Tom Vek. OC

Tom Vek on the OC

Ambidextrous singer/songwriter Tom Vek will dash over from the U.K. to record a few live appearances in New York and tape an episode of The OC in L.A. January 15. Fueled by the buzz over his late-2005 release We Have Sound (StarTime International), the tiny Londoner will record a live set at 2 p.m. today, January 12, for New York station WNYC, before hitting MTV tomorrow to tape an episode of Subterranean, to be shown next week. He'll then be spinning records at Misshapes January 14, following in the footsteps as such celebrity Misshapes DJs as Madonna, Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand. The singer will then fly to L.A. to tape a live performance of his song "C-C" for the 90210 of the oughts, The OC The episode will air March 16.