MATT MOORE, Top Selling Christian Rock Artist and Emcee of Kingdom Come Festival - Artist interview

Today, we're honored to bring our our interview with top selling Christian rocker MATT MOORE! In addition to performing regularly at Kingdom Come Festival, Matt has also served as the festival's emcee for the past four years.

Brian talks with Matt about a number of interesting topics, including how he manages his responsibilities as emcee for a large festival, his musical journey, new songs he's working on, and what a special festival like Kingdom Come means to him! To find out more about the phenomenal Kingdom Come Festival, check out:

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Biographical information on Matt Moore from his website (https://mattmooremusic.com/about):

Matt Moore is an independent rock artist who is bringing his unique perspective forged through music and ministry into songs about broken things made beautiful.

“Heaven is waiting to mend all your scars with gold,” Matt sings on “Beautiful,” a song from his 2021 EP The Art of Precious Scars. These lyrics herald his return to releasing recorded music after four years spent focused on touring throughout his native midwest while leading worship as part of a church plant in Michigan.

“The overall theme of this EP is based around the Japanese concept of Kintsugi,” Matt Moore shares. “When something precious is damaged or broken, we don’t just throw it away. We work to repair it. Instead of trying to hide the damage and make it look perfect again, the broken and vulnerable pieces are reinforced with something strong and valuable, like gold or silver. This not only mends the object better than before, strong in the places it was damaged, but it makes it a unique work of art, more beautiful because of its brokenness.”

That core visual representation of the way God recasts our fractured lives sits as the lyrical focal point for each of the four songs. “Broken Pieces” confesses our brokenness with the support of chugging, grinding guitar riffs and gutpunch guest vocals from The Protest’s Joshua Bramlett. “I think there is something so valuable about owning that vulnerability, being honest about our struggles, and also knowing that there is hope for restoration,” Matt says as he reflects on the track.

Upbeat and anthemic “Stronger” is a victory song, declaring what it looks like when God has filled all of our scars with gold. The instantly singable chorus declares “I am stronger than before, I’m a legend built from broken pieces.”

The collection is rounded out with “The Promise,” a gentle midtempo ballad that offers solidarity through struggles. Matt Moore wrote the song for his family and friends during the challenges of the COVID pandemic and quarantine, inviting his community into a posture of growth through the pressure.

This tightly thematically intertwined set of songs was created in collaboration with producer Josiah Prince (Disciple). The studio team was rounded out by Jarob Bramlett of The Protest on drums. The creative energy is immediately evident, bursting through the seams of each redemptive rock song. “Honestly, working with Josiah has been one of the most encouraging and inspiring experiences in my musical career,” Matt says. “Josiah has such an incredible ear for melody, dynamics and arrangements. He listened to the heart behind these songs and spent time helping me to capture my very best performance, making sure every lyric and melody was as strong as possible.”