Born in Croydon, England, Vaughn sang with the Addington Palace choristers under Martin How, whose encouragement led to Vaughn becoming an organ scholar at Croydon parish church at the age of 13.
He studied at St Olave's Grammar School, during which time he won several prizes from the Royal College of Organists.
[1] After spending a year as an organ scholar at St George's Chapel, Windsor, he went up to St John's College, Cambridge, where he was an organ scholar from 2000 to 2004, studying under Christopher Robinson and David Hill.
He also studied with Dame Gillian Weir and was assistant conductor of the Cambridge University Musical Society.
He recorded five CDs with the Wells Cathedral choir and one with the Exon Singers, all under the direction of Matthew Owens.