"Road To The Stellars" Profile, Revered Producer, Aaron Lindsey!!
Profile Feature: Aaron Lindsey
Nomination: “Producer Of The Year”
Noted Work: Marvin Sapp, Israel Haughton, Judy Jacobs, Mary Alessi, Dwayne Woods, Byron Cage, Karen-Clark Sheard and many more!
If you know anything about Gospel or Christian music you know the name Aaron Lindsey. He has worked with an array of artists in the Gospel and CCM genre’s. He won the stellar award for “Producer of the Year” last year for his production work on Marvin Sapp’s “Here I Am” project. He’s nominated this year for “Producer of The Year” for his work on the “Love God, Love People” project by Israel Haughton. He also produced the lead single “Fresh Fire” on Preashea Hillard’s project. Hilliard is nominated in the “New Artist of the Year” category. We caught up him with to talk about his stellar nomination & get his perspective on the progression of the Gospel genre.
Gospelflava.com : You’ve been able to fuse Gospel, CCM, Rock, and Alternative sounds and still be very popular in the Gospel genre, What are your thoughts about that?
Aaron Lindsey: I feel really honored to be recognized by the Gospel community. It’s cool to win a grammy, but it’s different when you’re recognized by the people that you’re around all of the time. Gospel music is my foundation. I think that the idea that people enjoy the work that I do is a testament of the advancement of the genre. The thing about Gospel music is that it’s message is undeniable. Regardless of the sound or style of the music. I feel blessed that my work being recognized and that I’m apart of that progression.
Gospelflava.com: What is your perspective about traditional Gospel music and it’s place in the Gospel music world?
Aaron Lindsey: True progession is only effective when you don’t dishonor the foundation already laid for you. I love and respect traditional gospel music. I was raised up on it and I think it’s important to not forsake the evangelistic goal of Gospel music. Traditional Gospel definitely provides that and it always be the foundation for me…
We had a great time catching up with Aaron Lindsey. Make sure to keep your eyes opened for more “Road To the Stellars” profiles!
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