Matt Dusk

Biography

Matthew-Aaron Dusk (born November 19, 1978) is a Canadian jazz vocalist. He has four certified gold albums: Two Shots×Two Shots9 September 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad5:122MIracle3:373Cold as Ice4:074Lonely Road5:355The Theme From Loaded Gun3:466Don't Go Looking4:027Fly Me to the Moon2:528Please, Please Me3:259Precious Years4:1610Always5:4711Every Mother's Sun4:0412Five4:4913Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad (Hot Nugget remix)4:31, Good News×Good News27 October 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Good News3:192I Wouldn't Change a Thing3:383On Vacation3:554Feels Good3:155It's Not That Easy3:106Never Gonna Fool Me2:577Operator Please3:168Love Attack3:009Don't Hate on Me3:1610It Can Only Get Better3:5511Do You Love Me3:3312Love Don't Let Me Go2:44, Old School Yule!×Old School Yule!1 November 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Happy Holiday3:212Sleigh Ride2:133It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year2:494The Christmas Song3:435Santa Claus Is Coming to Town3:396Jingle Bells2:117White Christmas2:528I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm2:219Baby, It’s Cold Outside2:5310Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:4711Dónde Está Santa Claus?2:3912A Marshmallow World2:2313Let It Snow!2:4814Snowed in With You2:5015Winter Wonderland2:2216Do You Hear What I Hear?2:43 and JetSetJazz, and two certified platinum albums; My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook×My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook16 April 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1All the Way3:592My Funny Valentine4:543Time After Time4:234Angel Eyes3:525Embraceable You4:206Come Rain or Come Shine4:117Deep in a Dream4:058There Will Never Be Another You3:209That Old Feeling3:2310Let's Get Lost3:3511Someone to Watch Over Me4:2412I Fall in Love Too Easily3:08 and Just the Two of Us×Just the Two of Us6 November 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars4:46A2Just the Two of Us3:30A3Something Stupid3:27A4Girl From Ipanema5:31B1’Deed I Do6:11B2Our Love Is Here to Stay4:24B3You Are the Sunshine of My Life4:03B4Your Kiss Is on My List4:59 (with Margaret).

