Baio is the solo performance alias (and familiar nickname) of synth pop crafter Chris Baio, who is best known for playing bass guitar in the chart-topping indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Showing an interest in music from an early age, the New York native started buying records and attending concerts before the age of ten. Later, while attending Columbia University, Baio worked his way up to music director at nearby college radio station WBAR and, in 2006, formed Vampire Weekend with Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson, who were all finishing their studies at Colu...