new album
Paradise Lost
We live in an amazing world: The wonderful variety of plants, animals, and people is truly inspirational. That’s what gives Chris Meyer of Alias Zone hope, despite the efforts of some to cover swaths of our planet with concrete and asphalt, or to segregate people by their race, beliefs, or who they love. Paradise Lost comments on these topics, from the pleas of Buddhists in Tibet to the hopefulness of Native Americans making their pilgrimage on The Barefoot Trail to Zuni Heaven.
Chris combines both real and virtual electronic music synthesizers with both acoustic and electronic percussion instruments plus field recordings of nature to create his uniquely sweeping, impressionistic soundscapes. Each song takes you on a richly layered journey, propelled by a strong undercurrent of beguiling percussion.
Previews from the new album:
The Gathering Storm
Compassion
Paradise Lost
The Barefoot TraIl
The reaction from fellow electronic musicians has been glowing:
“With Paradise Lost, Chris Meyer’s Alias Zone contributes an important evolution to the language of cinematic, emotional, organic electronic music. Sweeping melodic and rhythmic arcs, dynamic surprises and orchestral motility combine to reward active listening, while painting an earthbound landscape of broad-brush vistas and wide open skies.” – Robert Rich
“Rife with organic textures and earthy elements, the album is interwoven with asymmetric, organic percussion, offset brilliantly against emotional chord progressions of Meyer’s intriguing synth lines, which evoke mystery, as well as intense, focused energy. This one is not to be missed.” – Hollan Holmes
“Cinematic and extra-worldly, each track inspires the listener to close their eyes. To think. To feel. To travel through the mind to a place where compassion is the lead instrument.” – Cynthia Malaran (aka DJ CherishTheLuv)
“Paradise Lost takes listeners on a powerful journey, blending intricate soundscapes, beautiful rhythmic timbres and emotive melodies. An album not to be missed.” – Bart Hawkins
“This is my fave work of yours! Great, amazing, and personal music. Excellent production as well. A brilliant listen.” – Jeff Rona
Chris Meyer of Alias Zone
Alias Zone is the “zen master alter ego” of Chris Meyer of LearningModular.com. Each composition starts with a sound that catches Chris’ ear: an experiment on his modular synthesizers, a particular rhythmic pattern, a field recording, or even something as simple as a Tibetan bowl being struck. From this core, he builds stories and entire worlds by researching and retelling the stories behind those sounds, weaving in layers of complimentary textures as he conjures his own narrative to this “alias” or alternate reality.
Musically, modular synthesis is at the core of each new Alias Zone composition. However, Chris is unafraid to blend in struck & plucked arpeggios, ambient soundscapes, ethnic rhythms & percussion, and “found” spoken word in different languages as part of his journey creating this uniquely emotional, impressionistic electronic music.
Recent & Upcoming Events
Alias Zone performances have been described as “amazing,” “nuanced,” “transcendent,” as being in “a whole other class,” and simply “one of the finest live electronic sets I have ever witnessed.” Make sure you catch Chris Meyer’s Alias Zone perform when he appears near you:
The Gatherings – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
I had a great time performing at The Gatherings concert series – organizer Chuck van Zyl called it “One of the best nights ever at The Gatherings!” If you missed it, it was streamed live to YouTube; click here for the the playback.
After I was done, I moved to the WXPN radio studio and played a different live-to-air set; click here to view that. (The very beginning was chopped off due to a streaming error, but most of it is online.)
October 10-11, 2025 – 7:30 PM
Wavetrails Festival – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Last year, I had the honor of playing the opening night of the inaugural Wavetrails Festival (part of the larger Rising High Arts Fest) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wavetrails had standing room only both nights, so we’re being upgraded to a larger room, and will be staging more events. And I will be playing on opening night again! Make sure you get your tickets as I had fans turned away last year.
October 29 – 7:30 PM
Chapman Hall – Colorado Springs, Colorado
I will be performing an extended solo concert in the lovely Chapman Foundations Recital Hall inside the UCCS Ent Center for the Arts on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus. Before I start, there will be a Q&A with Dr. Jon Forshee of the UCCS music department. Even better, tickets are free! Click here for more information including calendar file and directions; click on the TICKETS button to reserve your place.
December 6, 2025 – 7:30 PM
Fusion | 708 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Trey Gunn (King Crimson, Tu-Ner, etc.) has a new duo featuring David Forlano (Sandboxmusicorg etc.). They are having an album release party & concert – and I will be opening for them! The event will be “in the round” featuring quadraphonic sound, plus video projections by John-Mark Collins of Wonder and Light.
live performance
Chris Meyer’s Alias Zone: Circle, Deconstructed
Live in the Knobcon Chillout Room 2025
I had the opportunity to premiere a new downtempo ambient piece in the Chillout Room at the Knobcon 2025 show.
The Previous Album
Finite Space
The “space race” promised us the infinite possibilities of the planets, stars, and galaxies of outer space. However, much of our use of that space has turned inward: from terrestrial communications satellites. to both cold and hot wars contesting the finite space of our own planet.
Finite Space takes the well-known electronic genres of Space Music and Berlin School as its jumping-off point, and extends them with touches of jazz, classical, and world musics, each serving Chris’ melodic, atmospheric, cinematic approach to aural storytelling.
Previews from Finite Space:
Premonition
Ash Tree Window
Sputnik's Ghosts
Nightfall: Kyiv
Journeys Told Through Sound
Water Stories
Bodies of water – and the mysteries that lie beneath their surface – is the thread that runs throughout this deeply-layered audio travelogue. Inside these three extended tracks,
Chris takes you searching for sea monsters in Iceland, waking the souls stranded underwater in a shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus, and exploring a series of majestic underground caverns by canoe in Thailand. His goal is to create a uniquely emotional experience. Ellison Wolf of Waveform Magazine described Water Stories as “a relaxing, positive-vibed, soothing listen.” It has also been featured on numerous playlists, and was named one of the best Ambient/Space Music releases of 2022 by Lloyd Barde.