After serving 4 years in the United States Marine Corps, the Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran went on to graduate in the top 10% of his class with a letter of recommendation from the Recording Workshop: School of Audio and Music Production in 2003. He was nominated to and took part in the International Scholar Laureate Program's International Delegation on Music to Central and Eastern Europe in 2007. That same year, his earliest version of the song "Through the Void" was featured on To The Fallen Records' release, Rock: Vol. 1. Austin's win of 88.3fm WCQR's recording contest in 2010 sparked the beginning of his endeavor to record a full-length album. Written, composed, performed and produced by Austin, his debut album, Synesthesia, released in 2012. In the summer of that same year, he scored the soundtrack for the short film The Mountain Man (fall 2012) which was produced by Anthony Frazier. 2013 marks his graduation from Musicians Institute's independent artist program. His future goals include continued song writing and landing placements for his songs in film, TV, games, commercials etc. He can be reached via the contact link on this site.