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Member Since6/10/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.matthewwest.com
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InfluencesJames Taylor, Switchfoot, Edwin McCain, Matchbox Twenty, Counting Crows, Patty Griffin, John Mayer, John Hiatt, Better that Ezra. Steven Curtis Chapman, Train, Wayne Newton, Early Madonna, White Snake, and Backstreet Boys. (just kidding about the last 4)
Sounds LikeA bunch of influences all mixed together. Always striving to be 'not your ordinary' singer/songwriter.
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Dec 1 2009 7:00P
Calvary Church - 95.9 The Fish Los Angeles Christmas Concert w/ Tenth Avenue North and Tim Santa Ana, California
Dec 4 2009 7:00P
Indian Creek Christian Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 5 2009 7:00P
The Mitby Theater at Madison Area Techincal College - Matthew West - The Give This Christm Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 6 2009 7:00P
Oak Brook Community Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Oak Brook, Illinois
Dec 7 2009 7:00P
WARSAW COMMUNITY CHURCH - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Warsaw, Indiana
Dec 10 2009 7:00P
Bethany Lutheran Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 11 2009 7:00P
Central Community Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Wichita, Kansas
Dec 12 2009 6:30P
Greenwood Community Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Greenwood Village, Colorado
Dec 13 2009 7:00P
Emmaus Baptist Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 18 2009 7:00P
Higher Ground Baptist Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Kingsport, Tennessee
Dec 19 2009 6:00P
Trinity Baptist Church - Matthew West - The Give This Christmas Away Tour Asheville, North Carolina
Dec 30 2009 8:00P
Orlando Marriott World Center - FOCUS National Student Leadership Conference Orlando, Florida
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BIOGRAPHY

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
—C.S. Lewis


Life was good for Matthew West. Having catapulted onto the Christian music scene in 2003 with his debut single, "More”—the most played Christian AC song of 2004—the multi-Dove Award nominee and sought-after songwriter had enjoyed two critically-acclaimed studio recordings, Happy (2003) and History (2005); been a mainstay at Christian radio with memorable hits like “Only Grace,” “History” and “Next Thing You Know”; and toured with such artists as tobyMac and BarlowGirl. But in April of 2007, with a new label home at Sparrow Records, concert dates on the books and plans to hit the studio with a fresh batch of songs for an album he’d already titled Something To Say, Matthew lost his voice.

After one look at his vocal chords, doctors at the Vanderbilt Voice Center immediately put all his plans on hold. They discovered a vascular polyp and hemorrhaged blood vessels on Matthew’s vocal chord, making it impossible for him to sing. His doctors were convinced only two courses of treatment would work: complete silence and surgery.

“Everything came to a screeching halt,” Matthew says of the diagnosis and the news of surgery. “All of a sudden my calendar was completely cleared. My studio plans were postponed. My life shut down.” Even worse, he says, was the frustration of not being able to communicate with his wife, Emily, and 1-year-old daughter, Lulu. “I was armed with a dry erase board, unable to do the little things we take for granted everyday, like talking with my wife, or singing to my little girl before bed.”

This season of silence wasn’t just a wake up call for the Wests, it was a dark, uncertain place. “I saw a side of Matthew that I had not yet really seen,” says Emily. “A more fearful side, vulnerable, less confident. But also, I saw in Matthew a determination to allow God to do a work in his life through this trial. I saw him commit time each day in prayer, and really seek God for some purpose to this season.”

Matthew recommitted himself to journaling his thoughts and prayers during his season of silence. “Solitude is an uncomfortable place, and silence is so unnatural for most of us,” he relates. “I found myself surrounded by questions like, ‘What if I can’t sing anymore? What if my voice doesn’t sound the same? What if I can’t provide for my family?’ It was foundation shattering. But over and over again, I felt this recurring message on my heart saying, ‘Cease striving…don’t even ask for answers, just be with Me. Be still. I am using your voice, even when you can’t hear it.’”

Most of the songs on Something to Say were written before Matthew’s surgery, but in many ways, it took this trial to fully understand their meaning. “Prior to this experience, I only had a glimpse of what these songs had to say, but having literally nothing to say for two months, it was as if I understood what these songs were trying to communicate all along. It’s like writing messages or taking notes and then taking the test to see if you really ‘get’ what you’ve written. Sometimes you’re given the message before you know what it means. Then the test comes, and you can see how God intended everything to be.”

Driven by a distinctive lyrical clarity, Something To Say is a soundtrack for life—a powerful reminder that God is speaking every day out of the broken places and pieces of our lives. Produced by Brown Bannister, Ed Cash and Chris Stevens, the album delivers the infectious guitar-driven pop that fans have come to expect from an artist and writer whose songs have also graced projects by Natalie Grant, Mandisa, Mark Schultz and Billy Ray Cyrus, as well as a cut on Rascal Flatts’ multi-platinum Feels Like Today.

From the high-energy title track, to the powerful “The Moment of Truth,” to the closing ballad “Stop The World,” Something To Say unfolds in fresh and thought-provoking ways to reveal its message of hope and healing. “I wanted to write songs that weren’t afraid to talk about real life,” Matthew says. “Real struggles. Real issues. Real problems. Because every song about real life is an opportunity to sing about the real Hope that can be found in Jesus.”

“Life Inside You” is an unforgettable example. Based on a true story, Matthew captures the struggles—and Hope—of a teenage couple facing pregnancy and addiction. “This young couple, with all the potential in the world, on the verge of throwing in the towel… somehow in the center of what seemed so hopeless, that tiny heart was beating… She kept the baby. It’s a boy. They got sober and got married. Redemption is real.”

The core message of the entire album, he says, is “no matter how many mistakes we’ve made or trials we’ve faced, it’s the brokenness of our lives that God uses to give us something to say to the world. I was sitting in church one Sunday after my surgery when my pastor read a quote from C.S. Lewis: ‘God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains; it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.’ It’s easier to cover up the weakest moments in life, hoping no one sees, but that’s not God’s plan for us. ‘Offer it up to Me, let Me show you what new life is like, what I can do with your mistakes.’ He will amplify His voice through you in a huge way.”

Ultimately, Matthew hopes to communicate the message that God is indeed at work in all our lives, in every circumstance, in every moment of our existence. And even in the silence—as Matthew well knows—there is still great Hope to be shared, a story to be told, and something to say.


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Nov 25 2009 11:56 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!
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Nov 25 2009 6:16 PM

Music is a language understood by all. I’m glad to meet you on myspace and I wish you all the best. Anke
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Nov 25 2009 1:23 AM

Happy Thanksgiving hope you and your family have a good one and God bless
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Nov 24 2009 3:20 AM

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Nov 23 2009 10:47 PM

Merci Matthew West
Paix et Espérance

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Nov 21 2009 7:47 PM

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Nov 21 2009 7:14 PM

I hope that you have a great weekend.
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Nov 21 2009 9:33 AM

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