Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney

Mathew Kearney (['kɑrnee']) (born December 1, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney has received widespread recognition from his major label debut, Nothing Left to Lose. 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, most notably, Grey's Anatomy.

He has toured with Jason Mraz, Meiko, Cary Brothers, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, and The Fray; and headlined VH1's first ever "You Oughta Know Tour" in the spring of 2007.

His new album was recently recorded in Nashville, TN. It will then be mixed in New York within the coming weeks as mentioned by Kearney in a recent Myspace Blog.

Update: Mat Kearney released the single "Closer to Love" on February 18th. His new album entitled "City of Black and White" will be released on May 19th.

Mat will open for British rockers, Keane, on their upcoming United States tour starting in May.

Discography

Albums

• Bullet (2004)
• Nothing Left To Lose (2006) – #109 on Billboard 200; #2 on Billboard Top Heatseekers
• City of Black & White (2009)

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 (2003)
  1. "Bullet"
  2. "Poor Boy"
  3. "Girl America"
  4. "Lifetime"
  5. "Tomorrow"
  6. "Memorial Stones"
  7. "Call Me"

• The Chicago EP (2005)
  1. "Nothing Left To Lose" – 4:24
  2. "Undeniable" – 4:25
  3. "Chicago" [Acoustic Version] – 4:16
  4. "Girl America" [Acoustic Version] – 4:17
  5. "In The Middle" [Acoustic Version] – 4:03

Digital-Only EPs

• Rhapsody Originals (February 20, 2007) – Rhapsody exclusive
  1. Crashing Down
  2. Nothing Left To Lose
  3. Undeniable
  4. Where We Gonna Go From Here

• NapsterLive (March 13, 2007) – Napster exclusive
  1. Nothing Left To Lose
  2. Undeniable
  3. Crashing Down
  4. Where We Gonna Go From Here

• iTunes Exclusive Acoustic EP (April 17, 2007) – iTunes exclusive
  1. Nothing Left To Lose
  2. Girl America
  3. In the Middle
  4. Renaissance

Song Facts

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.

"Nothing Left to Lose" was the title track and first single off Kearney's second album. It was the sixth most played song on Christian CHR radio in 2006, and 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 most recent single, "Breathe In, Breathe Out", debuted in September 2007, and marks the singer's third 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.

Singles released

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	Nothing Left to Lose
2007	"Breathe In, Breathe Out"	-	#19	-	Grey's Anatomy Original Soundtrack Volume 3
2009	"Closer To Love"	-	-	-	City of Black & White

Newspaper and Television appearances

• Last Call with Carson Daly (21 April 2006)
• WB Morning Show - "Nothing Left to Lose" (30 August 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)
• CBS Saturday - "Nothing Left to Lose" (24? March 2007)
• VSpot Top 20 Countdown (25? March 2007)
• A&E's Breakfast with the Arts - (15 November 2006)
• Tonight Show with Jay Leno - "Undeniable." (29 August 2007)

Band

Current

• Will Sayles – Drums
• Tyler Burkum – Guitar
• Cason Cooley – Keyboard
• Paul Moak – Guitar
• Adrian Bradford – Sound Engineer

Former

• Tony Luceto – Bass
• Greg Everett – Guitar, Keyboard
• Jeff Irwin – Bass, Keyboard
• Chris Kimmerer – Drums
• Jeremy Lutito – Drums

References

• Breakfast with the Arts on A&E (1992, TV Show)
• Featured Music on Grey's Anatomy

External links

• Official site
• Mat Kearney at IMDb
• Christianity Today Article