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Vince Dennis (b. 1966?, Los Angeles, California), known under his stage name [b][url=https://discogs.com/artist/776882]Vincent Price[/url][/b], is an American metal bassist, vocalist, and music technician. He has played in [b][url=https://discogs.com/artist/169841]Body Count[/url][/b] since 2001, winning the Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" in March 2021, and has recorded and performed with [b][a=Steel Prophet][/b] from 1988 to 2004, rejoining the band in 2007. As a technician, Vince partnered with numerous prominent acts and musicians across genres, including [a=Prince], [a=Chris Cornell], [a=Richie Sambora], [a=Steve Vai], [a=Katy Perry], and [url=https://discogs.com/artist/8021689]The Chicks[/url] (ex-[a=Dixie Chicks]). Name variations: [i]Vincent Dennis[/i], [i]Vince Du Juan Dennis[/i] Dennis was born and grew up in South Central, later relocating to Pomona in eastern Los Angeles County, where he began skateboarding and became involved with a local punk scene as a roadie. In 1988, Vince joined the speed metal band [a=Steel Prophet]. He played bass in [a6392882] and its short-lived successor, [b][a=World In Pain][/b], recording on 1994–95 demos, and performed on bass with [b][a=Prong][/b] on a 1996 live tour. Vince Dennis was a member of [b][a=Tourniquet][/b], appearing on the '98 [i][m=3207642][/i] album and [i][r=14878310][/i] video, and reportedly played with [a4215270] (even though the band's only known release, [i][r=6564724][/i] CD, credited [a=Elrich Von Vader (2)] as bassist). In 2001, he joined [a=Ice-T]'s metal band [b][url=https://discogs.com/artist/169841]Body Count[/url][/b], replacing [a=Griz]. Vince stepped away from [a=Steel Prophet] around 2004 after recording the group's ninth album, [i][m=487443][/i], for a worldwide tour with Body Count; he returned to Steel Prophet three years later. Circa 2006, Dennis began playing electric guitar in [b][a=Obscene Gesture][/b], recording on both albums and the final EP. His notable guest appearances include playing bass on [a=Agent Steel]'s 1999 album [i][m=277200][/i], recording on [a=Conjuration]'s 2004 [i][m=645096][/i], the [i][r=4139345][/i] EP by [a=Dia De Los Muertos], and with [a=downset.] on the band's 2022 album, [i][m=2688479][/i]. As a music technician, Vince Dennis worked with [b][a=Prince][/b] for several years with his old friend, guitar tech [a=Takumi Suetsugu]. He served as keyboards & horns technician on the [i]Musicology Live 2004ever[/i] US tour, among other events. Vincent built custom pyramid-shaped purple guitar cabinets for [a=Prince] — several years before [url=https://discogs.com/artist/1574568]Jamie Scott[/url]'s [i]3rd Power Amps[/i] introduced their well-known "pyramidal" model; it's unknown if and when Prince ever used them. In the following years, Dennis extensively collaborated with [b][a=Chris Cornell][/b], solo and in [a=Soundgarden], [a=Temple Of The Dog], and [a=Audioslave]; he participated in Cornell's final tour in 2017. Other notable artists that Vince Dennis worked for on the backline crew include [a=Biohazard] (he also played guitar with the band once, opening for [a=Suicidal Tendencies]), [a=Ice-T], [a=Queens Of The Stone Age], [a=AFI], [a=Dethklok], [a444890], [a=Fates Warning], [a=Hypocrisy], [a=Sly & The Family Stone], [a=Weezer], [a=Wyclef Jean], [a=Ariana Grande], [a=Lisa Marie Presley], [a=Orianthi], [a=Murderdolls], [a=New Kids On The Block], [a=Ben Harper], [a=The Donnas], [a=Gavin Rossdale], [a=Halford], [a=The Wallflowers], [a=Usher], and [a=Wicked Wisdom].