LORD OF THE ANTS is the alias of electronic music composer and producer Christopher Westcott.

Christopher was born on December 29th, 1965, in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, where he currently resides. Aside from the Lord of the Ants music project, Christopher is also an entrepreneur and is currently involved in a number of successful business ventures, including owning and operating an award-winning internet-based company.

Christopher’s many interests also extend to politics, religion, World affairs, science and philosophy and unconventional subjects such as cosmology, alternative archaeology and cryptozoology.

In 1972, due to his Father’s work as a marine engineer, at the age of seven, Christopher migrated to Montreal, Canada with his family to start a new life.

Despite the initial culture shock, Christopher eventually settled in, made many new friends and immersed himself in the North American way of life – a life of hamburgers, malls, comic books, those yellow school buses, skunks, ice hockey, despairingly cold winters and uncomfortably hot summers.

In 1976, the family decided to move back to England but Christopher can still fondly remember his life in this brave new World and insists that it shaped his thinking for years to come. Christopher still regards himself as an ‘honorary’ Canadian.

Sparked by his North American adventure, Christopher developed a keen interest in various forms of North American pop culture, including comic books, rock music, ufo’s and all things paranormal. But Christopher discovered his great love when in 1981 a friend introduced him to an LP called ‘Cyclone’, by a German band Christopher had never come across. The band was called Tangerine Dream.

Christopher had always admired the early pioneers of electronic music, which included Pink Floyd, Yes, Emmerson Lake & Palmer et al, but Tangerine Dream were different - vastly different. Their music was unlike anything he had heard before and he was instantly captivated by this enigmatic new sound. It was musical poetry, brimming with esoteric allusions. It was also bold, non-conformist and touched on subjects that were not recognised as mainstream. From that point forward, Christopher became an ardent fan of the electronic music movement and the music of Tangerine Dream in particular. Driven by his passion, Christopher then began to experiment and create electronic music with his own vision and style. www.lordoftheants.com