Vince Lujan & the Vince Lujan Project Variety Band from Little Elm, TX

Redefining the Texas sound; fusing Pop, Funk, Latin and Soul The Vince Lujan Project (pronounced - 'LU-hahn'), an original and cover band from North Texas, is putting a new spin on the ever- evolving, all-encompassing Texas sound by infusing blends of Acoustic, Pop, Funk, Latin, and Soul. It's feel-good music with catchy hooks and accessible lyrics. The diverse members each lend a unique style that effortlessly blends into a powerful groove, topped off with dynamic and smooth rock/R & B vocals. Come to a live show and you'll hear nods to (and occasional covers from) the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, and Bill Withers. The Denton, Texas-based Vince Lujan Project (pronounced LU-HAHN) has been jamming since members started meeting up in 2002, and its sound has become a fusion of acoustic, pop, rock, funk, blues, jazz, Latin and soul — a blend that defies easy definition but brings new energy to what is known as the Texas Sound and featuring an improvisational element that shines up the group's sound even further. With each player bringing something unique to the group — different cultural backgrounds they are proud to mix into their music as well as music educations and musical influences (including Dave Matthews Band, Santana, the Mexican rock band Maná, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, John Mayer & Los Lonely Boys) — it's a mix that turns listeners into fans and helped VLP win the Houston-based Live Music Records' contest to showcase at the label's South by Southwest event at Guero's in March 2009. Onstage, as band members listen to and play off each other, audiences are carried away by the positive vibe, the energy and the instrumental virtuosity. Band founder and lead vocalist Vince Lujan, born in Spring, Texas, was playing guitar in fourth grade and since has mastered classical, rock 'n' roll and jazz guitar (and harmonica and trombone), formed and led bands, composed and arranged original music, and found an expressive vocal style. With him are drummer-backup vocalist James “DJ” Montgomery, an Air Force brat who played his first gig at age 8 and among his influences cites world-famous self-taught stickman Dennis Chambers; and keyboardist Taylor Ervin, born on the Mississippi Delta and raised in West Texas, who began playing piano at age 3 and has developed a unique blend of raw and aggressive organ riffs and melodious piano lines. Iowan Greg Rochford, on bass guitar and backup vocals, has more than 20 years experience playing with rock, jazz and classical groups, dedicated to technical brilliance and maintaining the rhythm and groove of a song. Veteran keys player Lewis Fluellen lends his soulful Hammond B3 organ sound and saxophonist Brad Labio and trumpeter Kasey Warren bring an air of jazz sophistication and pop sensibility that adds to the tight grooves and melodies to the overall sound. Together, members of VLP create a fresh sound that stays with listeners long after the groove has stopped.

• Thinking Out Loud | Ed Sheeren
• Love Never Felt So Good | Michael Jackson
• Treasure | Bruno Mars
• Uptown Funk | Bruno Mars
• Layla (Derek & the Dominos version) | Eric Clapton
• Layla (Unplugged version) | Eric Clapton
• Oye Como Va | Santana
• Evil Ways | Santana
• Hotel California | Eagles
• No Such Thing | John Mayer
• Carolina On My Mind | James Taylor
• Last Dance With Mary Jane | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• Friends in Low Places | Garth Brooks
• Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
• Heaven | Los Lonely Boys
• La Bamba | Richie Valens
• In My Life | The Beatles
• Imagine | John Lennon
• Long Black Veil | Johnny Cash
• Bridge Over Troubled Water | Art Garfunkel
• Awesome God | Rich Mullins
• Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord | Salvador
• Grey Street | Dave Matthews Band
• Number 41 | Dave Matthews Band
• Granny | Dave Matthews Band
• Two Step | Dave Matthews Band
• My Girl | The Temptations
• The Pretender | Jackson Browne
• Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder
• Use Me Up | Bill Withers
• Mr. Jones (& Me) | Counting Crows
• Slide | Goo Goo Dolls
• Change the World | Eric Clapton
• Old Love | Eric Clapton
• A Change Is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke
• O Happy Day | Gospel Spiritual
• All Along the Watchtower | Bob Dylan
• The Boxer | Simon & Garfunkel
• Ants Marching | Dave Matthews
• Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett
• American Pie | Don McClean
• Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell
• Let the Good Times Roll | BB King
• For What It's Worth | Buffalo Springfield
• Europa | Santana
• Johnny B Goode | Chuck Berry
• Key to the Highway | Eric Clapton
• Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton
• Crossroads | Eric Clapton
• Classical Gas | Mason Williams
• Spooky | Rascals
• Hey Jude | The Beatles
• Black Balloon | Goo Goo Dolls
• Broadway | Goo Goo Dolls
• Name | Goo Goo Dolls
• Fire & Rain | James Taylor
• How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You | Marvin Gaye
• Angel Eyes | Jeff Healey
• Pride & Joy | Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Texas Flood | Stevie Ray Vaughn
• We Belong Together | Richie Valens
• More Than Words | Extreme
• Meet Virginia | Train
• Five Long Years | Buddy Guy
• Rocky Mountain High | John Denver
• Take Me Home Country Roads | John Denver
• California Dreamin | Mamas & the Papas
• Celebrate Me Home | Kenny Loggins
• Feliz Navidad | Jose Feliciano
• The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole
• Merry Christmas Baby | BB King
• Please Come For Christmas | Charles Brown
• Ave Maria | Schubert