Kalle Mattson
| Kalle Mattson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 21, 1990 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Home Music Co., Trickser Tonträger |
| Associated acts | The Wooden Sky, Cuff The Duke, Jeremy Fisher, Howie Beck, Jim Bryson |
| Website |
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Kalle Mattson (born Kalle Mattson Wainio, September 21, 1990 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
His music video "Avalanche" was nominated for Video of The Year at the Juno Awards of 2016, & won the 2016 Prism Prize. His album Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold was nominated for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize,[1] & he has also won SOCAN's Songwriter of the Year and four Northern Ontario Music Award's for Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year in both 2012 and 2015.[2]
Mattson began writing songs in 2009 and has toured with The Wooden Sky, Sunparlour Players, Cuff The Duke, Jeremy Fisher, Hozier, Jim Bryson, The Rural Alberta Advantage and Blue Rodeo. In 2012 his music video for "Water Falls" was dubbed "the coolest music video of 2012” by The Huffington Post.[3] and in 2014 he went on four tours of Europe and three of North America in support of "Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold".[4]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Whisper Bee | Independent release |
| 2011 | Anchors[5] | Parliament of Trees |
| 2012 | Lives in Between[6] | Parliament of Trees |
| 2014 | Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold | Parliament of Trees |
| 2015 | Avalanche | Home Music Co. |
Notable music videos
Mattson has received attention in mainstream media for several music videos:
"Thick As Thieves" video
In November 2011 Mattson's music video for "Thick As Thieves" went viral with over 1,000,000 views over the three uploads of the video. The video was created with only $250 in materials and depicted a "stopmotion history of the world". It was covered by Time Magazine, Huffington Post, Yahoo! and MuchMusic.[7]
"Water Falls" video
In spring 2012 Mattson released a second viral music video for "Water Falls", with a camera 'slingshotting' through San Francisco using a novel stop-motion technique. The video was premiered by NPR's All Songs Considered and was featured in The Atlantic, CBS News, Gizmodo, and the Huffington Post. It was directed by Kevin Parry.[8]
"A Love Song to the City" video
In 2014 Mattson released a video for "A Love Song to the City", featuring his hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[9] It premiered on USA Today,[10] and was nominated in the Best Music Video category at the 2015 Northern Ontario Music Awards.[11]
"Avalanche" video
In 2015 Mattson released a new music video for the title track from his 6-song EP "Avalanche". The video, directed by Philip Sportel, depicts Mattson creatively recreating 35 iconic album covers over the course of 3:45 featuring the likes of Elliott Smith, Jay-Z, Wilco, Radiohead, The Velvet Underground, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan & Beck. The video went on to widespread critical acclaim including being nominating for Video Of The Year at the Juno Awards of 2016, in the Best Director category at the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards, & Mattson & Sportel won the 2016 Prism Prize for artistry in modern Canadian music videos.
See also
References
- ↑ "Ottawa's Kalle Mattson makes the long list". Ottawa Citizen. Jun 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Deresti, Mattson, McCarthy win awards". Sault Star. May 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Kalle Mattson 'Waterfalls': New Video Takes Viewers On Hypnotic Trip Through San Francisco (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. July 13, 2012.
- ↑ "In memoriam: Kalle Mattson's latest CD remembers his mother's death". Ottawa Citizen. February 11, 2014.
- ↑ Kalle Mattson - Anchors • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca
- ↑ Seay, Kerra. "Album Review: Lives In Between". The Charlatan
- ↑ "'A Stopmotion History Of The World' Is Kalle Mattson's Music Video For 'Thick As Thieves' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. December 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Zoom Around San Francisco in a Mesmerizing Music Video—and GIFs!". The Atlantic. July 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Kalle Mattson Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold".
- ↑ "Premiere: Kalle Mattson's 'A Love Song to the City'". USA Today. March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Burning up: Mattson gets 3 nods". Sault Star. May 11, 2015.