Seth David Mosley (born October 17, 1987) is an American
Christian music
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ian and
record producer
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, who plays
Christian pop
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and
Christian rock
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. He was the frontman for the
Christian alternative rock
Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical ...
band
Me in Motion
Me in Motion was a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The members consisted of Seth Mosley (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Wilson (bass, background vocals) and Brian Dexter (drums, background vocals).
Biography
Me in Motion formed in ...
. Mosley was awarded the
Songwriter of the Year for a non-artist, at the 2015
GMA Dove Award
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s, where he was also honored as the Producer of the Year.
Early and personal life
Mosley was born Seth David Mosley
on October 17, 1987, in
Circleville, Ohio
Circleville is a city in and the county seat of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States, set along the Scioto River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Columbus. The population was 13,927 at the 2020 census. The city is best-known today as the host of t ...
, to parents James Arthur Mosley and Damaris Ruth Mosley (''
née
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'', Flemming),
He is the oldest of four children: Sarah, Josiah, and Rebecca. He graduated from
Grove City Christian School in 2005 before embarking on his music endeavors. He married
Swede Celi Ottosson on July 21, 2010, in a ceremony located at
Kramfors
Kramfors () is a locality and the seat of Kramfors Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It had a population of 5,990 inhabitants in 2010.
The town grew on the western bank of the Ångerman river in the 19th century as harvested logs we ...
, Sweden.
Music career
His music recording career began in 2006 with the band
Me in Motion
Me in Motion was a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The members consisted of Seth Mosley (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Wilson (bass, background vocals) and Brian Dexter (drums, background vocals).
Biography
Me in Motion formed in ...
. This would lead him to launch his own
music production
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
career, eventually starting up Full Circle Music in
Franklin, Tennessee
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.
He would achieve recognition for a
Grammy Award
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during the
57th Annual Grammy Awards
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in the
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
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category, for his production of ''
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
''Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.'' is the second album from for King & Country. Fervent Records alongside Word Records released the project on September 16, 2014. For King & Country worked with producers Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Seth Mosley, a ...
'' by
for King & Country.
In 2015 he was honored by
SESAC
SESAC is a for-profit performance-rights organization in the United States. Founded in 1930 as the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, it is the second-oldest performance-rights organization in the United States. as the Christian Songwriter of the Year.
Full Circle Music was honored with four
GMA Dove Award
A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...
s at the 46th annual ceremony in 2015, including Producer of the Year and Non-artist Songwriter of the Year for Mosley himself.
''Billboard'' magazine awarded him their Christian Producer of the Year Award.
Full Circle Music
Full Circle Music is a group of music producers, engineers, songwriters, editors, studios and creators focused on delivering the highest quality music in a timely fashion, both to the label and to the independent artist.
They have a track record of success at radio with over 20 No. 1, ''Billboard'' chart sales, and TV or film placements, under the leadership of Grammy-award-winning, Sesac No. 1 writer of the year, and 2013 ''Billboard'' No. 1 producer of the year Seth Mosley.
They have topped radio charts, have performed on headlining tours, have been featured on
NFL Network
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, Speed Network,
Veggie Tales
''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, computer generated musical children's animation, and book franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series sees fruit and vegetable characters retelling ...
, Target,
MLB Network
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, and have been led in churches worldwide.
In production, they work with a network of the best mixers, engineers, studios and equipment.
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References
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1987 births
Living people
American performers of Christian music
Centricity Music artists
Songwriters from Ohio
Songwriters from Tennessee
Singers from Ohio
Singers from Tennessee
21st-century American singers