Crystal D Paull Music

Crystal D. Paull (she/her) is a versatile singer in an array of musical styles, rooted in her diverse musical upbringing and classical training. Growing up in Corpus Christi with an African-American US Army musician for a father and Mexican mother, growing with Black and Latin music traditions and influences before getting her start as a keyboardist for a praise & worship band. Later, she studied classical voice at the University of Texas Butler School of Music, earning two bachelor’s degrees in music and history in 2012, followed by a master of science in information studies in 2017.

Crystal stays connected to the local Austin music scene, performing as a professional singer in Austin, Texas with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the American Artists Project, and for Juneteenth celebrations for the cities of Austin and Manor and as a funk and blues singer for the band, “The Back Pocket” in live music venues like Geraldine’s, The Ballroom, and many more. Currently, she is also the Director of Arts & Music at Life in the City Church, a creative, radically inclusive, and queer-affirming progressive faith community in Austin, Texas.

In addition to her musical ventures, she also works as a Sr. UX Researcher for Amazon, and as part of her work in technology, Crystal was a finalist in 2022 for “Austin Under 40” in Technology for her work co-founding and leading Black UX Austin, a community organization dedicated to supporting and creating equitable opportunities for new, emerging, and established Black tech professionals like herself.

When she is not busy performing and working in technology, supporting the fight for equity & inclusion, Crystal spends time with her partner, daughter, son, and bonus daughter.