As a teenager, he studied with a number of the great fiddlers of Scotland, such as Ian Powrie and Alasdair Hardy, and of the United States, including John Turner and Bonnie Rideout.
He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in Violin from Wheaton College, Illinois, and has recorded with various ensembles in genres including jazz, classical, rock and Scottish.
In 1993, Fischer won the American National Scottish Fiddling championship (Jr.
Fischer lives in San Carlos, California, teaching at Central Middle School as the orchestra teacher.
He is a private violin-fiddle instructor and also teaches at the annual Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling.