 Shirey started experimenting with found sound composition and extended instrument techniques when asked to compose music for Ohio University's modern dance department.This eventually took him to New York City and he has been performing in venues ranging from underground clubs in Brooklyn to a TED, to Europe and to the Sydney Opera House.A founding member of the band Luminescent Orchestrii in 2002, Shirey has released three albums with The Luminescent Orchestrii and one EP on Nonesuch Records as a collaboration between Luminescent Orchestrii and the Carolina Chocolate Drops.