Christian Musician SepOct16 | Page 21

As publisher of CM now for over 20 years, if you were to ask me of all the people I have known in the Christian music business, who did I have the most fun talking with over a dinner in a restaurant… well, the prize would go to Ian Eskelin. Yes, he is a hot producer in Nashville and has been a virtual “top hit machine” as a songwriter, but Ian’s fun loving attitude looms just as large as his producing credits. He has a very quick wit and loves a challenging conversation… replete with barbs, jabs, and puns running amok. He is my kind of guy – intelligent and goofy all at the same time. Some of the songs you are singing along with on Christian radio right now Ian had a hand in… either co-writing it, producing it – or both! Let’s get to know this Nashville based producer better… Sep  Oct 2016 ChristianMusician.com 21