Teddy Briggs was/is active in the music scene in Davis under the moniker Chief Briggum and with the local bands Boss the Big Bit (on the KDVS Recordings label), What's Up?, and Appetite (on the local label Crossbill Records). He was a KDVS DJ and involved in literary efforts on campus as well. He has worked in book stores such as Beers Books in Midtown Sacramento.