Austin Breckenridge is a business and nonprofit executive with 18+ years of experience designing and leading financial literacy and creative entrepreneurship initiatives within the music industry. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of The A&R Foundation, a Texas based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping the independent musician community build sustainable businesses through entrepreneurship education and financial literacy. He is also the Founder of Aurelius Artist Management, an independent artist management firm headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Throughout his career, Austin has demonstrated a proven track record managing statewide business advising programs, building high performing teams, and developing curriculum that equips musicians and creative entrepreneurs to build sustainable, revenue generating careers. He combines deep expertise in finance, nonprofit leadership, and the music ecosystem to architect programs that expand access to capital, strengthen business acumen, and drive measurable economic impact.
As both a practitioner and a builder, Austin operates at the rare intersection of the creative and business worlds, managing artists, leading a mission driven nonprofit, and advocating for structural change in how the music industry supports independent talent. His work is grounded in a single conviction: that sustainable careers in music require the same entrepreneurial infrastructure as any thriving small business.