Biography
Vincent Schmidt is a young Swiss Fingerstyle guitarist born in 1997. Vincent learned this "one man band" guitar style as a self-taught musician through online resources, discovering artists like Chris Woods, Jon Gomm, and his greatest influence, Tommy Emmanuel.
At the age of 18, he composed and released his first solo album, "Feelings," followed by "Between Hope And Fire" in 2019.
Strongly influenced by encounters with his mentors and after several years of training in different music schools in Switzerland and London, he was admitted in 2019 to the Jazz section of the Lausanne University of Music for 3 years of studies. He is currently studying in the Master's Jazz Pedagogy program.
In 2021, he also became the Swiss ambassador for the acoustic guitar brand "Dowina." Vincent released his third album, "Ode To Breath," in 2023.