When at home, Chris tinkered with his first “trading post” drum kit in his apartment bedroom while the neighbors were at work. Chris played bass on several records and toured the U.S.
Once in college at Virginia Commonwealth University beginning in 1990 Chris quickly met up with musicians in the local area (Richmond, VA). Through high school and college, Chris performed in multiple bands and recording projects. Through middle school Chris learned alto saxophone and acoustic guitar before settling on studying bass guitar. As he grew he studied years of piano with his mother a singer, pianist and performer herself.
As a toddler, Chris began playing with broken sticks from his backyard on his parents coffee cans. Chris Adler was born in Washington, DC on November 23, 1972.