▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁St ▁Lu cia . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁seven , ▁he ▁started ▁playing ▁guitar . ▁He ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁US VI ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁guitar ▁in ▁the ▁jazz ▁band . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁college ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁where ▁he ▁performed ▁regularly ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁open ▁for ▁Be Be ▁Win ans ▁and ▁White ▁Heart . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁a ▁fun k ▁band ▁called ▁F TE ▁( created ▁out ▁of ▁" The ▁Time " ▁Fame ). ▁ ▁Victor ▁was ▁soon ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁guitar ▁teacher ▁for ▁Mer cedes , ▁an ▁all - f em ale ▁band ▁produced ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Jam ▁and ▁Terry ▁Lewis . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁sought - after ▁studio ▁music ian ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁and ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁band ▁Alice . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁Gu itar ▁Wars ▁cont ests . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 9 0 s , ▁Victor ▁played ▁to ▁sold ▁out ▁shows ▁with ▁the ▁musical ▁Be eh ive , ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁production ▁about ▁women ▁who ▁sh aped ▁music ▁from ▁the ▁ 6 0 ' s ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 0 ' s . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁two ▁concert ▁events ▁for ▁Ron ▁Ken oly . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Victor ▁played ▁concert s ▁with ▁Hills ong ▁Church , ▁led ▁by ▁Dar l