Matt Masters
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| 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, Alberta, Canada. He began his career in 1998.[1]
In 2007, two of his songs were 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 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.[10]
In February 2010 Matt Masters and the Gentlemen of the Rodeo toured Germany and Qatar. Matt Masters also performed at the Alberta Pavilion during the Vancouver Olympic Games.
In July 2011 Matt Masters released a new record titled All-Western Winners.
Matt's song "Oh Saskatchewan" has been featured in two films by Canadian director Michael Dowse, Goon (2011) and The F Word (2013). Other films Matt has worked on include Western Confidential (A legend of Whitey) (2011) and the 2006 documentary Late Harvest.
In June 2015 Matt Masters was hired by the City of Calgary Arts and Culture division to serve as the Busker Liaison Consultant.[11]
In July 2015, Matt Masters Burgener declared his intent to seek the nomination for the NDP in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage, against the incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[12] Although Burgener was ultimately unsuccessful in taking the riding, his campaign attracted national attention for its creativity with lawn signs featuring custom messages by the public[13] and a unique campaign video.[14]
References
- ↑ Matt Masters Biography Retrieved November 6, 2009
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4408235/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
http://exclaim.ca/News/matt_masters_returns_with_all-western_winners_canadian_dates http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-previews/all-western-winners-needs-byline-mark-7756/
Calgary Herald February 2, 2101
Gulf Times, photograph of Matt Masters and the Gentlemen of the Rodeo in performance in Doha, Qatar.
University of Calgary Qatar website
http://www.qatar.ucalgary.ca/news/Feb2010/Stampede
Government of Alberta -Vancouver 2010 Artist Profile
http://alberta.ca/vancouver2010/242.htm
