Aaron Michael Shust (born, October 31, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) 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.
Genres: CCM, Rock, Praise and Worship
Active Years: 2005 – present
Labels: Centricity Music
Shust 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. 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.
His second single My Savior My God was released January 20, 2006. The song was played on Christian radio stations around Christmas 2005. The song was listed at No. 19 on Radio and Records chart three weeks before the single was officially released to radio.
The song was listed No. 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 No. 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 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.
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.
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.
In 2009, Shust's third album, Take Over, was released, including the Christian radio hit To God Alone". On October 21, he released a Christmas EP.
In August 2011, Shust's fourth album, This Is What We Believe, was released. The album is produced by Ed Cash.
When he is not recording or touring, Shust lives outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife Sarah and their sons, Daniel, Nicky, and Michael. He also leads worship at his home church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
Albums
Year | Album details | |||||
2005 | Anything Worth Saying Ø Released: October 11, 2005 Ø Label: Brash Ø Format: CD, digital download | |||||
2007 | Whispered and Shouted Ø Released: June 5, 2007 Ø Label: Brash Ø Format: CD, digital download | |||||
2009 | Take Over Ø Released: August 4, 2009 Ø Label: Brash Ø Format: CD, digital download | |||||
Christmas EP Ø Released: October 21, 2009 Ø Label: Brash Ø Format: EP, digital download | ||||||
2011 | This Is What We Believe Ø Released: August 23, 2011 Ø Label: Centricity Ø Format: CD, digital download | |||||
2013 | Morning Rises Ø Released: July 16, 2013 Ø Label: Centricity Ø Format: CD, digital download | |||||
Singles
Year | Title | Album |
2005 | Matchless | Anything Worth Saying |
2006 | My Savior My God | |
Give It All Away | ||
2007 | Give Me Words to Speak | Whispered and Shouted |
Long Live the King | ||
2008 | Watch Over Me | |
2009 | To God Alone | Take Over |
Come and Save Us | ||
O come, O come, Emmanuel | Christmas EP | |
2011 | My Hope is in You | This Is What We Believe |
2012 | Risen Today | This Is What We Believe |
2013 | God of Brilliant Lights | Morning Rises |
Awards
GMA Dove Award Wins and Nominations
Year | Awards | Result |
2007 | New Artist of the Year | Won |
2007 | Song of The Year (My Savior My God ) | Won |
2007 | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
2007 | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of The Year (My Savior My God) | Nominated |
2007 | Worship Song of The Year (My Savior My God) | Nominated |
2007 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
2008 | Pop/Contemporary Album of The Year (Whispered and Shouted). | Nominated |
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