Austin Wrinkle is a unique and versatile percussionist who has studied rhythm and drumming from near and far.

He is a founding member of the internationally acclaimed percussion group Hands On'Semble, a percussion group devoted to the art of hand drumming. Hands On'Semble has performed and lectured throughout the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia at many of the world's premier percussion and world music festivals such as: The Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Ritmos de Terra - Brazil, World Drum Festival - Germany, Chi-Hsi Int'l Arts Festival Int'l Drummers Gala - Taiwan, as well as music schools and conservatories including: The Juilliard School - NY, Eastman School of Music - NY, Mannes College of Music - NY, University of California Santa Barbara, and California Institute of the Arts to name a few.

In addition to Hands On'Semble, he is also founding member of the world fusion group Hindugrass. He collaborates with many musicians in the Southern California area including the Persian group Lian Ensemble, and Adam Rudolph’s "Go: Organic Orchestra".

Austin maintains a steady schedule of teaching and performing.

Education:
California Institute of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music (1998)
Master of Fine Arts in Music (2000)

Teachers:
John Bergamo, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Poovalur Srinivasan, David Johnson, Alfred Ladzekpo, Joe LaBarbara, Houman Pourmehdi

www.austinwrinkle.com