About

Diving headlong into his budding career in worship leading and songwriting, Clayton currently lives in Portland, OR where he graduated from Portland Bible College (PBC). With a robust aptitude for music, Clayton has years of experience on drums and keys, and has developed a profound and unique skill of producing music from his PBC dorm room that sounds like it was tracked in a state of the art studio. When it comes to songwriting, what started out as a hobby quickly formed into a deep passion for Hackett. Upon starting Bible school, Clayton was fast-tracked to leading worship at the church he was attending, and it was there that the Lord began really shaping his heart for worship and using music to draw the nations to Jesus. During Covid, he wrote and recorded his first album, “Even Good People Need a Savior”, with the mission of bringing the presence of God into people’s homes, workplaces, coffee shops, or anywhere else a listener might find themselves. Clayton’s songwriting comes directly from his real and authentic relationship with the Lord, about which he says "I believe that God uses life experiences and even pain to create songs that lead people to Christ. I believe the Holy Spirit is the true writer and that He wants to draw people closer to His presence through music.” Some of Clayton’s biggest musical and songwriting inspirations are artist like UpperRoom, Brandon Lake, Brooke Ligertwood, Bethel Music, and Will Reagan. While you can hear their influence throughout his songs, Clayton’s reflective lyrics and emotive vocals definitely stand on their own.