A Dallas, Texas Based Original Music Band Utilizing Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Percussion, And A Horn Section; Packaged In A Spirit Of Creativity That Is Much Greater Than The Sum Of Its Members, Who Conspire To Foreshadow A Higher Universal Reality By Crystallizing The Musical Emotions Of Time Into The Thoughts Of A Rhythmic Eternity.

The band consists of Mark Austin on bass and vocals, Scott Weltner on drums, Larry Spencer on trumpet, Keith Adkins on trombone, Lee Schloss on sax, Lewis Hutcheson on guitar and vocals, and Daniel Cisneros on percussion.

cosmic trigger, the debut release by the Mark Austin Band in stores August 26, 2002, combines thought provoking vocals mind-altering guitar, and mantra-like bass lines harmonizing to the tune of transcendent horns, a clairvoyant drum beat, and astral percussion. Already a successful release, three songs from cosmic trigger have reached number one in multiple genres on MP3.Com.

A psychoactive acid jazz album with proven broad-spectrum appeal, cosmic trigger in one review has been dubbed “that rare breed of music that anyone can enjoy”. With the Band’s flavorful arrangements becoming the canvas onto which Austin surrealistically paints his lyrics, the Mark Austin Band beckons the imagination to explore new boundaries. Austin’s work melds the influences of Jaco Pastorious, early Chicago and Steely Dan into a modern day pop fusion of acid jazz similar to genre pioneer Liquid Soul. The live jam sessions of the Dave Matthews Band and the solo work of Sting and Phil Collins also come to mind when listening to the Mark Austin Band. The Mark Austin Band has found its formula for success; when people hear their music they can’t keep still, it’s that simple.