
Austin Birdy is an experienced session drummer in New York City, and an owner/engineer at Lorien Sound Recording Studios. Over 120 tracks released with 28+ artists. Equipped to record up to 16 track drum sessions with industry standards mics, Manley/UAD/Apollo pre-amps, and 16' ceilings in a fully treated live room. Let's work together!
Indie/Pop/Rock background with strong classical and musical theater experience. Austin’s diverse yet precise approach to drumming has led to collaboration with talented engineers like Benny Grotto (Ben Folds, Aerosmith), James Plotkin (Sunn O))), Oneohtrix Point Never), Perry Geyer (Robin Thicke, Sarah McLaughlin), Tony Maimone (Jeff Buckley), Geoff Sanoff (Bruce Springsteen, A Perfect Circle), Miranda Serra G (PILE, 2018 Boston Music Awards Producer of The Year) and Grammy-nominated engineers like Jeff Lipton (Bon Iver, Lake Street Dive, City and Colour) and JP Berreondo (Dave Chappelle). Austin can be heard playing all of the percussion, as well as three drum sets recorded in surround on Corpus Vice - the 2022 debut album from composer Eden Rayz (Third Eye Blind, cello on the grammy-awarded soundtrack to Assassin's Creed Valhalla). Austin has also recorded material with Pehuenche, Noé Socha, JaneX, Nyol Manswell, Theatrely.com, Eden Rayz, Man in The Ring, Archie's Weird Parody, Gilian Eve, Joe Boccia Jr, Brooke Wexler, Finnigan Faye, Squid Holiday, Gabbi McCarren, Benjamin Foley, Gerberding, Hayden Fogle, Sarah Chung, Teresa Hayden, Big Fuzzy, Kira McSpice, Thomas Holmes, Sharon Chen, Aüva, Gamma Pope, Cyberbully Spaceship, and Dent. Austin grew up in San Antonio, Texas before studying percussion at The Boston Conservatory, as well as drum set at Berklee College of Music.
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Endorse Austin BirdyWorking with Austin will elevate your expectations of studio drumming. His extensive technical background and adaptability make him not only a versatile studio musician, but an exceptional teacher and musical director. Precise, steady, and innovative—I thoroughly recommend Austin Birdy.
I have had the pleasure of working with Austin on multiple projects. We have worked on my own music (4 singles, 1 EP, & a deluxe album) as well as working alongside each other in collaboration with other songwriters. On each project he showed complete dedication and brought amazing ideas to rehearsals and recording sessions. Throughout the process he showed great communication, showed up on time, and was incredibly respectful and professional. His work was a huge component of what made the final products great! Would absolutely recommend!
Austin played drum parts on three of my songs. He was amazingly professional, showed up rehearsed, was communicative throughout the process, and the results turned out great! Highly recommend!
- Live drum trackAverage price - $170 per song
- PercussionAverage price - $100 per song
- Recording StudioAverage price - $400 per day
- Live SoundAverage price - $300 per concert
- Neumann u87
- AKG 414s
- AEA R88 stereo ribbon
- Sennheiser 421s
- Beyerdynamic M160
- UAD 4-710d
- Manley Force-4
- Apollo x6
- Vintage Ludwig Drums
- vintage and modern Zildjian cymbals
- Large Aux Percussion collection