Aaron Shust

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Aaron Shust
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Aaron Shust performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameAaron Michael Shust [1]
Born (1975-10-31) October 31, 1975 (age 48) [1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [2]
Genres
Instrument(s)
Years active2005–present
Labels Centricity Music
Website www.aaronshust.com

Aaron Michael Shust (born October 31, 1975) is an American contemporary Christian music artist formerly on the Brash Music and Centricity Music labels, and now on his own 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. [3]

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Biography

Shust was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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. [4] He began performing at churches and coffeehouses while attending college.

Shust began leading worship at Perimeter Church, Duluth, Georgia in 2000 until 2005, and recorded his album, Anything Worth Saying, in 2004 with producer, Dan Hannon, who delivered the album along with a stack of others to Brash Music for consideration. [5] Brash Music signed Shust shortly thereafter.

The song "My Savior My God" peaked at No. 1 on six charts simultaneously by April 17: Radio and Records (R&R) Christian adult contemporary (AC) radio chart as played on the Weekend Top 20, [6] R&R Christian AC monitor chart, CRW's AC radio chart, Billboard Hot Christian songs radio chart and Billboard Hot Christian AC chart. The song spent 30 weeks in the Top 5 on the R&R Christian AC chart in 2006. [7] Digital downloads of the song have topped 75,000 copies. [7] The single was the second most played song of 2006 on Christian CHR radio as played on the Weekend 22. [8] It was the No. 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.

According to the Nielsen Soundscan report, Anything Worth Saying was the 5th best-selling "Praise and Worship" album of 2006. However, it only sold 300 copies its first week.[ citation needed ]

At the GMA Dove Awards of 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee, 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.[ citation needed ]

In 2009, Shust's third album, Take Over, was released, including the Christian radio hit, "To God Alone". [9] On October 21, he released a Christmas EP.

In 2011, he became a worship leader at his childhood church in Aliquippa. [10]

In August 2011, Shust's fourth album, This Is What We Believe , was released. The album was produced by Ed Cash. [11]

On March 10, 2017, Shust released his first live album, Love Made a Way, which was produced by Nathan Nockels. [12] Four singles released from the album were a studio version of "You Redeem", "Belong", a live version of his 2004 song "My Savior My God", and a radio version of "Resurrecting". The album failed to chart, but "You Redeem" peaked at No. 37 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. [13]

Personal life

When he is not recording or touring, Shust lives outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife, Sarah and their sons, Daniel, Nicky, and Michael. [14] He also leads worship at his home church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[15]
US
Christ

[16]
US
Heat

[17]
US
Indie

[18]
2005 Anything Worth Saying 63123
2007 Whispered and Shouted
  • Released: June 5, 2007
  • Label: Brash
  • Format: CD, digital download
151517
2009Take Over
  • Released: August 4, 2009
  • Label: Brash
  • Format: CD, digital download
1971521
2011 This Is What We Believe
  • Released: August 23, 2011
  • Label: Centricity
  • Format: CD, digital download
15
2013 Morning Rises
  • Released: July 16, 2013
  • Label: Centricity
  • Format: CD, digital download
14
2014 Unto Us
  • Released: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Centricity
  • Format: CD, digital download
2015 Doxology
  • Released: August 28, 2015
  • Label: Centricity
  • Format: CD, digital download
2017Love Made a Way
  • Released: March 10, 2017
  • Label: Centricity
  • Format: CD, digital download
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2019Nothing to Fear
  • Released: September 6, 2019 [20]
  • Label: Shust Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album
US Bub.
[21]
US
Christ

[22]
US
Christ Air.

[23]
US
Christ AC

[24]
2005"Change The Way" Anything Worth Saying
"Matchless"2622
2006"My Savior My God"11
"Give It All Away"710
"More Wonderful"
2007"Give Me Words to Speak"53 Whispered and Shouted
"Long Live the King"
2008"Watch Over Me"1210
"God Has Come to Earth"3022 Christmas EP
"Create Again"25Whispered and Shouted
2009"To God Alone"2224Take Over
"Come and Save Us"
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"12Christmas EP
2010"Take Over"48Take Over
2011"My Hope Is in You"2311 This Is What We Believe
2012"Risen Today"2822
"We Are Free"2521
2013"God of Brilliant Lights"1513 Morning Rises
2014"No One Higher"272424
"Rejoice"30 Unto Us
"Unto Us"2924
2016"Ever Be"1138Love Made a Way
2017"You Redeem"3734
"Resurrecting"43
2018"Zion"Nothing to Fear
2019"This I Know"
2020"Never Alone"
2020"All of Jesus for All the World"
2021"Isaiah 53"

Awards and nominations

GMA Dove Awards

YearAwardResult
2007 New Artist of the YearWon
Male Vocalist of the YearNominated
Song of the Year ("My Savior My God")Won
Songwriter of the YearWon
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("My Savior My God")Nominated
Worship Song of the Year ("My Savior My God")Nominated
2008 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year ( Whispered and Shouted)Nominated

Notes

  1. Love Made a Way did not enter the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, but peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Christian Album Sales chart. [19]
  2. Nothing to Fear did not enter the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, but peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Christian Album Sales chart. [19]

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Awards
Preceded by GMA's New Artist of the Year
2007
Succeeded by