Matt Gilman Explained

Matt Gilman
Birth Name:Matthew Thomas Gilman
Birth Date:July 15, 1985
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Origin:Orlando, Florida
Instrument:Vocals, singer-songwriter
Genre:CCM, worship
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Years Active:2008–present
Label:Forerunner
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Matthew Thomas "Matt" Gilman (born July 15, 1985) is an American Christian musician. His first release was with Forerunner Music in 2008, Holy, with Cory Asbury. A second album, Awaken Love, was released in 2013 by Forerunner Music. The album was Gilman's breakthrough release on the Billboard Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts. He leads worship with Influence Music, who are based at Influence Church in Anaheim Hills, California.

Early life

Gilman was born on July 15, 1985, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a Lutheran preacher father, Thomas Richard Gilman, and mother, Patricia Lynn Monnier.[1] [2] [3] [4] Matthew started to lead worship services at his father's church when he was 14 years old.[2] He graduated high school in 2002 and then moved to Kansas City, Missouri, to join the International House of Prayer. He was based there for a decade until his departure in 2012.[5]

Personal life

Matthew Gilman has twin sons, Isaac and Caden.[5] He lives in Orlando, Florida and travels monthly to Influence Church to lead worship.

Music career

Gilman's music career commenced in 2008, with the co-released album, Holy, with Cory Asbury; it was released by Forerunner Music on July 10, 2008.[6] [7] [8] His second album, Awaken Love, was released on August 27, 2013, by Forerunner Music.[6] [9] The album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed on the Christian Albums chart at No. 19 and the Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 8.[10] Gilman is part of an artist collective known as Influence Music, which was birthed out of Influence Church in Anaheim Hills. http://influencemusicofficial.com

Gilman has been leading worship since the age of 14, having grown up in ministry with his father, a Lutheran pastor. In 2002, when Matthew was a senior in high school, he arrived at the International House of Prayer of Kansas City thinking he was just attending a conference about music, his favorite subject. Matthew Gilman said, "As soon as I walked into the building, I knew this was different. It was not at all what I was expecting. God began to shake me to the core as He opened up a whole new understanding of worship with the Word of God. I knew right away this is what I was made for." After being a worship leader for ten years at the International House of Prayer, Gilman took a position with the Orlando House of Prayer. As an artist, Gilman has over 27,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and averages 300,000 plays per track. In January 2017, Gilman visited Influence Church in Anaheim, California to as a guest speaker and to lead worship. He has traveled to Anaheim once a month to lead worship and co-write with the team. Gilman said: "Influence Church is a body of believers that truly acts as the hands and feet of Jesus. It has been a place of deep healing, refreshing, restoration and musical inspiration for me. I’m so honored to get to run with such an amazing and authentic group of people that I get to call my family."

Discography

Studio albums

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Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ
US
Heat
Holy (with Cory Asbury)
  • Released: July 10, 2008
    • CD, digital download
Awaken Love
  • Released: August 27, 2013
    • CD, digital download
198

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Public Records Index . Minnesota Birth Index . 2002 . Family Search . May 13, 2015.
  2. Web site: Matt Gilman : Biography. Mark. Deming. AllMusic. May 13, 2015.
  3. Web site: Matt Gilman . Happy birthday to ME! Just launched my Kickstarter for my album. Help me get the word out by tweeting the link. Twitter. July 15, 2013. May 13, 2015.
  4. Web site: Matt Gilman . On May 9,1990 I was 4 years old. And I didn't know it then, but my life was changed that day. 25… . Twitter. May 9, 2015. May 13, 2015.
  5. Web site: Matt Gilman – About. Matt. Gilman. Matt Gilman. May 13, 2015.
  6. Web site: Matt Gilman : Discography . AllMusic. AllMusic. May 13, 2015.
  7. Web site: Holy by Matt Gilman . Matt. Gilman. New Release Tuesday. May 13, 2015. July 10, 2008.
  8. Web site: Matt Gilman Artist Profile. Cross Rhythms. Cross Rhythms. May 13, 2015.
  9. Web site: Awaken Love by Matt Gilman. Matt. Gilman. New Release Tuesday. May 13, 2015. August 27, 2013.
  10. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AMatt%20Gilman&f%5b1%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Matt%20Gilman Chart search for Matt Gilman