Aaron Shust
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Aaron Michael Shust is an American Contemporary Christian Music
artist on the Centricity Music
label. Shust was named the songwriter of the year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song "My Savior My God
" received the Song of the Year award.
. He studied music theory at Toccoa Falls College
in Georgia. While there he studied Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
and Johann Sebastian Bach
. He also became influenced by U2
and Bob Marley
. He began performing at churches and coffeehouses while at college.
Shust began leading worship at Perimeter Church, Duluth, Georgia
in 2000 and recorded his album, Anything Worth Saying in 2004 with producer Dan Hannon
who delivered the album along with a stack of others along to Brash Music for consideration. Brash Music signed Shust shortly thereafter.
" was released January 20, 2006. The song was played on Christian radio stations around Christmas 2005. The song was listed at #19 on Radio and Records chart three weeks before the single was officially released to radio.
The song was listed #1 on six charts simultaneously by April 17: Radio and Records (R&R) Christian adult contemporary (AC) radio chart, R&R Christian AC monitor chart, CRW's AC radio chart, Billboard
Hot Christian songs radio chart, most downloaded inspirational song on iTunes
, and Billboard Hot Christian AC chart. The song spent 30 weeks in the Top 5 on the R&R Christian AC chart in 2006. Digital downloads of the song have topped 75,000 copies, and the song has held the #1 spot on the iTunes Christian and Gospel chart for over three months. The single was the second most played song of 2006 on Christian CHR radio as played on the Weekend 22
. It was the #1 song of 2006 on 20 The Countdown Magazine
. The song was awarded Song of the Year at the 2007 Annual GMA Dove Awards in Nashville.
Anything Worth Saying
was the 5th best-selling "Praise and Worship" album of 2006, according to the Nielsen Soundscan report for 2006. It only sold 300 copies its first week, however.
, Shust was awarded three Dove Awards: Song of the Year ("My Savior, My God"), Songwriter of the Year, and New Artist of the Year.
Shust's second studio album, Whispered and Shouted
, was released on June 5, 2007, and sold 5,000 copies its first week of release.
, was released, including the Christian radio hit "To God Alone".
On October 21, he released a Christmas EP
.
, was released. The album is produced by Ed Cash
.
with his wife Sarah and their sons, Daniel and Nicky.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
artist on the Centricity Music
Centricity Music
Centricity Music is an American record label founded in Washington with artists in contemporary Christian music. Some of its artists include Aaron Shust, Andrew Peterson, downhere, and Jason Gray, among others.-History:...
label. Shust was named the songwriter of the year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song "My Savior My God
My Savior My God
"My Savior My God" is a 2006 radio single by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust from his Anything Worth Saying album. It became a #1 hit on Christian radio by April 2006, and was the most played song of the year on Christian adult contemporary radio...
" received the Song of the Year award.
Biography
Shust grew up near Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. He studied music theory at Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls College is a fully accredited, Christian liberal arts, bible college, located in Toccoa, Georgia, on the edge of the Piedmont region and in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The campus occupies , bordering the Chattahoochee National Forest and is home to Toccoa Falls a high...
in Georgia. While there he studied Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
and Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
. He also became influenced by U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
and Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
. He began performing at churches and coffeehouses while at college.
Shust began leading worship at Perimeter Church, Duluth, Georgia
Duluth, Georgia
Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and an increasingly more affluent and developed suburb of Atlanta. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits...
in 2000 and recorded his album, Anything Worth Saying in 2004 with producer Dan Hannon
Dan Hannon
Dan Hannon is a Producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. Dan just recently finished production of the "Simple Math" LP, to be released May 10, 2011, for Sony/Favorite Gentlemen artist Manchester Orchestra...
who delivered the album along with a stack of others along to Brash Music for consideration. Brash Music signed Shust shortly thereafter.
2006
His second single "My Savior My GodMy Savior My God
"My Savior My God" is a 2006 radio single by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust from his Anything Worth Saying album. It became a #1 hit on Christian radio by April 2006, and was the most played song of the year on Christian adult contemporary radio...
" was released January 20, 2006. The song was played on Christian radio stations around Christmas 2005. The song was listed at #19 on Radio and Records chart three weeks before the single was officially released to radio.
The song was listed #1 on six charts simultaneously by April 17: Radio and Records (R&R) Christian adult contemporary (AC) radio chart, R&R Christian AC monitor chart, CRW's AC radio chart, Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Christian songs radio chart, most downloaded inspirational song on iTunes
ITunes
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, and Billboard Hot Christian AC chart. The song spent 30 weeks in the Top 5 on the R&R Christian AC chart in 2006. Digital downloads of the song have topped 75,000 copies, and the song has held the #1 spot on the iTunes Christian and Gospel chart for over three months. The single was the second most played song of 2006 on Christian CHR radio as played on the Weekend 22
Weekend 22
The Weekend 22 is a Christian music countdown. The syndicated show is broadcast nationwide in the United States and is heard in over 150 cities across the country. The show is the flagship product AmpedCreative....
. It was the #1 song of 2006 on 20 The Countdown Magazine
20 The Countdown Magazine
20 The Countdown Magazine is a weekly Christian music countdown program, syndicated to Christian radio stations in the United States, Canada and worldwide, including the K-LOVE and American Family Radio networks....
. The song was awarded Song of the Year at the 2007 Annual GMA Dove Awards in Nashville.
Anything Worth Saying
Anything Worth Saying
Anything Worth Saying is the first studio album from contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on October 11, 2005 and reached a peak of #63 on the Billboard 200 in May 2007...
was the 5th best-selling "Praise and Worship" album of 2006, according to the Nielsen Soundscan report for 2006. It only sold 300 copies its first week, however.
