace and explore. “It might sounds strange, but I’ve never been less interested in pursuing a music career. Being married and having a family has re-oriented my priorities completely and the career things that used to be so important to me have become less so. In that way it’s been very freeing and has forced me to let go of control and allowed my steps to be directed by opportunities that the Lord brings our way rather than striving and trying to ‘make it’. If ten or ten million people are listening, it really doesn’t matter. Being a great husband, father, and friend are much more important to me right now than striving for some big career that takes me away from these precious gifts of family and community.”
Community and camaraderie has become increasingly more important to the singer and one listen to 'Writing to Remember' reveals this collaborative spirit that is a hallmark of Matt’s musical pallet. Those lending their vocal talents include JJ Heller, Jill Paquette, and even Vince Gill and Amy Grant on a deeply personal and emotional track, 'The Other Side'. 'Writing to Remember' is equally saturated with a spirit of hope, togetherness, and God’s love. The album beautifully bookends this first chapter with a nod to the next waiting to unfold. “These 15 songs truly represent the progression of learning for me and express the joys and struggles of life that has been lived these past 14 years”, says Matt. “It’s been cool to re-discover how relevant these simple truths still are in my life and I believe for all of us.”
Ca… Read Full Bio ↴“Turn the page because where we are is not where we’re going...”
Canadian-born singer/songwriter Matt Brouwer’s latest single, 'Waking Up', is more than just a nod to the past 14 years of being a recording artist, which Brouwer is celebrating on the release of his first career spanning ‘best of’ collection, "Writing To Remember". The sentiment of a bookend and a new beginning is no accident and reveals a season of transition that Brouwer is happily embracing. With more than a decade of hit songs, including “Water,” “I Shall Believe,” “Tonight,” and the Top 20 "Sometimes”; two GMA Canada Covenant Awards; two Canadian people’s choice Vibe Awards—not to mention a 2010 Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy equivalent) for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year—Matt has a lot to celebrate in all that has been accomplished so far over the course of his career. With the passage of time inevitably comes change and it is in looking back that Matt is starting to see a new and exciting road ahead.
Matt Brouwer got his start in the music industry while studying music at school in Alberta, Canada. While in college he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship (MNW). 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 an album titled 'Unlearning' in 2005, 'Where’s Our Revolution' (Universal) 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 (the tragic death of his father) and hope (his Spiritual pilgrimage) with his listeners.
“I never imagined where this journey would take me”, says Brouwer. “I can remember being 17 or 18 and feeling so compelled to want to shout from the rooftops about the Spiritual awakening I was experiencing. It was like being embraced by the most incredible love and connection to the Lord and the key to unlocking this door to my heart was through music. I was so hungry for that and totally committed and determined to follow it wherever it might lead me. My time in college and the friends I made there, the energy that was driving us, or driving me, to write songs and attempt to share them with the world felt like a humble but passionate expression of a new but relevant faith that was growing like a wildfire at the time. Fifteen years or so later, I still feel that longing. With all the miles travelled and water under the bridge, I still sit down in front or a piano or with a guitar and dream about what could be possible. I believe in the power of God’s love, transforming hearts through music and worship because I’ve experienced it and I’ve seen it happen in sometimes subtle and not so subtle ways. It’s something I believe I’ll be pursuing my entire life.”
That’s not to say that Brouwer believes that all anyone needs to find peace in life is a three minute pop song to solve all of their problems. Growing up in a very devout Christian family, Matt’s mom made sure that he and his siblings were memorizing full chapters of scripture by the time they started kindergarten and spending as much or more time during the week at church gatherings than in front of the tv or devouring any type of pop culture media. “I used to feel embarrassed by how sheltered we were, but now I am so thankful because it gave me an incredible foundation of solid teaching and an education in Biblical theology. But knowledge alone is pretty useless until it makes an emotional connection somehow and finds it’s way into your heart. For me, the music is what connected the two.”
Like so many new beginnings, much of the genesis for this fresh optimism happened when Hannah entered Matt’s life. The two first met while Matt was on a mission trip in Guatemala, where Hannah’s parents serve as medical missionaries. The relationship blossomed and they were engaged in spring 2010 and married later that year. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in September of 2013 and life forever changed. The balance of career and family has been a stretch at times, but it’s something Matt says he is learning to embrace and explore. “It might sounds strange, but I’ve never been less interested in pursuing a music career. Being married and having a family has re-oriented my priorities completely and the career things that used to be so important to me have become less so. In that way it’s been very freeing and has forced me to let go of control and allowed my steps to be directed by opportunities that the Lord brings our way rather than striving and trying to ‘make it’. If ten or ten million people are listening, it really doesn’t matter. Being a great husband, father, and friend are much more important to me right now than striving for some big career that takes me away from these precious gifts of family and community.”
