Ian Eskelin

Ian Eskelin (born October 17, 1969 Springfield, Missouri), is a record producer, songwriter, solo artist, and founding member and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band All Star United. He won the Dove Award for "Producer of the Year" in 2011 and 2008, and was nominated for the same award in 2007, 2009, and 2010. Eskelin also has received multiple Dove nominations for his songwriting and production work with artists such as Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets, Stellar Kart, and Remedy Drive. As an artist and writer Eskelin has had more than thirty Top 10 singles in the United States, including 12 #1 charting songs. He has additionally had international #1 songs in various countries including Japan, Singapore, and Australia. IanÔ[][]s songs have been licensed for use on ABC, Spike TV, Style Network, the movie "Soul Surfer", the movie "Saved", the trailer for the film "Superbad", NBC promotionals for the show "Heroes", and multiple CBS network imaging campaigns to name a few. A little known fact was that Ian's roommate while attending Wheaton College, was writer and former pastor of Mars Hill church in Michigan, Rob Bell.