In 1983, Brittingham along with guitarist Tom Keifer founded the rock band Cinderella in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania.

[3] Cinderella was signed to their first contract with Polygram in 1985 when they were seen performing at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia by Jon Bon Jovi who referred them to his agent.

[4] Brittingham was also in a side-band, Naked Beggars, with his (ex)wife Inga and Cinderella bandmate Jeff LaBar.

[5] Brittingham also played with Let It Rawk, a revolving door "super-group" featuring musicians from the 1980s rock music scene such as Jaime St. James (Black 'N Blue, Warrant), Oz Fox (Stryper), Scot Coogan (Lynch Mob) and Stacey Blades (LA Guns).

In 2014 Brittingham co-formed the new rock supergroup Devil City Angels and played on the band's self-titled debut album released in 2015.