OV PRESENTS: The Times w/ Chris Ziegler & Neil Schield TONIGHT @ Ace Hotel!

It's Friday dude, and you know what that means, The Times is back Upstairs @ Ace Hotel! On the slate this week is Chris Ziegler & Neil Schield, lookin' to get your groove going all night and weekend long!

The brainchild of our glorious leader, Neil Schield, ‘The Times’ brings together a diverse group of LA artists, musicians, writers, and DJs to share their favorite musical gems at the ‘creative mothership’ that is The Ace Hotel in Downtown LA. This weekly Friday event’s rotating cast includes Neil Schield himself, The Gaslamp Killer, LA Record founder Chris Ziegler, graphic artist/designer Steve Harrington, radio DJ and photographer Mukta Mohan, co-founder of dublab Mark ‘Frosty’ McNeill, rhythm & blues musician/producer Nick Waterhouse, and DJ/musician Clifton aka DJ Soft Touch. With a line up this diverse, the sounds are sure to run the gamut of nearly every genre and style created in the last one hundred years or so. These are THE TIMES!

The party gets started at 9PM dudes, so you better get all snappy looking quick!

RSVP: Sonos Studio Present - How to Build A Killer Vinyl Collection ft. OV!

Looking for tips on building that budding vinyl collection? Or how to fill in the holes in your garage-spanning vinyl warehouse? Well your in luck, as this Saturday from 3-5, Origami's own Neil Schield will be giving you his top crate digging tips as part of Sonos & L.A Record's workshop on building a killer vinyl collection!

Alongside The Gaslamp Killer and DJ Soft Touch of Funky Sole, this Sonos Studio Workshop looks to be a invaluable peek into the world of vinyl collecting and workshop spots will fill up fast. So, head on over to Sonos Studio's RSVP page and sign up for this awesome event before its too late! Happy digging!

OV Featured on Dust & Grooves!

Dust & Grooves: Vinyl Music Culture did a really awesome piece on us for their series on The Vinyl Factory. In it Neil picks his 5 favorite new releases in the shop. Check it!

3/2/13: Neil Schield at Noise Pop Culture Club

Pull out the red carpet and get the kodak ready, because Los Angeles vinyl guru/OV's very own Neil Schield is going to be speaking in a forum at Noise Pop's Culture Club on March 2nd alongside Eilon Pax (Dust & Grooves), Sinkane, Roddy Bogawa (Director of Taken By Storm) and Storm Thorgerson (Legendary Album Art Designer).

The panelists will be having a compelling and interactive discussion over the ever growing love and passion of vinyl music culture, and we're proud that our boy Neil was selected to be included amongst such an epic roster of dudes.

Stop by if you're in the area and let Neil impart his sage-like wisdom upon you. More details on the event are available here, and here is a link to purchase your tickets for $10 (includes entry into all of the talks that day).