The son of a Lithuanian physicist and an Indian mathematician, he began playing music at the early age of 5.
Having started on trumpet, and successively switching to piano, and then bansuri flute, Vytas finally settled into electric bass as his main instrument by the age of 10.
He studied double bass under Steve Tramontozzi, the principal bassist of the San Francisco Symphony.
[citation needed] Vytas' musical studies brought him to Paris, France, where he composed the score for Morgan J. Freeman's film Godard disait que... Later when he moved to New York City, Vytas was favored by a number of independent film makers for his ability to compose and produce music, as well as perform on several instruments.
In March 2007, Todd Ovall joined the Electric Outfit on bass, replacing Jason Quick.