Matthew Joseph West is an American contemporary Christian musician / singer-songwriter who has released five studio albums. He was born in April of 1977 in Downers Grove, Illinois and mostly wrote and performed his first songs at his father’s church. West started as an independent musician and then was later signed to Universal South Records in the early 2000’s. West has not only worked with mainstream christian artists such as: Point of Grace, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, and Casting Crowns but in the secular world he has worked with country acts such as: Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Vince Gill.
He’s very favored for his songwriting style and how he gets his ideas to write those songs. West asks his fans to send in their life stories so that he can read through them and write songs that could help them through whatever hardships they are going through along with others who hear his songs and are going through the same situations. Because of this promotion his songs have become very popular not only in the Christian community but along with the secular community as well. He gives off a very raw and emotional feel to his songs with almost folk musicality which helps connect people to the lyrics more than the music in the song.
Matthew West is personally one of my favorite christian artists because of how real his songs are and how easy they are to relate too. I want to write songs and affect others lives the same way he does through a message that God is always there for you no matter what you are going through. Just letting people know that they’re not alone is one of the strongest messages out there. His album “Story of Your Life” really resonates with me and has helped me grow in my faith with Christ. Matthew West has not only affected my life for the better but so many around the word as well. He truly is an inspiration in the Christian community and continually proves himself as being one of the best singer-songwriters and musicians in the non-secular world.
He’s very favored for his songwriting style and how he gets his ideas to write those songs. West asks his fans to send in their life stories so that he can read through them and write songs that could help them through whatever hardships they are going through along with others who hear his songs and are going through the same situations. Because of this promotion his songs have become very popular not only in the Christian community but along with the secular community as well. He gives off a very raw and emotional feel to his songs with almost folk musicality which helps connect people to the lyrics more than the music in the song.
Matthew West is personally one of my favorite christian artists because of how real his songs are and how easy they are to relate too. I want to write songs and affect others lives the same way he does through a message that God is always there for you no matter what you are going through. Just letting people know that they’re not alone is one of the strongest messages out there. His album “Story of Your Life” really resonates with me and has helped me grow in my faith with Christ. Matthew West has not only affected my life for the better but so many around the word as well. He truly is an inspiration in the Christian community and continually proves himself as being one of the best singer-songwriters and musicians in the non-secular world.
I really enjoyed reading about this songwriter. I love how relatable his lyrics are as well.
ReplyDeleteI really liked learning about matthew west and his music. He seems like the kind of guy who's an outstanding artist with a great heart for God. You made a good choice in writing about him.
ReplyDeleteTerra-Lynn! Great job with this essay! I also really admire Matthew West. I learnt a lot from this. I never knew that West worked with secular artists like Rascal Flats and Billy Ray Cyrus! That's is really cool.
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