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For every rags-to-riches, overnight success story boasted by the music industry, there are countless other amazing artists flying just under the radar, anxiously waiting a turn in the spotlight. But could it be a blessing, perhaps, if that “big break” is not just around the corner? There’s a lot to be said for the subtle rises—artists on a gradual trajectory with more nuanced career paths. Though not always as celebrated, the long road can ultimately be more creatively rich and fulfilling. Just ask award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter Matt Brouwer.

Christian music industry followers may remember the Nova Scotia-born artist from his 2001 Reunion Records debut. With success at radio and retail, his career was budding, yet an immediate follow-up was not to be. Instead, Matt spent the next few years traveling the world—Venezuela, Poland, Jamaica, Guatemala—on a series of mission focused trips.

Returning to call Houston home, he eventually recorded the critically-acclaimed 2005 independent release, Unlearning. The album featured Matt’s Sheryl Crow-penned breakout hit “I Shall Believe,” and showcased the emergence of a fearless honesty in his own writing, landing him in more musically organic and lyrically vulnerable territory than ever before.

“The experience of working in small villages in Guatemala, Jamaica, the inner city in Caracas, Venezuela, and the previously war torn yet fledgling youth culture in Poland affected me deeply,” Matt shares. “All of a sudden I had a lot of questions. I felt guilt, compassion, rage, and hope all mixed together. It burst open a dam in my soul and everything just came rushing out.”
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