2007
At the GMA Dove Awards of 2007 in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Shust was awarded three Dove Awards: Song of the Year ("My Savior, My God"), Songwriter of the Year, and New Artist of the Year.
Shust's second studio album, Whispered and Shouted
Whispered and Shouted
Whispered and Shouted is the second studio album released by ontemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on June 5, 2007 and debuted at #151 on the Billboard 200.-Background:...
, was released on June 5, 2007, and sold 5,000 copies its first week of release.
2009
In 2009, Shust's third album, Take OverTake Over
Take Over is the third studio album released by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on August 4, 2009.-Track listing:#To God Alone #Come And Save Us #Forevermore #Take Over #Stars Will Fall...
, was released, including the Christian radio hit "To God Alone".
On October 21, he released a Christmas EP
Christmas EP (Aaron Shust EP)
Christmas EP is a digital Christmas EP released by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on October 21, 2009.-Track listing:#"God Has Come To Earth" #"O come, O come, Emmanuel" #"Silent Night"...
.
Present
In August 2011, Shust's fourth album, This Is What We BelieveThis Is What We Believe
This Is What We Believe is the fourth studio album from contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on August 23, 2011 by Centricity Music.-Track listing:- Charts :...
, was released. The album is produced by Ed Cash
Ed Cash
Ed Cash is a producer, songwriter, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was named the “Producer of the Year” at the Gospel Music Awards for four consecutive years and gains recognition for his work with Christian singer, Chris Tomlin...
.
Personal life
Aaron lives in Duluth, GeorgiaDuluth, Georgia
Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and an increasingly more affluent and developed suburb of Atlanta. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits...
with his wife Sarah and their sons, Daniel and Nicky.
Albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Christian |
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| 2005 | Anything Worth Saying Anything Worth Saying Anything Worth Saying is the first studio album from contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on October 11, 2005 and reached a peak of #63 on the Billboard 200 in May 2007...
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| 2007 | Whispered and Shouted Whispered and Shouted Whispered and Shouted is the second studio album released by ontemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on June 5, 2007 and debuted at #151 on the Billboard 200.-Background:...
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| 2009 | Take Over Take Over Take Over is the third studio album released by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on August 4, 2009.-Track listing:#To God Alone #Come And Save Us #Forevermore #Take Over #Stars Will Fall...
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| Christmas EP Christmas EP (Aaron Shust EP) Christmas EP is a digital Christmas EP released by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on October 21, 2009.-Track listing:#"God Has Come To Earth" #"O come, O come, Emmanuel" #"Silent Night"...
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| 2011 | This Is What We Believe This Is What We Believe This Is What We Believe is the fourth studio album from contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on August 23, 2011 by Centricity Music.-Track listing:- Charts :...
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
"Matchless" | Anything Worth Saying Anything Worth Saying Anything Worth Saying is the first studio album from contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on October 11, 2005 and reached a peak of #63 on the Billboard 200 in May 2007... |
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
"My Savior My God My Savior My God "My Savior My God" is a 2006 radio single by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust from his Anything Worth Saying album. It became a #1 hit on Christian radio by April 2006, and was the most played song of the year on Christian adult contemporary radio... " |
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| "Give It All Away" | ||
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
"Give Me Words to Speak" | Whispered and Shouted Whispered and Shouted Whispered and Shouted is the second studio album released by ontemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on June 5, 2007 and debuted at #151 on the Billboard 200.-Background:... |
| "Long Live the King" | ||
| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
"Watch Over Me" | |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"To God Alone" | Take Over Take Over Take Over is the third studio album released by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on August 4, 2009.-Track listing:#To God Alone #Come And Save Us #Forevermore #Take Over #Stars Will Fall... |
| "Come and Save Us" | ||
| "O come, O come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel is a translation of the Latin text by John Mason Neale and Henry Sloane Coffin in the mid-19th century. It is a metrical version of a collation of various Advent Antiphons , which now serves as a popular Advent hymn... " |
Christmas EP Christmas EP (Aaron Shust EP) Christmas EP is a digital Christmas EP released by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on October 21, 2009.-Track listing:#"God Has Come To Earth" #"O come, O come, Emmanuel" #"Silent Night"... |
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| 2011 | "My Hope is in You" | This Is What We Believe This Is What We Believe This Is What We Believe is the fourth studio album from contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on August 23, 2011 by Centricity Music.-Track listing:- Charts :... |
GMA Dove Award wins
GMA Dove Award wins and nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
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| 2005 Dove Awards of 2005 The 36th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 36th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 13, 2005 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2004. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by Steven Curtis Chapman, CeCe Winans, Rebecca St... |
New Artist of the Year | |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | ||
| Song of the Year ("My Savior My God My Savior My God "My Savior My God" is a 2006 radio single by contemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust from his Anything Worth Saying album. It became a #1 hit on Christian radio by April 2006, and was the most played song of the year on Christian adult contemporary radio... ") |
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| Songwriter of the Year | ||
| Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("My Savior My God") | ||
| Worship Song of the Year ("My Savior My God") | ||
| 2008 Dove Awards of 2008 The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 23, 2008 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2007. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee.Nominations were announced on February 14, 2008 by singer Michael W... |
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year (Whispered and Shouted Whispered and Shouted Whispered and Shouted is the second studio album released by ontemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on June 5, 2007 and debuted at #151 on the Billboard 200.-Background:... ) |
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