Community and camaraderie has become increasingly more important to the singer and one listen to 'Writing to Remember' reveals this collaborative spirit that is a hallmark of Matt’s musical pallet. Those lending their vocal talents include JJ Heller, Jill Paquette, and even Vince Gill and Amy Grant on a deeply personal and emotional track, 'The Other Side'. 'Writing to Remember' is equally saturated with a spirit of hope, togetherness, and God’s love. The album beautifully bookends this first chapter with a nod to the next waiting to unfold. “These 15 songs truly represent the progression of learning for me and express the joys and struggles of life that has been lived these past 14 years”, says Matt. “It’s been cool to re-discover how relevant these simple truths still are in my life and I believe for all of us.”
A Holly Jolly Christmas
Matt Brouwer Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'A Holly Jolly Christmas' by these artists:
Alan Jackson Have a holly jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Alan Jackson (Holiday) Have a holly jolly Christmas It's the best time of…
Brett Eldredge Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Brett Eldredge feat. Meghan Trainor Hmm Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Burl Ives Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Burl Ives & Videocraft Chorus and Orchestra Have a holly, jolly Christmas; It's the best time of the…
Burl Ives (Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer) Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Dora the Explorer Have a holly jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Ives Burl Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Lady Antebellum Have a holly jolly Christmas It’s the best time of the…
Lady Antebellum (Holiday) Have a holly jolly Christmas It’s the best time of the…
LIVING ROOM - Burl Ives Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
Sufjan Stevens La la la, la la, la la Have a holly jolly…
The Countdown Kids Have a holly, jolly Christmas; It's the best time of the…
The Starlite Singers Have a holly, jolly Christmas It's the best time of the…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Matt Brouwer:
A Love That Saves Me When we were young it never felt this way The world…
A New Song We wait in hope for the Lord He is our help…
A Simple Plan I can't live here anymore Here in a line, wasting away But…
All I Really Want I've been waiting so long For the right words to come Just…
All The Way All the way is where I hear you calling me All…
Angels Sing All around us, bending low, angels confide In the cold nigh…
Beautiful Now If you had to lose your life now would you Even…
Better Days And you asked me what I want this year And I…
Breathe Silence fills a formless void Darkness spills over the deep …
Come and Be Come and be, wash over me Open my heart to You…
Come Back Around When your heroes have all let you down And you find…
Consecrate Never known such love Break the bread, drink this cup And se…
Everlasting There is nothing I could ever do To deserve the love…
Father I Adore You Father, I adore …
Good Night's Sleep I close my eyes like I’ve done a thousand times And…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Here I Am Again Here I am again On my knees I must let go of…
Home I'm running faster that I ever have before A little more…
I Shall Believe Come to me now And lay Your hands over me Will You…
I Wanna See You Jesus, I am reaching, I'm longing for You now To meet…
If You Stay Stay through the night, don't leave I'm not alright to be…
Imagerical This mystery, well, I can't explain, no History, well let m…
Lead Come and take my hand and lead Come and pour the…
Let It Snow Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so…
Love Can Find a Way This turned out to be nothing but a losing streak I…
New Beginning Creating praise on the lips of the broken Reviving Your hous…
O Come O Come Emmanuel O come, o come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mo…
Ocean Oh, will you come and find me I'm all alone in…
One for Another Breaking the skyline comes a new day Chasing the cold in…
One In a Million Couldn't see it beginning, now I'm Trying to make amends You…
Outside Inside Hold me, clouds are reaching for the Ground now Outside, hea…
Please Say I can’t quite describe this feeling But I can see it…
Redemption Hymn I've seen trouble, felt the shame Been forgiven and fallen a…
Rivers To him who reigns upon the earth Who set the mountains…
Rivers of Mercy To him who reigns upon the earth Who set the mountains…
Running To Begin First she puts her high heels on again They make her…
Sanity It took all night to fight the air and breathe It…
Someone Else's Arms Love, my love, my heart has waited For you with open…
Sometimes Sometimes I'm afraid of what I might not get to…
The Other Side There's a storm that's barely passed us by I can almost…
Thornside Well it’s hard to keep a secret in a one…
Till the Sunrise Hey baby, don't close your eyes Don't close your eyes now He…
Tonight I go to sleep tonight with my head in the…
Unfamiliar Was it a cold November in ‘79 The day you left…
Unlearning Has anybody ever gotten down From this picture perfect high …
Waking Up Every time something's wrong I wake up to find Your love All…
Water You are my God, I seek you My soul thirsts for…
Where's Our Revolution I’ve been living alone now for six months I’ve been lost…
Why Can't We Be Honest Ever since I stepped out Everything's been going wrong Trie…
Wish You Were Here This town is lonely, oh, without you here I see the…
With Me And You It's not easy to be this lonely It's hard enough to…
Writing to Remember I know it ain’t Hollywood It’s not set on some exotic…
You Are Hey, runaway fast, get ready to go Is this my destiny…
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