Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin[1] (born 9 October 1966) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer and sound engineer.

in Melbourne in 1989 with Angie Hart on vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar and Mark Picton on drums.

[2][3] Their top five hits on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart were "Ordinary Angels" (co-written by Austin and Hart) and "Accidently [sic] Kelly Street" (both in 1992).

disbanded in 1996, Austin moved into record production and sound engineering.

Simon is the grandson of Jack Austin (1910–1983), an Australian rules footballer.