His music has been featured on ABC's Brothers & Sisters and the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice, MTV's Life of Ryan and Teen Wolf, the CW's One Tree Hill, CBS's Blue Bloods, ABC Family's Greek, Lifetime's Army Wives, and USA Network's Burn Notice.

[citation needed] He was taught the piano and trombone during elementary school and began teaching himself guitar while in junior high.

He is also proficient at the banjo, melodica, ukulele, and mandolin,[4] and is known for mixing folk music with electronica in some of his production.

[5] Fitzsimmons career in music came only after completing a master's degree in counseling at Geneva College and working as a mental health therapist.

[6] The singer's music was noticed initially largely through MySpace and touring with fellow artists Ingrid Michaelson, Brooke Fraser, and Cary Brothers, among others,[citation needed] and from several featured song placements on popular television programs such as Grey's Anatomy.

[citation needed] On February 8, 2011, Fitzsimmons released a music video for a song called "The Tide Pulls from the Moon", from his upcoming album, Gold in the Shadows.

It showcases songs spanning the singer's career, recorded live at performances in Chicago, Amsterdam, and Paris.