Jacob AustinJacob Austin is a twenty-two year old young man that has been singing more than half his life. Jacob became an active member of Brazos Valley TROUPE in the Bryan College Station area and began performing in public at the age of ten. Soon the director of TROUPE began to give Jacob solos in various productions. As Jacob got older he began to discover that he enjoyed singing and vocalized his desire to take voice lessons. When Jacob was eleven he began voice instruction and continued for three years. One day Jacob’s vocal coach informed him of an open audition for recording a children’s CD. Jacob went to the audition (his first true audition) and found there were approximately fifty to sixty other young vocalists auditioning for six spaces. At the end of the audition the director called six names and dismissed the rest. Jacob’s was one of the names called. The following week Jacob and the other five children went into a recording studio and worked very hard recording the CD, We Can, for Sopris West. This was a very exciting time for him and his family. Shortly, people from the community began requesting that he sing at different events in the area. The Pastor of his church invited him to sing at various functions as well as opening events with the Star Spangled Banner. Jacob then took a year's rest from voice lessons while his voice underwent the “change”, and now, he is once again working with a voice teacher/coach to improve his vocal range after the "change." Jacob also enjoys musical theater and has performed in several productions at Unity Theatre in Brenham, Texas, and The Theatre Company in Bryan, Texas. In 2009, he had the honor of playing mandolin in the The Theatre Company's production of Big River. From singing karaoke style a member of TROUPE, Jacob branched into “live music” forming a duet with his father, David (who was in a band back in the “old” days). David plays the twelve and six string rhythm guitars. One thing led to another and the duo began to sing at Jamborees, Opry’s, churches, and Jubilee’s around Texas. Jacob picked up playing the mandolin and the harmonica to add more texture to their sound. During the summer of 2006 they recruited Mama Liz to join them playing the Autoharp, adding another dash of bluegrass flavor to the band's already classic sound. Currently, The Jacob Austin Band continues to play all over Texas and have participated in several relief efforts for victims of the severe 2005 & 2008 hurricane season. They love to play traditional country, ballads, and spiritual/traditional gospel music, as well as some of their original material. They also play a few of the more modern country songs. Jacob has written several original songs and has co-written others with his father and mother, some of which are on the CD, Fresh Hay, released in June, 2008, available at our live performances, through this website, and online digital stores - iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Shockhound, etc.. On open Friday nights and Sunday afternoons the band performs at nursing homes in Bryan/College Station and Navasota, Texas. The Jacob Austin Band is currently writing and co-writing with his Dad & Mom for the next CD.David needs a page all to himself for his own biography but since Jacob, he, and Liz perform together they share this page. David has done many things on his own but as part if this act he has mostly been an incredible source of support and information as well as a great musician and teacher.Some fun personal facts:
Date of birth: April 21, 1989Height: 6' 7" (and still growing)Family: Brother - 1, sister in law - 1, nieces - 2, sisters - 2, brother in laws - 2Favorite color: BlueFavorite food: Pizza, salad, salmon, and steakFavorite video games: Anything Mario Brothers, 007, Donkey Kong or SimsHobbies: Singing, playing mandolin, harmonica, writing songs, making his own jewelry, video gamesSchool: HomeschooledPets: Dog - Bones, Cats - Tippy, Simba, Sir Purrs A Lot, & Kinky.
