Career
Foreign almost twenty years, Matt has been the lead singer for the band Sanctus Real. The band has released seven studio albums with Sparrow Records, toured internationally and released 14 top five and number one singles to Christian radio, earning them a household name amongst Christian music fans worldwide. Matt has also co-written songs for other artists, including for King & Country, Francesca Battistelli, Jamie Grace, Newsong, Hawk Nelson, Moriah Peters, Jason Gray, Citizen Way and Love and the Outcome.
Matt is also the host and producer of the "Lead Maine Lifecast," an audio podcast about faith, family, marriage and manhood.
. On July 1, 2015, Hammitt announced that he was leaving Sanctus Real, effective December 2015. Compilations In Christ Alone: Modern Hymns of Worship with Bethany Dillon (2008) Sparrow In March 2012, Tyndale House Publishers released a hard cover children"s book, based on a song from Matt"s album "Every Falling Tear", titled I Couldn"t Love You More, co-written by Jason Ingram.