A native of Spring, TX, Vince was playing guitar as early as the fourth grade - after a little league accident persuaded his mother that Vince's football career was over.
There has always been music in the Lujan house. While at a music studio where his mother studied piano, Vince first heard and stumbled upon someone playing guitar. Taking lessons then for two years, he learned key fundamentals of music and also studied the difficult style of classical guitar music.
After the studio closed, Vince immersed himself in classic Rock n' Roll, Tejano and Latin music on the home radio. He listened closely to the styles of
Chuck Berry , Buddy Holly,
Ritchie Valens , and early Beatles. He maintained and improved his skills by joining local church choirs. There he began to develop his own style of singing, a unique style of improvisation that he learned from copying oldies records and church music.
These experiences led Vince to form his own music groups, such as: Dead End Street Music, Natural Wood Finish, and Top Brass. He joined the band programs in junior high and high school, learning to play the trombone. At this time, he also began to compose songs and further develop his singing talent, in addition to the harmonica. After participating in the Klein Oak Jazz program, Vince continued to explore jazz music at
North
Harris
Community College , studying under the direction of
Gary Liebst and
Stephan Badreau .
By this time, Vince's interests in music styles had matured, and he discovered blues music, emulating the styles of
Eric Clapton ,
Stevie Ray Vaughn , and
Carlos Santana . However, out of all the latest musical forces influences Vince, the most formidable has been the eclectic acoustic fusion jazz rock of the Dave Matthews Band. Just one listen to the way Vince plays acoustic guitar, and it's evident that he has spent hours of study listening and refining his Dave guitar impersonations.
In summer of 2000, Vince enrolled at the
University of
North Texas . He moved to
Denton a few short years later was married and currently pursuing music full time.