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Austin Martin Montana” isn’t a thing like a place or a concept — it’s most likely referring to a musician named Austin Martin from Montana specifically Billings, Montana, USA.
Born in Billings, MT to his parents, Wendi and Kelly, Austin is the oldest of 6 children and grew up with a two family life after the divorce of his parents when he was 8 months old. He was lucky enough to then have four loving parents after both Wendi and Kelly remarried when he was just 2 years old. Wendi marrying Dale and Kelly remarrying to Tanya. From there Austin would travel back and forth every other week from Billings to Ryegate where he learned hard work both in the cattle business and the music industry. Austin’s dad, Kelly, is a DJ and taught Austin a love for music at a very early age, studying all genres and styles. Austin’s step dad, Dale, is a cattle rancher and taught him hard work and the ins and outs of cattle. Both instilled in him the value of hard work and dedication in polar opposite fields, making Austin who he is today.
Austin grew, sports became a major part of his life. He was a two-sport athlete playing baseball and football– which would become his primary sport. At the age of 16 Austin picked up a guitar and started becoming obsessed with playing, songwriting, and singing. He wrote and recorded his first real album by the age of 20, and continues to write and record today. At the age of 17 Austin was in a group called Cowboy Click where he and a group of other artists would record in his dad’s basement, print CDs, and sell them around the other high schools in Billings. After Austin graduated high school he had some tough decisions to make as far as work and school. Like any kid, he knew what his passions were but had to decide if he was going to continue to pursue his dream of becoming a professional musician or taking the safe route of working for his dad’s company. Austin worked for a couple years, still playing music and writing until he decided to take the leap and audition for the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NY. After being accepted he attended AMDA for two years until auditioning and breaking into the top 35 of 100,000 singers on the “Oxygen Network’s”, The Glee Project. That is where he met Michael “Fish” Herring who has worked with artists such as Prince, Tupac, Christina Aguilera, Frank Ocean, and many more. Austin and Fish continue to work together today and will soon release Austin’s debut country album titled Small Town Nights.
In 2016, Austin met another great producer, Jon Barnea sixpointpros, with whom they collaborated on numerous pop albums. Together, they are best known for their song “These Eyes”. In 2017, Austin and Jon opened up for a big act, Overtime, in Miles City. His music has evolved from a pop/hip-hop sound to a more country/rock style. Austin has found a group of hard-working and dedicated fans across the U.S. who want something to relate to. His music has evolved from a pop/hip-hop sound to a more country/rock-infused hip-hop style. If you have never seen Austin perform on stage, you are missing out! He brings an energy and style that is hard to match.