About

Tje Austin is an ambitious Austin-based R&B singer-songwriter. Tje’s personal brand of soul derives from various influences that include John Legend and Lenny Kravitz. Introspective and passionate, Tje uses life experiences to explore the sensitivities and nuances of loss and broken relationships. He strives to create and perform the quintessential emotive experience, with touches of optimism and authenticity.

Originally, from Hawaii, Austin was adopted at four days old, by a loving Mormon family with military ties. He was raised in a multicultural family, which includes five brothers and three sisters – with six kids being adopted from other families. The accidental vocalist eventually made his way to the University of Texas at Austin. Initially there to complete a political science degree, Tje flipped a hobby into a full-fledged career, with some encouragement from some friends.

Tje was a contestant during the first run of the North American adaptation of The Voice. He’s co-written songs with three-time Grammy award winner Taj Jackson (for his Xperience album.) Amongst his received honors, Austin was a Semi Finalist in 2015 International Songwriting Competition – R&B Category and was featured at the 2014 ASCAP Expo for Pop Songwriting.

Tje Austin recently released his EP "I Belong to You" on January 20, 2017, peaking at #25 on the iTunes R&B charts. Hailed as a "a rich and varied release" with a " brassy blast of classic soul" by the Austin American Statesman, the album is a celebration and open love letter to life and the little things that get twisted in the mix.

I Belong To You

by Tje Austin

4:57

Whiskey

Tje Austin
4:19

Next Time

Tje Austin
4:30

Higher

Tje Austin
3:34

I Belong To You

Tje Austin
3:36

Tomorrow

Tje Austin
3:54

So Good

Tje Austin
4:19

Everyone Goes Away

Tje Austin

Whiskey (live at Geraldine's)

Tour

CONTACT

MANAGEMENT
James Anthony
Falling Giants Music LLC
t jeaustin@gmail.com

PUBLICIST
Jennifer Buglione
thejeneral@buzzbrigade.co

BOOKING
US/CANADA
James Anthony

tjeaustin@gmail.com

EPK

“a brassy blast of classic soul””

— Deborah Sengupta Stith - Austin American Statesman

BIO

Austin-based R&B singer-songwriter Tje Austin (pronounced “tie”) has one of those voices that you’ll want to talk you down from rage quitting your day job and throwing a glass of red wine in your bosses face. Why do you have a glass of red wine at your desk, one might ask? Well that’s no one else’s business, but Tje Austin will make you feel like it’s an ok choice. Born and raised in Hawaii, Austin eventually made his way to the University of Texas, where he realized that political science was not for him, and flipped his music hobby into a career. His music can broadly be described as R&B, but Tje Austin is simultaneously following in the footsteps of Lenny Kravitz and John Legend and blazing his own trail, his silky smooth and soulful voice leading the way.

-James Parker, KUTX