Virgil was born and raised in Melbourne Australia and joined his first rock band at age 15. He turned pro at 16 to enable him to tour and focus on music and has since devoted his whole life and soul to his art. Virgil relocated to the U.S.A. in 1996 and has since recorded and toured with many renowned artists (Planet X, Steve Vai, CAB, Scott Henderson, Steve Walsh, Tribal Tech, Frank Gambale, Derek Sherinian, Mark Boals, Dave Stewart, Mick Jagger, Josh Stone, and many others).