Austin Willacy

Austin Willacy is a veteran member of The House Jacks, an a cappella group with whom he has produced 10 full-length albums and completed multiple world tours. For the past 29 years, Austin has directed ‘Til Dawn, Youth in Arts’ teen a cappella group that empowers youth to find their voices in many ways.  Austin is also an award-winning singer/­songwriter with 4 CDs and 3 EPs to his name. His music has been featured on NBC’s “The Sing-Off”, and on three feature film soundtracks, including Thrive, a documentary with over 100 million views.  He’s appeared in Rolling Stone and has performed with icons such as Bonnie Raitt and Ray Charles as well as newer artists like Rachael Yamagata and Amos Lee. As an organizer and facilitant for YES!, Austin cofounded the North America Jam, the Arts for Social Change Jam, the Anadolu Sanat Jam, the India Arts for Social Change Jam, the Black Diaspora Jam, and the Men Raised as Men Jam.