Robert Hughes, best known as Vincent and formerly known as XVII, is a Canadian music producer of trap, electronic, bass music and hip-hop. He debuted in 2015 with remixes of Meek Mill & Drake's "R.I.C.O." and Alison Wonderland's "U Don't Know."
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Early life
Robert Hughes grew up in OakBank just outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and began playing the piano at the age of 4. Being trained in piano through his childhood and high school years, his musical taste evolved into digital production with the introduction of new technology. He was raised and is fully bilingual - speaking English and French - as his mother is of French Canadian descent.[4]
Name change
Responding to questions about his name change from XVII to Vincent, Hughes told Skrillex's NEST HQ that XVII was a placeholder alias he'd producer under while searching for his identity. Upon finding his authenticity as an artist, he searched for a new stage name that would be true to himself and opted to use his middle name, Vincent.