Biography

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 attending 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 to Brash Music for consideration. Brash Music signed Shust shortly thereafter.

2006

His second single, "My Savior My God", was released on January 20, 2006. The song was played on Christian radio stations around Christmas 2005. The song peaked at No. 19 on Radio and Records chart three weeks before the single was officially released to radio.

The song peaked at 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.

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.

2007

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.

2009

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.

Present

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

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. He also leads worship at his home church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Christian	US Heat	US Indie
2005	Anything Worth Saying	63	1	2	3
2007	Whispered and Shouted	151	5	—	17
2009	Take Over	197	15	—	21
	Christmas EP	—	—	—	—
2011	This Is What We Believe	-	15	-	-
2013	Morning Rises	-	14	-	-
2014	Unto Us	-	-	-	-
2015	Doxology	-	-	-	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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"
	"We Are Free"
2013	"God of Brilliant Lights"	Morning Rises
2016	"Ever Be"	Ever Be - EP

Awards

GMA Dove Award wins and nominations

Year	Award	Result
2007	New Artist of the Year	Won
	Male Vocalist of the Year	Nominated
	Song of the Year ("My Savior My God")	Won
	Songwriter of the Year	Won
	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

[ Source: Wikipedia ]