Matthew Good

Matthew Good is an award-winning Canadian musician, writer, and activist known for his influential work in alternative rock, both as a solo artist and with the Matthew Good Band. After winning the 99.3 The Fox’s Seeds local band competition in 1994, which provided crucial recording time, Matthew Good went on to secure a publishing deal with EMI Publishing later that year, setting the stage for his impactful career in music. In 1995, Good formed the three-piece rock band that would become known as the Matthew Good Band, releasing their debut independent album, Last of the Ghetto Astronauts. The album gained significant traction in 1996 with singles ‘Alabama Motel Room’ and ‘Symbolistic White Walls’ receiving substantial radio play across Canada.

Good transitioned to a solo career, releasing his debut solo album, Avalanche, in 2003, which famously featured the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The same year, he won a Juno Award for Video of the Year for his track ‘Weapon.’ He followed this with White Light Rock & Roll Review in 2004 and the career retrospective compilation In a Coma: Matthew Good 1995–2005 in 2005. His 2007 album, Hospital Music, debuted at the top of the Canadian albums chart. Matthew Good continued his prolific solo output, releasing Vancouver in 2009, for which he received a Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year in 2011.

He performed at the prestigious TEDxToronto conference in 2013, the same year he released his album Arrows of Desire. His subsequent albums include Lights of Endangered Species (2011), Chaotic Neutral (2015), Something Like a Storm (2017), and Moving Walls (2020). Good is also widely recognized for his extensive writing and political activism, establishing himself as a prominent voice in Canadian culture beyond his musical achievements.