Chris Ayer

Chris Ayer
Birth name	Chris Ayer
Born	January 7, 1984 (1984-01-07) (age 27) McLean, Virginia, USA
Origin	Stanford, California, USA
Genres	Blues rock Pop rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter Guitarist
Instruments	Vocals Guitar
Website	www.chrisayer.net

Chris Ayer is a solo guitar artist. 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.^[1] Chris released his first EP, 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 EP entitled New Songs, which received national airplay.[1]

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).

Ayer was a winner in the folk category in the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for his original song "Evaporate".^[2]

Ayer attended The Potomac School from kindergarten until twelfth grade.

He has performed two tours with MC Lars as a live guitarist and singer in the UK in 2006.

Discography

Albums/EPs

Date of Release	Title	Label	US Billboard Peak
August 18, 2009	Don't Go Back to Sleep	Another Record Company
November 7, 2006	This is the Place	Self Released
August, 2005	New Songs	Self Released
June, 2003	Static (EP)	Self Released

References

1. ^ http://www.rarb.org/reviews/354.html RARB Review
2. ^ http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2006b/lennon_awards.php John Lennon Songwriting Awards

External links

• Chris Ayer's Homepage - Official Website
• Chris Ayer on Myspace

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