Мэттью Тиссен: Музыкант, автор песен и лидер Relient K

Canadian American singer songwriter

Matthew Arnold Thiessen (born August 12, 1980) is a Canadian born American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for being co founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released eight full length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that peaked in the top twenty on the Billboard 200. Outside of his work with Relient K, Thiessen leads a side project called Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, which released its debut album Wind Up Bird on August 31, 2018. In 2009, he co produced and collaborated on Owl City's album Ocean Eyes.

Thiessen founded Relient K in 1998, with guitarist Matt Hoopes, and bassist Brian Pittman, and recorded the demo All Work & No Play the same year. The recording attracted the interest of Toby McKeehan who signed the band to his label Gotee Records. Between the years 2000 and 2003, Gotee released three full length albums, one Christmas album, and four EPs with Relient K. In 2004, their fourth album Mmhmm was released on both Capitol Records and Gotee, and peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard 200. After recording another EP in 2005, Mmhmm and Two Lefts Don't Make a Right but Three Do, their 2003 album, were certified gold, followed by their 2001 album The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek in 2006. In 2007, Gotee, Capitol, and EMI released Relient K's fifth studio album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. Thiessen has been the lead vocalist, frontman, guitarist, primary songwriter, and, along with guitarist/backing vocalist Matt Hoopes, the only member who has been in the band for its entire history. Because of this position of musical leader, he maintains the most creative and artistic control of the band members.

In addition to being in Relient K, Thiessen plays in his own solo piano project called Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes. Prior to 2018, the project had released a total of five songs on various samplers and compilation albums from Gotee and Mono Vs. Stereo, and several songs written for the project have been re recorded on Relient K releases. In 2010, after the release and supporting tour of Forget and Not Slow Down, Thiessen announced that he would begin work on a full length solo album. Although he had previously expressed interest in recording a studio release, he had placed his priority on Relient K, and relegated his solo work to his free time. In June 2018, Thiessen announced that his debut album under Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, Wind Up Bird, would release later that summer. Thiessen has occasionally collaborated with Jon Foreman of Switchfoot. After initial interest in recording vocals for a Switchfoot song, it instead worked out for Foreman to contribute vocals for the Relient K song "Deathbed" from Five Score and Seven Years Ago. He later contributed songwriting and vocals to the Switchfoot release "Rebuild" in 2007, in conjunction for the Appetite for Construction Tour. In 2009, he contributed vocals, songwriting, and production to Owl City's major label debut Ocean Eyes, which has sold over 1,500,000 copies worldwide and reached the top ten on the Billboard 200. Lead single "Fireflies" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in late October, and was a global success, topping the charts in many countries including Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Thiessen continues to work with Owl City's Adam Young and contributes vocals to "Plant Life", a song on the album, "All Things Bright and Beautiful". He also co wrote "Good Time" with Owl City and Brian Lee. Thiessen has also made guest contributions on a number of releases with other artists, including Blackbear, John Reuben, tobyMac and The Fold.

Thiessen has received piano lessons since he was seven years old, with early interests in ragtime and Scott Joplin, specifically the soundtrack from The Sting. He taught himself guitar at the age of fourteen by learning to play songs by grunge bands like Silverchair and Nirvana. Thiessen does not use guitar picks while playing; he instead uses his thumb. According to Matt Hoopes, this is because he can't. Since Relient K's early days, Thiessen's main influences have been in the pop punk genre, and Goldfinger. He later introduced influences from Simon & Garfunkel, Ben Folds, and The Beach Boys,

Thiessen was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. His parents divorced when he was six years old and living in Stevensville, Ontario. Later, his mother remarried and the family moved to Bolivar, Ohio, the "Paris of Tuscarawas County," where he met and befriended future bandmates Matt Hoopes and Brian Pittman. The three have said that they have known each other since first or second grade. Thiessen dated future pop star Katy Perry for a time from 2003 until 2005, and wrote several songs with her and Glen Ballard during her early recording sessions. One of the songs the three wrote, "Long Shot", would go on to be recorded by Kelly Clarkson on her 2009 album All I Ever Wanted. Remaining on good terms with Perry, he also co wrote "Dressin' Up from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection. In 2008, it was announced that Thiessen proposed to Shannon Murphy, a morning radio co host of the "Mojo in the Morning" show based in Detroit. The couple planned for an August 22, 2009 wedding. However, the engagement was terminated in December, after Murphy claimed that Thiessen had been unfaithful. Thiessen married Emily Wright on August 23, 2015, in New York City, with Matt Hoopes as his best man. They kept the engagement and marriage a secret from the public. The couple divorced in February 2018.

