Matt Gorman Signs With By Design Music

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Pictured (L-R, front row): Josh Thompson, Matt Gorman and Josh Bailey. (L-R, back row): Rod Riley, Luci Payne and Josh Pauley. Photo: Courtesy of By Design Music

Country singer-songwriter Matt Gorman has inked with By Design Music.

Originally from south Philadelphia and a former college baseball pitcher, his songwriting credits include Bailey Zimmerman’s “Comin’ in Cold,” along with cuts recorded by Clay Walker, Joe Nichols and others.

“I’m thankful to be in a partnership that feels perfectly crafted for me, from each individual at By Design to their overall mission,” says Gorman. “I moved to Nashville in 2019 and spent three intentional years discovering my identity and writing as many songs as possible. That time, faith and perseverance led me to a place where I’m confident in what I’m singing into the microphone. To have this opportunity is a blessing I’ve prayed for and promised never to take for granted. We have a lot of songs that plant seeds in cities and provoke thoughts that haven’t been thought before. All we can do is our best, and the rest is up to God.”

“Matt has been living the songs he writes, and that shows up in every facet of the art he’s creating,” share Josh Thompson and Josh Bailey, Co-Founders of By Design Music. “We signed him because he is the real deal. Blue-collar country storytelling is the foundation of his art, and ‘Nature of the Beast’ is the first step.”

“Matt writes from lived experience, so his songs leave room for listeners to find their own stories in them,” adds Josh Pauley, VP of A&R and Publishing at By Design Music. “His voice and songwriting carry the same honesty, and that is what makes his songs last.”

Gorman will release his debut single, “Nature of the Beast,” this Friday (Nov. 13).

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