The band years · Since 1998

Exit
Strategy.

Played live. Recorded together. Made to be seen.

Rick started the band around 1998. Exit Strategy continued performing and recording until COVID—and left behind music, memories, and more than a few videos.

The lineup

Four people.
One Exit Strategy.

01

Scott Kownslar

Guitar

02

Mack Brown

Drums

03

Eric Diez

Bass

04

Rick Austin

Vocals · a very little guitar

Watch the band

Four songs.
Four visual stories.

Rick handled all the video work for the first three. The fourth, “Half Full Moon,” is a song he wrote, paired with visuals created using AI tools.

01

Exit Strategy

Don’t Ask Me What I Want for Christmas

Video created by Rick

02

Exit Strategy

Suffocating

Video created by Rick

03

Exit Strategy

Shore

Video created by Rick

04

Exit Strategy · Original song

Half Full Moon

Written by Rick · AI-generated video

Back to the present

The band stopped.
The music didn’t.

Watch Rick’s solo performances