Austin Cripe is a fun and animated musician. Cripe is a trained vocalist and pianist with his Master’s and Bachelor's degree from Florida State University. He has performed with Florida State Opera, Opera Tampa, St Pete Opera, Red River Lyric Opera, Savannah Opera, Atlanta Opera, and has performed musicals with the Florida Academy of Performing Arts. Cripe has also enjoyed singing in choirs with the Tallahassee Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, Northside United Methodist, Master Chorale of South Florida, Collegium Choir, and University Singers of Florida State.

In addition to his performances, he has received numerous awards from competitions such as 1st place in the Stephen Foster Competition, 2nd place in the National artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, and 1st place in the Young Artist Awards.

Cripe's students mean the world to him. His main goal is to help students find a passion and love for music. Music is something that needs to be studied to be mastered, but one has to enjoy the process to continue studying! Instilling that passion in his students allows them to want to study and learn more.