Dr. Austin Crumrine is a freelance tubist and bassist in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex. He is the Adjunct Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Adjunct Instructor of Tuba at Dallas College Brookhaven Campus. In addition to collegiate teaching, Dr. Crumrine maintains a large private lesson studio of middle school and high school students in Frisco and McKinney, TX. He has also performed with many premier ensembles in the DFW area such as the Dallas Winds, Los Colinas Symphony, and the Lone Star Wind Orchestra.

Dr. Crumrine has performed solo recitals and taught masterclasses at universities across the country including the University of Iowa, the University of Akron (OH), and Stephen F. Austin State University. In 2023, Dr. Crumrine performed on a new works recital at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference with a string quartet featuring members of The Phoenix Symphony. He has been a semifinalist and finalist in auditions for the U.S. Air Force premier bands. In 2019, he earned 3rd prize for the Rich Matteson Jazz Tuba Competition at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference. He played sousaphone, upright bass, and electric bass for the 2015 Disneyland All-American College Band.

Dr. Crumrine holds tuba performance degrees from the University of North Texas (BM), Baylor University (MM), and the Ohio State University (DMA). His principal teachers are Don Little, Dr. Kent Eshelman, and Jim Akins.