A graduate of Stanford University, where he studied philosophy and music, Ayer began playing the guitar and writing songs when he was 18 years old.

[1] Ayer 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).

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

[citation needed] Ayer's music has appeared in the web series Camp Abercorn.