Today we’d like to introduce you to Aaron Harris.
Hi Aaron , can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I don’t recall my life being without music. One of my earliest memories is sitting next to my grandfather, who was a quartet singer, while he taught me how to play “Amazing Grace” on the keyboard. I was around five years old, and had no idea that moment would become the planted seed that would flourish into a lifelong calling.
The majority of my time as a child was spent in church…Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and all day Sunday. Our pastor’s wife was the church musician at the time, and I’d sit behind her watching her play and sing. I didn’t realize it then, but I was learning more than songs. I was learning the rhythm of worship, how music impacted the service, and how it could help create an atmosphere where people could really encounter God. By middle school I was I playing for every service, every choir, and was teaching choir parts. It seems wild to imagine it now being so young doing that, but it all happened pretty naturally.
When I got to college, another chapter began. Up until then, I had only been known as a musician. I played, but I didn’t sing. College is where I discovered my love for songwriting, and for the first time I found the confidence to use my own voice. That season changed the direction of my life.
I started a group with my family called Genesis which gave me the chance to write, record, and lead worship. It was a lot of a season of trial and error. Those experiences shaped me in ways I never expected and helped me discover that I wasn’t just passionate about music; I was passionate about developing people. I had an unexplainable ability to see a gift in someone, and cultivate it.
That passion led me to launch Music Construct in 2024. What started as an idea has become “my baby,” and one of the things I’m most excited about in life. It allows me to pour into leaders, musicians, singers, and songwriters through teaching, leadership development, songwriting, and production. It’s also given me the opportunity to host and learn from some of today’s leading voices in worship ministry. Seeing people leave encouraged, challenged, and better equipped to serve their local churches reminds me why I love what I do.
My journey definitely hasn’t been a straight line. I’ve experienced setbacks, challenges, and seasons where I had to figure out what was next. Looking back, though, every season prepared me for the work I’m doing right now. I get to combine my love for ministry, music, leadership, and creativity in ways I never could have planned, and I’m grateful for that.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It definitely has not been a smooth road. It has been a journey full of unexpected turns, closed doors, rerouted paths, and seasons where my life looked very different from what I thought it would.
One of the major struggles along the way for me has been waiting on God and trusting the process. It’s difficult for most of us to navigate through waiting seasons. It’s not necessarily the question of, “will God?,” its the question of, “God, when? Waiting on God is difficult because you are fully aware of what he has placed inside of you, and how it can positively impact the lives of so many.
As challenging as the waiting can be, I would not trade it for anything. Waiting on God has taught me patience, resilience, humility, and faithfulness.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
Today, my work is centered around serving the local church through music. For the past eight years, I’ve had the privilege of serving as Minister of Music at a historic church in Baltimore. That role has allowed me lead worship, develop singers, direct choirs, and help shape the culture of a rich music ministry. Yes, it’s work, but I see it more as an opportunity.
Beyond being a Minister of Music, I’m a songwriter, producer, educator, and the founder of Music Construct. Through Music Construct, I specialize in leadership development, worship ministry training, songwriting, and music production. One of the things I’m most proud of is developing two music ministry training curriculums designed to equip worship leaders, musicians, music departments with practical tools they can immediately apply in their own ministries.
Songwriting has also become one of my greatest passions. Launching Music Construct provided me the privilege of collaborating with several nationally respected worship leaders. Last year, those collaborations became part of a live recording through Music Construct. I’m excited for people to experience those songs when they’re released.
What probably sets me apart is that I don’t see music as separate from discipleship. I don’t necessarily see music as the primary focus, I see people and making an impact on them as my focus; I just use music as the vehicle to do it.
Risk taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
You cannot be successful in life without taking risks. As a student with Temple University’s School of Business, I remember coming to class and the first thing, they taught us as business majors was “no risk, no return.” I have lived by that statement in every way.
Every major recording I did was a risk. A risk financially, a risk emotionally, a risk mentally. As an independent artist you don’t know what lies at the end of the road. Will I get this money back that I invested, will people receive and appreciate my work, will it be worth the sacrifice, the tears, the late nights that I put in to make this happen? We don’t know!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.musicconstruct.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aarondemond
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aarondemond
