Born in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, Victor began his music studies in his hometown at an early age. Further along he was admitted into the National School of Music of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) were he received his Bachelor's degree with Honors in Piano Performance under the tutelage of Maestro Luis Mayagoitia Vasquez. Throughout his career Mr. Hernandez has been active both as a pianist and a composer. In 2009 he received an MFA in Music Composition for the Screen from Columbia College Chicago where he did studies in film scoring under the mentorship of Andy Hill.