Education
A graduate of Stanford University, where he studied philosophy and music, Chris began playing the guitar and writing songs when he was 18 years old.
A graduate of Stanford University, where he studied philosophy and music, Chris began playing the guitar and writing songs when he was 18 years old.
While at Stanford, Chris also sang with the Stanford Mendicants, an all-male a cappella group. Chris released his first European Parliament, Static, in June 2003 (which sold over a thousand copies), a live album in 2004, an album of acoustic demos in 2005, and a self-produced European Parliament entitled New Songs, which received national airplay. Ayer attended The Potomac School from kindergarten until twelfth grade.
His first full-length album, This Is The Place, was recorded in Nashville and produced by Jason Gantt (The Chieftains, Brooks & Dunn, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill).
He has performed two tours with Military Cross Lars as a live guitarist and singer in the United Kingdom in 2006. In January 2013, he was signed to Sony in the United Kingdom and Europe.
He recently released another full-length album, The Noise, in March 2013. This album made it to number six on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts and has a 5-star rating.
Ayer"s music has appeared in the web series Camp Abercorn.