 Shirey has played exploding circus organ for the Daredevil Opera Company at the Sydney Opera House and the Kennedy Center, industrial flutes for acrobats at The New Victory Theater on Broadway, tamponophone with The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Bonnaroo, hillbilly music for gypsies in Transylvania.In a band called Gentlemen & Assassins with another member of Dresden Dolls, Brian Viglione and Elyas Khan of Nervous Cabaret.They performed a show at Theater Dortmund with Sonic Youth and Dresden Dolls producer Martin Bisi

He is the host and producer of "Sxip's Hour of Charm", a variety show of cabaret acts.