Life and career

Matthew-Aaron Dusk was born on November 19, 1978, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From an early age, he wanted to become a performer. At the age of seven, he was accepted into St. Michael's Choir School, where he remained for eleven years. He performed opera and classical music but after hearing Tony Bennett, Bob Fenton, and Sarah Vaughan when he was seventeen he began to change his musical direction. In 1998, he won the Canadian National Exhibition Rising Star Competition. He intended to take over the family business, and in 1998 he went to York University in Toronto to study economics. After one year, he decided to switch to music. He studied jazz theory with John Gittins, jazz vocal with Bob Fenton, and attended master classes taught by Oscar Peterson. He was awarded the Oscar Peterson Scholarship and graduated in 2002.
Before Dusk secured a record deal, he recorded four albums independently. In March 2003, he signed a deal with Decca. In 2004 he was invited to the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas to perform as in-house entertainer for the filming of the television show The Casino.
His debut album, Two Shots×Two Shots9 September 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad5:122MIracle3:373Cold as Ice4:074Lonely Road5:355The Theme From Loaded Gun3:466Don't Go Looking4:027Fly Me to the Moon2:528Please, Please Me3:259Precious Years4:1610Always5:4711Every Mother's Sun4:0412Five4:4913Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad (Hot Nugget remix)4:31, was released on June 5, 2004, and was certified gold in Canada. The album produced the hit single "Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad", which was written by Bono and The Edge of the rock band U2. This song was the theme for The Casino. Dusk followed up his debut album with a holiday EP entitled Peace on Earth×Peace On Earth2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Christmas Is Finally Here3:242Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:433Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy2:424Cool Yule2:285Silent Night3:376Christmas Blues3:037It’s a Marshmallow World (Roasted remix)2:37 which was released on November 30, 2005.
In January 2006, Dusk traveled to Los Angeles to record his second album, Back in Town×Back In Town13 June 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Back in Town3:392All About Me3:353The Best Is Yet to Come3:074The Way You Look Tonight3:575More4:116As Time Goes By4:517Learning the Blues4:068Get Me to the Church on Time3:199Who's Got the Action2:5510On the Street Where You Live3:4111A Million Kisses Late3:5912Where Were You When4:05 at Capitol Studio A. He recorded with a 58 piece orchestra conducted by Patrick Williams and Sammy Nestico and recorded by Al Schmitt. Back in Town includes a mix of jazz standards and originals and was released in June 2006.
Good News was released on October 27, 2009, in Poland and Canada. The album paid tribute to the crooner style but was produced in a contemporary style. In late 2009, Good News was certified gold in Poland.
In March 2010, Dusk recorded the soundtrack to the TV series Call Me Fitz. On August 25, 2010, Dusk recorded a live DVD concert special for PBS which aired in America in December 2010 and across the world in 2011. The concert was recorded live at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with a 17 piece big band.
In 2013 Dusk returned to his jazz roots and released his My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook. It included an eighty piece orchestra and guests such as Arturo Sandoval, Guido Basso, Emilie-Claire Barlow, and Ryan Ahlwardt of the American a cappella band Straight No Chaser . The album paid homage to Chet Baker. On October 10, 2013, the album was certified gold in Poland. On December 17, 2013, the album achieved platinum status (also in Poland). In 2013 Dusk recorded a duet with Edyta Górniak. Additionally in 2013, Dusk performed songs for the Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood special "Snowflake Day", including a version of the show's opening tune, based on the theme for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and the songs "The Snowflake Day Song", "Let Your Light Twinkle" and "It's Such a Good Feeling".
In 2014 Dusk began work on his ninth studio album, a duet album. Produced by Dusk, it featured a jazz sextet and string orchestra. Musically the album pays homage to the bossa nova genre, with songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The album was recorded and released in 2015 and 2016 three times with different duet partners. In Canada, the album is called Quiet Nights with French-Canadian singer Florence K and was number one on the Canadian Jazz charts for 16 weeks. It was nominated for an ADSIQ. In Poland, the album is called Just the Two of Us×Just the Two of Us6 November 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars4:46A2Just the Two of Us3:30A3Something Stupid3:27A4Girl From Ipanema5:31B1’Deed I Do6:11B2Our Love Is Here to Stay4:24B3You Are the Sunshine of My Life4:03B4Your Kiss Is on My List4:59 with Polish singer Margaret, was certified platinum and won a Roze Gali award. In Japan, the album is called Lost in Rio with Japanese singer Karen Aoki.
In 2016 Dusk self-produced his first full-length Christmas album, Old School Yule!×Old School Yule!1 November 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Happy Holiday3:212Sleigh Ride2:133It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year2:494The Christmas Song3:435Santa Claus Is Coming to Town3:396Jingle Bells2:117White Christmas2:528I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm2:219Baby, It’s Cold Outside2:5310Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:4711Dónde Está Santa Claus?2:3912A Marshmallow World2:2313Let It Snow!2:4814Snowed in With You2:5015Winter Wonderland2:2216Do You Hear What I Hear?2:43. The album included over 100 musicians and the St. Michael's Choir School, his childhood school. The album was certified gold by ZPAV.
In 2018 Dusk released his twelfth studio album, JetSetJazz. The album was co-written, recorded and produced by Dusk and pays homage to the golden age of travel throughout the 1960s.
In 2020 Dusk released Sinatra with Matt Dusk and followed it in 2021 with Sinatra with Matt Dusk Vol. 2. The albums were certified platinum and gold by ZPAV, respectively.
Dusk returned to the spotlight in 2026, after beginning to release 1960s-style jazz versions of songs requested by his TikTok followers. Viral requests included Vocaloid tracks ("Looping The Rooms" and "Mesmerizer"), songs from "The Amazing Digital Circus", and "Charlie's Inferno" by American rock band That Handsome Devil and theme songs of indie video games, such as Five Nights at Freddy's and Deltarune.