I feel closest to God whenever I"m leading people in worship, when I can step away from the microphone and it appears that a sea of people are singing to God from the bottom of their hearts and the top of their lungs." Crafting songs that make this happen was the goal with "Whispered and Shouted", the follow-up to Shust"s chart topping debut "Anything Worth Saying". As a teenager, Aaron was influenced by the sounds of the sixties and Motown. In college he studied music theory, developed an aptitude for the likes of Bach and Mozart, and soaked up the sounds of more recent masters like his favorite band U2. These influences come to bear on this release; an exploration of new musical territory for what is at its heart, another praise and worship album from this exciting newcomer. It"ll make you want to sing along whether you are standing in church or riding in your car.