Q:Facts:   - instrument: vocals , guitar , piano    - years active: 2001 - present    - caption: matt john 's , newfoundland brouwer at the 2010 juno awards in st.    - origin: truro , nova scotia , canada    - label: reunion records , black shoe records    - genre: singer/songwriter , pop , adult alternative , ccm .    - spouse: hannah ficker -lrb- 2010 & ndash ; present -rrb-      - birth date: 28 february 1980    - name: matt brouwer    - image size: 200    - background: solo_singer    - image: mattbrouwerjunoawards2010-1 . jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of matt brouwer .
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matt brouwer is a canadian singer/songwriter who got his start in the music industry while studying music at school in alberta , canada .while in college he and fellow students founded the band monday night worship -lrb- mnw -rrb- .because of the spiritual content of his lyrics he was ` discovered ' by a nashville record company in 2000 , and in 2001 recorded his solo debut cd imagerical .the album was released on may 29 , 2001 on reunion records .he then formed his own label called black shoe records and released an album titled unlearning in 2005 , where 's our revolution -lrb- universal -rrb- in 2009 , and till the sunrise in 2012 .brouwer 's music has been hailed for its relentless vulnerability as he shares his life 's story of tragedy -lrb- the death of his father -rrb- and hope -lrb- his spiritual pilgrimage -rrb- with his listeners .