Year Album Song(s) Label(s) 2001 Happy Christmas, Vol. 3 "I Hate Christmas Parties" Gotee Records 2003 The Revolution Will Begin in the Blink of an Eye, Vol. 1 "Poison Ivy" Mono Vs. Stereo 2005 The Revolution Will Begin in the Blink of an Eye, Vol. 2 "The Calendar, The Energy (If This Is You Then Woe Is Me)" Mono Vs. Stereo 2006 My Other Band, Vol. 1 "The Calendar, The Energy (If This Is You Then Woe Is Me)""The Warmth of the Sun""Faking My Own Suicide" (Demo)"Poison Ivy" (iTunes bonus track only) Mono Vs. Stereo

Year Collaborator(s) Contribution Song(s) Album 2004 Everyday Sunday backing vocals "The One" Anthems for the Imperfect 2005 The Wedding backing vocals "But a Breath" The Wedding John Reuben vocals "Nuisance" The Boy Vs. the Cynic Katy Perry songwriting "Simple" The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Music from the Motion Picture) "Box", "Diamonds", "It's Okay to Believe" 2006 The Fold backing vocals "I Believe You" This Too Shall Pass 2007 Switchfoot songwriting, vocals "Rebuild" 2008 Family Force 5 remixing, vocals "The First Time" Dance or Die with a Vengeance Rookie of the Year piano all tracks Sweet Attention vocals "Danger Zone" Ace Enders and a Million Different People vocals "Bittersweet Symphony" Bittersweet Symphony Single The Media Says piano "Summer Lovin'", "Keep Falling Down" Forgive Us If We Make You Smile EP Ellington piano all tracks More Like a Movie, Less Like Real Life vocals "In A Lonely Place" Katy Perry songwriting "A Cup of Coffee" One of the Boys 2009 Kelly Clarkson, (with Katy Perry and Glen Ballard) songwriting "Long Shot" All I Ever Wanted Owl City songwriting, production, vocals "Cave In", "Fireflies", "Tidal Wave", "The Bird and the Worm" Ocean Eyes Deas Vail vocals "Birds" Birds & Cages 2010 TobyMac vocals "Wonderin" Tonight Rookie of the Year piano "Bizarre Love Triangle" The Most Beautiful 2011 Owl City songwriting, vocals "Plant Life" All Things Bright and Beautiful Jack's Mannequin songwriting "Amy, I", "People, Running", "Platform Fire" People and Things Run Kid Run vocals "Sunburns" Patterns 2012 Katy Perry songwriting "Dressin' Up" Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection Owl City songwriting, production, vocals "Shooting Star", "I'm Coming After You", "Speed of Love", "Good Time", "Metropolis", "Bombshell Blonde" The Midsummer Station songwriting, production "When Can I See You Again?" Wreck It Ralph William Beckett songwriting "Slip Away" What Will Be EP blackbear songwriting, vocals "Cold Coffee" Sex: The Mixtape 2013 Kristian Bush songwriting "Love or Money Big Time Rush songwriting "Get Up", "Untouchable" 24/Seven Owl City songwriting "Live It Up" The Smurfs 2: Music from and Inspired by Owl City, TobyMac songwriting "Light of Christmas" Light of Christmas 2014 The Fray songwriting "Closer to Me", "Wherever This Goes", "Shadow and a Dancer", "500,000 Acres" Helios R5 songwriting "Smile" Sometime Last Night Owl City songwriting "Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time" 2015Owl City songwriting, vocals "Verge"Mobile Orchestra songwriting "Unbelievable", "Back Home" Ben Rector songwriting "Crazy" Brand New 2016 Birds in the Airport songwriting "Dozing Off" Domesticated Drowsiness EP 2017 COIN songwriting "Don't Cry, 2020", "Hannah" How Will You Know If You Never Try Vinyl Theatre songwriting "Fade Away" Origami Owl City songwriting "Clap Your Hands" Featured in Everybody's Golf TobyMac vocals (as Relient K) "Can't Wait for Christmas" Light of Christmas 2018 Gin Wigmore songwriting "Cold Cave" Ivory Owl City songwriting, vocals "All My Friends", "All My Friends (Alt Version)" Cinematic Luthi songwriting "StealinLovin" Stranger Billy Raffoul songwriting, background vocals "1975" 1975 EP Rusty Clanton songwriting "Takes One to Know One" 2019 Billy Raffoul songwriting, vocals, guitar "When We Were Young" A Few More Hours at YYZ (Vinyl Version) 2021 Machine Gun Kelly composition, lyrics "Love Race" 2023 Switchfoot vocals (as Relient K) "Ammunition (Relient K Version)" The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) [Deluxe Edition]