He was in a band called the "Bixbys" with his mother, father, and a family friend; they played at bars, weddings and rodeos.
He sang "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" in his audition, and prompted judge Zack Werner to ask him what decade it was in Red Deer.
Four shows were sold out in Bixby's hometown of Red Deer, Alberta, although only one was originally scheduled there.
Since then Bixby has done shows with industry greats like Blake Shelton, Larry the Cable Guy, Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson, Charlie Daniels just to name a few.
[1] He was signed to Her Royal Majesty's Records/International Arts, and his debut album, Cowboys and Cadillacs was released on July 8, 2008.
On June 7, 2010, Bixby performed at the CMT Global Artist Party with 15 other international country stars.
Work in Progress features songs written by Bixby and a cover of Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe".