OD PODCAST |018| VINNIE A.O.D.

Born and raised on the Southwest side of Detroit he was exposed to electronic music at a young age. Listening to The Wizzard as he fell asleep at night not knowing who, what, when, where and why this music was so motivational. The music being played in this area at that time was a mix of Latin Freestyle and Bass(Detroit Techno). As a product of his environment he began Djing Latin Freestyle and Bass starting at the age of 16, right around the time (93 or 94) where he was exposed to his first rave.

At that point he decided to cash in his Latin Freestyle records for House and Techno. Early in his career of Djing he held residencies at local after hours around Detroit. Such as 420, Club 911, Rehab and Body's just to name a few. Also A.O.D. held weekly residencies at local clubs around Detroit such as OSLO and The Works. Around 2000 he began A.O.D.( Arsenal of Democracy) after reading a Detroit history book. At that time he wanted start doing events. His first party was NYE 2001 at an empty loft on Grand River and Woodward. A.O.D. from that point forward became to be know for one off parties around the city of Detroit show casein talent from the likes of Ryan Elliott, The Surgeon, The Advent, Tony Rohr, Scan 7, Adam Marshall, Barem, Camea, Lee Foss, and most recently The Wolf + Lamb Crew, NRP SoulClap just to name a few.

Around 2005 Vinnie along with A.O.D. Moved to Chicago and started to do networking there to set up shows for friends and artists alike. Moving back to Detroit in 2008 You can find Vinnie playing a wide variety of music, from Classic Detroit Techno and House to Hard Techno to Minimal but lately he has developed a feel for Tech House mixed with Deep(discofunkyslowbanginwhateva) House. Moving into 2010 Vinnie along with A.O.D. has taken over the reigns at The Works in Detroit where he is the booking manager. Vinnie as of late has multiple residencies in and around Mi. You can catch Vinnie every Monday at The Flight Club most Fridays at The Works or catch his monthly in Grand Rapids and a monthly at The TV Bar also watch out as he dips in and out of Chicago frequently and playing random events in Detroit.

Currently dipping his feet into the Miami Beach night life. Already having a residency at The Pelican Cafe on Ocean Drive. Bringing a lot of experience with him to an already saturated market "we will see what I can get myself into here"... Be on the look out for any events involving A.O.D.

Track-listing:

Metro Area - Atmosphrique
Henrik Schwartz _ Once Again
Yotam Avn _i Jay Dilla's Dream
Toomy Disco - Les Loups -Since I Fell In love With You
Moodymann - Tribute
Jess (Will Saul & Tam Cooper Remix) - Foreign Language
Armand Van Helden - Funk Phenomena
Metro Area - Atmosphrique
Terrence Parker - Detroit is a beautiful town
Hardrive - Deep Inside
Miguel Migs Feat. Lisa Shaw - Lose Control
Edison - Detroit Princess
Mayer Hawthorne - A Long Time