Bryan Austin was born in St. Petersburg, FL in the late 1970s. He grew up
in a musically-inclined household with accomplished musician and father,
Lenny Austin. Bryan Austin was offered 3 complete musical scholarships at
the age of 15. Bryan Austin is a nationally recognized drummer,
songwriter, engineer and producer.
Bryan Austin starting playing drums when he was only 6 years old and
started performing live at age 15. He moved to California when he was
only 18 for gigs. By age 19, Austin had traveled across the world with
internationally known artists such as, Santana, Monica, Booker T., and
Robert Cray, The T-Birds, and John Lee Hooker. Bryan Austin relocated to
Austin, Texas in May of 2006.
Bryan Austin is about maintaining an expressive, passionate, and personal
relationship to music. He performs to express his music that has
genuinely been crafted from his heart and soul.
Bryan Austin currently drums for his original project, Ivison. Ivison
performs modern-day music for everyday people with a life-oriented,
ethereal sound. In the fall of 2008, Ivison will release their first
full-length, self-produced and recorded album. Bryan Austin also
freelances all over the State of Texas. He has also worked with artists:
Artemus Pyle, Atash, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Charlie Daniels, Chris
Maresh, Dickey Betts, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Double Trouble, Eric Johnson,
Gary Puckett, Incubus, James Cotton, Jeff Healey, Jimmie Vaughn, Jimmy
Griswold, JJ Plasencio, Joey Dee, Johnny Lang, Kara Grainger, Little
Feat, Los Lobos, Malford Milligan, Phil Brown, Rich Derringer, Robert
"Freight Train" Parker, Ronnie Dee, Roscoe Beck, Sauce Boss, Scott Stapp,
Sergio Andrade, Sherman Robertson, Steve Cropper, TC Carr, Tinsley Ellis,
and Will Taylor. Producers: Jim Gaines and Tom Dowd.
Biography Writer: Christina Thomas/Christina Thomas Photography