Kalle Mattson

 ( 1990 Births ) 

Kalle Mattson (born Kalle Mattson Wainio, September 21, 1990, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Ottawa, Ontario. He has performed both as a solo artist and as the leader of an eponymous band.

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History Wainio was a high school student at Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School in Sault Ste. Marie, when he began writing songs under the pseudonym Kalle Mattson to deal with his grief after his mother, Anne Gilmour, who died of cancer when he was 16."'Happy song, happy video'; Viral video gives boost to dynamic Ottawa folk-rock band". Ottawa Citizen, November 24, 2011. In 2008 he released a 6-song EP Telescope, limited to 150 copies, he self-recorded the EP with childhood friend Rory Lewis. "Fresh From The Post: Kalle Mattson". The Indie Music DB, March 2, 2010.

He released his first full-length album Whisper Bee in 2009.'New Sound'; Folk rockers' new album mixed By Juno-Nominated Howie Beck". Sault Star, April 29, 2011. It featured Lewis, local musician Frank Deresti and was recorded at the Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School music studio and was produced by teacher Mark Gough. "Anchors away for Kalle Mattson". Village Media, December 2, 2010.

By 2011 Kalle Mattson had grown into a full-band featuring Lewis, and fellow Sault-ites Thean Slabbert and Jimmie Chiverelli. The band released the album Anchors in 2011."Kalle Mattson's gussied-up folk tunes". Here, May 12, 2011. The video for the song "Thick As Thieves", a "stop motion history of the world" created by animator Kevin Parry, attracted the band's first widespread media attention; as a result, the band signed to the independent record label Parliament of Trees, which reissued Anchors in late 2011."Canadian musicians to watch in 2012; Postmedia music critics consider which Canadian artists are poised for a breakout this year". Ottawa Citizen, January 5, 2012.

In 2012, they released the EP Lives in Between."Like Neil Young – but with strings; Kalle Mattson fuses folk jams and rock 'n' roll". Here, May 17, 2012. The EP was supported by the single "Water Falls", whose video was again animated by Parry as a portrait of San Francisco. "Kalle Mattson 'Waterfalls': New Video Takes Viewers On Hypnotic Trip Through San Francisco". Huffington Post, July 13, 2012.

In 2014 Mattson released the full-length album Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold. "Kalle Mattson: Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold". Pitchfork Media, February 20, 2014. The album was produced by Gavin Gardiner from The Wooden Sky and featured Jeremy Fisher, members of Cuff The Duke along with contributions from Lewis, Slabbert, JF Beauchamp and Kyle Woods. "Kalle Mattson 'Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold' (album stream)". Exclaim!, February 4, 2014. The album's cover was a painting by Mattson's mother, and the lyrical themes addressed Mattson coming to terms with the deaths of his mother and grandmother. The album was supported by concert tours in Europe "Mattson packs bags for Europe". Sault Star, August 15, 2013. and Canada, "Kalle Mattson Books Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, August 8, 2014. and was longlisted for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. Mattson won Best Songwriter and Best Album by a Solo Artist at the 2015 Northern Ontario Music & Film Awards. "A Sault sweep (sort of) at Northern Music Awards". Village Media, May 31, 2015.

Mattson released the six-song EP Avalanche in August 2015. "Kalle Mattson Braces for an ‘Avalanche’ on New EP". Spin, August 14, 2015. The EP was produced by Colin Munroe and featured Ottawa musician Jim Bryson. The EP's title track was accompanied by a video, directed by Philip Sportel, which 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 and Beck. "Kalle Mattson: "Avalanche" (video)". Exclaim!, July 30, 2015. The video received a Juno Award nomination for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016"Juno nod is 'big one'". Sault Star, February 6, 2016. and a MuchMusic Video Award nomination for Best Director at the 2016 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards, "Drake And Alessia Cara Top The Nominees For The 2016 MuchMusic Video Awards". Forbes, May 18, 2016. and won the 2016 Prism Prize. "Philip Sportel Wins 2016 Prism Prize for Kalle Mattson's "Avalanche" Video". Exclaim!, May 15, 2016.

Later in 2015, he released a non-album acoustic cover of Drake's single "Hotline Bling". "Kalle Mattson: "Hotline Bling" (Drake cover) (video)". Exclaim!, December 1, 2015.

In 2016, Mattson toured Canada as an opening act for Jason Collett. "Jason Collett Teams Up with Zeus and Kalle Mattson for Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, February 2, 2016.

He released his newest album, Youth, in 2018. The album was once again produced by Colin Munroe and was mixed by Noah Georgeson."Sault native Kalle Mattson gives Youth a pop spin". Sault Star, September 21, 2018.

Mattson has also collaborated with Andrew Sowka in the project Summersets, which released the EP Small Town Saturday in 2020.Sarah Chodos, "summersets' 'Small Town Saturday' Is Easy to Fall in Love With". Exclaim!, August 24, 2020.

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Discography

2008	Telescope	Independent release
2009	Whisper Bee	Independent release
2011	Anchors	Parliament of Trees
2012	Lives in Between	Parliament of Trees
2014	Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold	Parliament of Trees
2015	Avalanche	Home Music. CO
2018	Youth	Independent release

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See also

• Music of Canada
• Canadian rock
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada

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External links

• Official website

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