For Matt Brouwer it’s been a slow, steady, and relatively quiet climb into the hearts of music fans. From humble beginnings at Prairie Bible College in Canada which led to the release of Imagerical to the critically acclaimed vulnerability of 2005’s Unlearning, the humble singer/songwriter has steadily added fans to his ranks, drawn by the humanity within the artist’s work.
We recently sat down with Brouwer and found him just as you’d imagine: humble, witty, and friendly as he discussed his early days, his new album, and the daunting task of being an honest artist.
SA: So it’s been a long time since the first release I heard of yours, Imagerical, and now. Are you at the place you wanted to be, or that you thought you’d be, here in ’08?
Matt: Well, essentially in ’01, I really just found myself post-college, just barely out of college, and that album, that blue album with the weird title that I released, was essentially a praise and worship record that was really just a direct result of my experiences in college. I got involved leading music at the church aspect of the college that I was involved in and it was a beautiful accident, really. I didn’t go with any idea of wanting or desiring to do that but ended up leading this thing and it was a really meaningful part of our college experience.
You can read the rest of the interview here.