Austin David Coffee is a music producer, composer, performer, and educator working across film, video games, animation, and contemporary music. His collaborators include Raj Ramayya, Akira Yamaoka, and Peter McConnell.
Latest Work
Selected for the Yorkton Film Festival, where it is nominated for Best Short Film, and the International Sound & Film Music Festival in Croatia.
Submitted for BAFTA Cymru — Best Short Film
Austin Coffee — Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
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Feature Film
Original Music
Anime Series
Singer
Television Series
Music Arranger
Short Film
Re-Recording Mixer
As Production Manager at Strawberry Hill Studio in Novato, CA, his work has been released through Virgin Records, KarmaFilm, and Hopeful Tragedy Records. He arranged, mixed, and mastered Encrypted Code Reality for Akira Yamaoka and Raj Ramayya; the track is featured in The Housekeeper. Additional work includes collaborations with The Beautiful Losers, Lotus Juice, and Peter McConnell, as well as production for Apurva’s EP Puzzle.
Encrypted Code Reality
Music Video
Video production by Jeff Bedrick, with creative direction by Austin David Coffee.
Music production partners
Known for: Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, and Wolf's Rain.
Known for: Silent Hill and Shadows of the Damned.
Known for: Made in Abyss and Tower of God.
Known for: Grim Fandango and Psychonauts 2.
Known for: Attack on Titan and Made in Abyss.
Known for: Persona 3 Reload and In the Shadow.
The Beautiful Losers, San Francisco
Lotus Juice & Raj Ramayya, In the Shadow
Apurva, Puzzle
Grant Grover Music, Grant Grover Grooves, Vol. 1
For KarmaFilm, he composed music for Our Big Punjabi Family and contributed score and post-production supervision for The Housekeeper. His score for Pigeon was recognized on the festival circuit.
Trained in classical piano at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Composition & Production from the Academy of Art University, Coffee has performed works ranging from Chopin to Brubeck and premiered original compositions for Old First Presbyterian Church. Under Coffeehouse Family Productions, he released weekly piano improvisations to a dedicated audience.
Pigeon, animated short
Coffee teaches music and audio production through the Marin County Office of Education and received the Golden Bell Award in 2024 for excellence in education. He produces original music with special education students through Grant Grover Music and teaches voice acting, recording, and performance through Samurais of Sound. For the nonprofit GraceSigns, he produced music for the free ASL-learning app Sign Me a Song.
Known for: Code Geass and Resident Evil 2.
Known for: Cowboy Bebop and Bleach.
Known for: Diablo and World of Warcraft.
Known for: Founder of Samurais of Sound.
Educational organizations
As Program Director for Samurais of Sound, Coffee provides neurodivergent-affirming vocational training in voice acting, music production, audio production, and creative media. The program includes 1-on-1 coaching, portfolio and demo development, industry mentorship, and structured support for participants using Self-Determination Program (SDP), regional center, or related support funding.
Purple Belt Program overview
Grant Grover Grooves Vol. 1
Through Grant Grover Music, Coffee produces original recordings with special education students in Marin County, helping them write, record, and shape music in a hands-on studio process. It sits at the intersection of his production and education work: artist development, accessible music-making, and finished releases that reflect student voice.
Also From Grant Grover
Produced by Austin David Coffee, the podcast highlights student voices from the Grant Grover Adult Transition Program in Marin County, exploring independent living, social skills, vocational skills, and more.
Coffee designs and maintains websites for Raj Ramayya, Strawberry Hill Studio, Samurais of Sound, visual artist Amanda Roncaglia, and more.
