Matt Gilman

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Matt Gilman
Birth nameMatthew Thomas Gilman
Born (1985-07-15) July 15, 1985 (age 37)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Origin Orlando, Florida
Genres CCM, worship
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels Forerunner
Website mattgilman.com

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. The second album, Awaken Love , was released in 2013 by Forerunner Music. This album was his breakthrough release on the Billboard magazine Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts. He currently leads worship with Influence Music, who are based at Influence Church.

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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] He started to lead worship services at his father's church when he was 14 years old. [2] He graduated high school in 2002 and subsequently relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, to join the International House of Prayer; this is where he was based out of for a decade, until his departure in 2012. [5]

Personal life

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

Music career

Gilman's music career commenced in 2008, with the co-released album, Holy, with Cory Asbury, and 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 presently part of an artist collective known as Influence Music, which was birthed out of Influence Church in Anaheim Hills, CA. 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 Gilman 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. Speaking about this, 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 serving for ten years as a worship leader at the International House of Prayer, Gilman took up 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 guest speak and lead worship. He currently travels 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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [10]
US
Christ 		US
Heat
Holy(with Cory Asbury)
  • Released: July 10, 2008
  • Label: Forerunner
  • CD, digital download
——
Awaken Love
  • Released: August 27, 2013
  • Label: Forerunner
  • CD, digital download
198

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  2. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Matt Gilman : Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Matt Gilman (May 13, 2015). "Happy birthday to ME! Just launched my Kickstarter for my album. Help me get the word out by tweeting the link". Twitter. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Matt Gilman (May 13, 2015). "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. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Gilman, Matt. "Matt Gilman – About". Matt Gilman. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  6. 1 2 AllMusic. "Matt Gilman : Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved May 13, 2015.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ Gilman, Matt (July 10, 2008). "Holy by Matt Gilman". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Cross Rhythms. "Matt Gilman Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ Gilman, Matt (August 27, 2013). "Awaken Love by Matt Gilman". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Chart search for Matt Gilman at billboard.com/biz
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