Unwound Sound

06/13/2026

SUNDAY 6/14: Unwound Sound presents the return of master fingerstyle guitarist and storyteller Hiroya Tsukamoto at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin. Our own Brent Baldwin opens the show, and a freewill offering will go to benefit the The Foundation for the Austin Sanctuary Network.
Event link is below—don’t miss the opportunity to hear this captivating and critically acclaimed artist!

05/26/2026

Happy 5-year anniversary to our friends at Rocket Cinema! Congratulations Sara & Justin!

Sara Nelson and Justin Sherburn never planned to become cinema managers. Like everyone else, the husband-and-wife musician duo found themselves at loose ends during the pandemic. Best known at that point as composer and keyboardist for instrumental ensemble Montopolis, Sherburn had just received a t...

05/14/2026

Congratulations to our Music Director Brent Baldwin on his Austin Chronicle Best of Austin nomination for Best Classical.
Coming on the heels of his Austin Music Awards win in the same category, we’re excited to see Brent’s artistry recognized across the Austin music community.
Voting ends Monday!
(L1nk in bi0)

02/26/2026

Many congratulations to our Artistic Director Brent Baldwin for his Austin Music Awards win in the Best Classical category! ❤️❤️❤️
And congratulations to all AMA winners and nominees (L1nk to the complete list below, via the Austin Chronicle)

09/12/2025

In weeks like this, sometimes music and friends are what pull us through.
Here’s “With a Little Help from My Friends” featuring A Giant Dog, Caleb De Casper, promqueen, Daniel Fears, Brent Baldwin, and Thor & Friends, backed by the orchestra & singers of Unwound Sound.
If you need this as much as we did, may it bring a little joy to your heart.
(vid3o l1nk in the c0mments)
📸David Brendan Hall, Photographer & Journalist

02/23/2025

Hiroya Tsukamoto is sounding SO great… come hear him and Brent Baldwin at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin at 2pm today for some powerful music and storytelling!
A freewill offering supports the good work of The Foundation for the Austin Sanctuary Network.

02/22/2025

SUNDAY @ 2PM: Unwound Sound is delighted to present the Austin debut of master fingerstyle guitarist and storyteller Hiroya Tsukamoto in “A Journey Through Strings and Stories” at the First Unitarian Universalist Church. Recognized for his soulful performances that create an orchestra at his fingertips, Tsukamoto invites audiences into his world of musical exploration and emotional expression.
A freewill offering benefits The Foundation for the Austin Sanctuary Network, and our own Brent Baldwin opens the show (event details below).

02/21/2025

Our own Brent Baldwin opens Sunday’s Hiroya Tsukamoto concert (deets below)! He’ll premiere a short new guitar work, Ginch Ahoof.
A bit about Brent:
Brent Baldwin is an Austin-based conductor, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer. A long-time performer/producer of contemporary music, Brent’s direction of large-scale symphonic premieres by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning composers has landed him numerous awards and accolades. Dubbed as one of Austin’s Top 5 directors by the Austin Chronicle, his uniquely collaborative approach to music has drawn him into the creative orbits a dizzying array of such artists as Big Star, Roomful of Teeth, Roky Erickson, Wilco, Kronos, Alejandro Escovedo, Trail of Dead, REM, and many more.
Brent has been a featured artist for Fusebox Festival, SXSW, the Blanton Museum of Art, Levitation, Popkomm, and more, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including 1st place in the New England Classical Guitar Competition, 1st prize in the Granite State Composition Contest, and Best Choral Performance in the Austin Critics’ Table Awards.
”Brent Baldwin knows how to obliterate the too-often limiting lines between musical genres.” -Austin American Statesman
”Baldwin conducted an incisive performance” -Dallas Morning News
”Baldwin has shown a fearlessness in tackling monumental projects” -Austin Chronicle
”…a truly astonishing talent, one of the most creative and dynamic cultural forces in Austin” -Austin Classical Guitar

01/28/2025

We are ridiculously excited to present the Austin debut of master guitarist and storyteller, Hiroya Tsukamoto on Sunday, February 23rd at 2pm. Free admission, with a freewill offering to benefit The Foundation for the Austin Sanctuary Network. Our artistic director Brent Baldwin performs a short opening set as we celebrate all things guitar.

“… delicate, fluid, and beautifully detailed” — Acoustic Guitar magazine.

11/18/2024

Composer José Martínez and our AD Brent Baldwin are cooking up a world premiere happening in Austin this June. We can’t wait to launch José’s heartbreakingly beautiful work into the universe.