Matt Wertz 是一位创作型歌手，当 Wertz 在伊利诺斯大学香槟(Urbana-Champaign)分校主修工业设计专业时，就对唱歌、写歌有着有着强烈的爱好。Wertz 在一个名为"Young Life"的露营活动上表演时，就得到了很多人的喜爱。之后，他的第一张专辑《Somedays》发行了，专辑由 Steve Wilson 制作。他接下来的两张录音室专辑和一张EP都是由自己制作，EP由他的好朋友 Dave Barnes 帮忙制作。Matt 时常与 Jason Mraz，Jamie Cullum，Gavin Degraw，Matt Nathanson和 Jars Of Clay 共同参加巡回演出。 　　Born and raised a Christian in Liberty, Missouri, Wertz's interest in visual art led him to study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he graduated with a degree in industrial design. While there, his musical talents and ambitions grew. He started writing songs his first year of college. After graduation in 2001, Wertz moved to Nashville gained a considerable fan base by performing at Young Life camps, after releasing his first album, Somedays, produced by Steve Wilson. 　　His next studio album, Twenty Three Places (2003) was produced with Ed Cash. Today & Tomorrow was produced by Wertz and best friend Dave Barnes in 2005, and thanks to his constant touring, the singer was signed to Nettwerk Records. 　　On September 19, 2006, Wertz released his third studio album, Everything in Between. In late 2007, he went back on the road with fellow singer-songwriter and friend Dave Barnes. Their aptly named tour, Two Birds/One Stone, toured around the US, ending in Nashville.