Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio, by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Brian Pittman during their third year in high school and time at Malone University. The band is named after guitarist Hoopes' automobile, a Plymouth Reliant K car, with the spelling intentionally altered to avoid trademark infringement over the Reliant name.
Relient K performing in May 2007. From left to right: Jon Schneck, Matt Hoopes, Matt Thiessen, Dave Douglas and John Warne.
Matt Thiessen (left) and Matt Hoopes (right), two of the band's founders, performing at Purple Door in 2005.
Relient K, live at the Christian rock festival, Purple Door 2006
Relient K performing in 2005
Matthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-born American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released eight full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that peaked in the top twenty on the Billboard 200. Outside of his work with Relient K, Thiessen leads a side project called Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, which released its debut album Wind Up Bird on August 31, 2018. In 2009, he co-produced and collaborated on Owl City's album Ocean Eyes.
Thiessen performing at Wonder Jam 2009, at Canada's Wonderland
Thiessen performing with Relient K in 2006
Thiessen performing with Relient K in 2008
Thiessen performing in 2008
