Chris Pierce (born in Pasadena, CA) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer born and based in California. Pierce grew up singing in church and playing in bands from an early age and listened to classic soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel and rock and roll recordings. While still in high school, Pierce began playing gigs with Grammy-nominated rock musician Jon Butcher. After high school he received a scholarship to study jazz at USC. Read more on Last.fm