William Fitzsimmons
Biography
Born the youngest child of two blind parents, William Fitzsimmons was raised in the small industrial steel town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Reared more on sound than sight, Fitzsimmons was immersed in classical orchestral and organ works, 1970's folk, elementary school recitals and christmas plays.
His influences range from Simon & Garfunkel and Nick Drake, to contemporaries Sufjan Stevens, Patty Griffin, The Postal Service, and Iron & Wine. He is a multi-instrumentalist, and self-produced, with a penchant for including pianos, guitars, banjos, melodicas, flutes, clarinets, and electronic elements in his music. Fitzsimmons holds a master's degree in mental health counseling, which largely explains his use of family subject matter in his writing.
He has completed 2 full-length, self-released records ("Until When We Are Ghosts," 2005 and "Goodnight," 2006), from which music has been featured on TV's "Grey's Anatomy," "Army Wives," and MTV's "Life of Ryan." he has also been featured in the highly regarded music publications Paste Magazine and Performing Songwriter Magazine. He has toured with Cary Brothers and Ingrid Michaelson, and has spent time recording with the latter.
In addition to live performances, Fitzsimmons is writing for a third, yet to be named album. His records are regularly found on the iTunes top 50 folk albums chart, and both can be purchased from iTunes. read less
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