Matt Masters
| Matt Masters | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocal, guitar |
| Years active | since 1998 |
| Website | www.mattmasters.com |
Matt Masters Burgener, known professionally as Matt Masters (born March 23, 1976) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Calgary, Canada. He began his career in 1998.[1]
Career
In 2007, two of his songs featured on the TV program Rabbit Fall (season 1, episode 5).[2]
In June 2008, Masters premiered an original country and western musical titled Don Coyote. It played at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary[3][4][5] and the Nuit Blanche Festival in October in Toronto.[6][7]
In April 2009, Masters began to play music at occasional Calgary Flames home games at the Pengrowth Saddledome.[8]
Masters toured England and Germany in 2009 and on June 9 he performed at the Canadian Embassy in Turkey.[9]
In February 2010 Masters and the Gentlemen of the Rodeo toured Germany and Qatar. Masters also performed at the Alberta Pavilion during the Vancouver Olympic Games.
In July 2011 Masters released a new record titled All-Western Winners.
His song "Oh Saskatchewan" was featured in two films by Canadian director Michael Dowse, Goon (2011) and The F Word (2013). Other films he has worked on include Western Confidential (A legend of Whitey) (2011) and the 2006 documentary Late Harvest.
In June 2015 Masters was hired by the City of Calgary Arts and Culture division to serve as the busker liaison consultant.[10]
In July 2015, Masters declared his intent to seek the New Democratic Party nomination in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage, against the incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He ran under his real name, Matt Masters Burgener.[11] He finished in a distant third place, taking 7.2 percent, short of the minimum 10 percent for his campaign expenses to be refunded. Nonetheless, his campaign attracted national attention for its creativity with lawn signs featuring custom messages by the public[12] and a unique campaign video.[13]
Recognition
In September 2009, Masters was awarded the Telus Arts Award for Artistic Innovation at the 2009 Mayor's Awards for Business and the Arts in Calgary.[14]
References
- ↑ Matt Masters Biography Retrieved November 6, 2009
- ↑ "IMBD entry for Rabbit Fall soundtrack". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "Glenbow Museum Past Exhibitions". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "Stage Picks". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "Edgy art slides into music fest". Calgary Herald. September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "Nuit Blanche event at Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "12 exhibitions not to miss during Nuit Blanche Thu Oct 2 2008 at thestar.com". The Star. Toronto. October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "Calgary Flames events calendar". Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "Masters's Turkish delight:Calgary's hardest-working country crooner celebrates Canada Day abroad July 9, 2009". Fast Forward Weekly. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "Matt Masters takes on new role as Calgary's busker liaison". CBC News. June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "NDP, Liberals line up to challenge Harper in Conservative stronghold". Calgary Herald. July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "NDP campaign gets creative in Stephen Harper's riding". CBC News. Sep 13, 2015.
- ↑ Vincent, Donovan (October 14, 2015). "'Brilliant' campaign video contains message about taking on Stephen Harper". Toronto Star.
- ↑ 2009 Mayor's awards winners. "Calgary Professional Arts Alliance". Retrieved 2009-11-07.