One of his first credits, while still in high school, was composing the theme song to the PBS/YTV children's series The Big Comfy Couch.
[1] His work has appeared on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Funny or Die Presents, and countless other national and international productions.
He was a member of Brian Bell's Weezer side project The Relationship[2] Houston did a two-year stint leading the house band at Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown, California.
[3] He has shared the stage with artists including Leon Russell, Kyuss, Victoria Williams, Band Of Horses, M Ward, Tim Easton, and a host of other notable acts.
In 2013, Houston began his weekly syndicated NPR variety show American Parlor Songbook.