99 & Kato: The Radio Experience - Media Kit by TMOTTGoGo

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About 99 & Kato Radio

Listeners enjoy the best hip-hop, go-go, soul, and funk from the DC/Maryland/Virginia region and an authentic interactive experience with 99 & Kato. The pioneers of the online go-go radio format bring their respective collections of local music amassed over years of community journalism and artist advocacy, primarily via Take Me Out to the Go-Go Media.

In TMOTTGoGo tradition, they provide a medium based on the needs of a community heavily embedded in its local music and arts culture. The show is a fun, informative exchange with local artists, music lovers, local entertainment insiders, and folks all over the country who get their DC funk fix from TMOTTRadio.com.

Profile

Roll Call

Ninety-Nine (“99”)

is an established media personality and event host with 18 years of experience connecting to artists, musicians, and their patrons. She has worked in programming, promotions or as on-air talent for Washington, DC and Baltimore area radio and television stations WPGC FM 95.5, Heaven 1580AM, WIAV-TV Channel 58, and WXYV-FM (Baltimore’s former V103). As a freelance writer, she shares her talents through entertainment journalism and by writing public relations pieces for numerous organizations and artists. She now blogs on art and entertainment at DCBrand99.com and is a Ph.D. Candidate in Community and Applied Social Psychology.

Kevin “Kato” Hammond

is an American musician and journalist. He is the owner and creator of TMOTTGoGo Magazine (Take Me Out To The Go-Go) and TMOTTRadio, and web and graphics designer at TMOTTWebDesign.com. Take Me Out to the Go-Go Magazine gains attention from outside media outlets for its designation as ‘the official gateway to a Washington, DC music culture.’ Such magazines as Vibe have made Kevin Hammond and Take Me Out to the GoGo Magazine a significant source of information about the go-go music culture. His history as a musician includes performing and recording with the go-go bands Pure Elegance, Little Benny and the Masters, and Proper Utensils. He has also served as Chairperson of Historic in the Go-Go Coalition.

Press Coverage

Television/Radio

TVOne’s “Unsung”: The Story of Chuck Brown

The acclaimed TVOne program Unsung ran an episode in which they profiled Chuck Brown and the origins of Go-Go music. Along with many prominent figures, to include Jill Scott, Marion Barry, John Buchanan, Donald Tillery, Sugar Bear, Tony Fisher, Andre Johnson, JuJu, Anwan Glover, Chucky Thompson, Raheem DeVaughn, Konan, Charles Stephenson, Bo Sampson, and many others, Kato Hammond took part in the presentation of this episode. Kato appeared as a go-go historian and expert on DC music.

WETA: Washington in the 80s

WETA TV26 proudly presents Washington in the ’80s, the latest in a series of documentaries exploring changes in Greater Washington decade by decade. You may have seen WETA’s Washington in the ’60s and Washington in the ’70s and as you may guess, Washington in the ’80s chronicles the decade’s events through the recollections of those who saw and shaped them.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show

For decades, dance clubs have been incubators for Washington D.C.’s thriving musical cultures, from Go-Go to Punk to Hip-Hop. But after a local teen was tragically murdered at a local club, D.C. leaders are considering legislation to curb teen access to venues that serve alcohol. We look at the recent controversy over “all-ages” clubs from a cultural perspective.

Print/Online

Press Coverage

Go-Go’s De Facto Historian, Remembers His Roots—and Go-Go’s, Too

“What resounds throughout the book is the story of an indigenous musical culture that has survived drug-related violence, race and class prejudices, and the deaths of a number of its beloved local stars. In between the lines of Hammond’s own story, one thing is clear: Go-go prevails due to the extraordinary dedication and perseverance of both the musicians and their fans.”

The D.C. Go-Go Scene’s Best News Source

“...a personal tale, exploring his life story and the hold that go-go has had over him for nearly four decades.”

Crank & Groove: A Go-Go Love Story

Intermixed with musical interludes people shared their personal ‘Go-Go’ stories. SpeakeasyDC, a non-profit “dedicated to the art of autobiographical story performances” and the Atlas Performing Arts Center produced the event.

Video

Press Coverage The IT Factory Northwood PeeWee League

A TMOTT TV series on YouTube, hosted by 99 (a.k.a. Tahira Chloe Mahdi). Features included stories from the community.

The IT Factory One on One with Comedian Eddie Bryant

As a media personality, 99 has interviewed a number of local and international celebrities. Prior to hosting The IT Factory, she hosted WIAV TV 58’s Tuff Crowd and was the fill-in host for Irie Heights, WIAV’s reggae music video show.

“Black Love Superstars”

Ninety-Nine also starred in the internationally acclaimed video by DC hip hop legend Head-Roc.

Multimedia

Press Coverage DCBrand99.com

Through go-go journalism and the “A.R.T. of Go-Go” events, DC Brand 99 is a vehicle of cultural advocacy in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

A.R.T. of Go-Go

“A.R.T. of Go-Go” was started in August 2012 when Ninety-Nine invited gogo musician, music producer, and radio host Dwayne Lee, hip hop artist, educator, and activist Head-Roc, hip hop artist Christylez Bacon, and lyrical poet Reesa Renee to speak to an audience at the Tap & Parlour in Washington, DC about how go-go music has influenced their art. The second “A.R.T. of Go-Go” was held at Adinkra Cultural Arts Studio and featured DC funk rock band GODISHEUS.

Listen Up

Show Archives

Episode 25 – June 12, 2015 In this episode, 99 & Kato discuss:

• NAACP Official Professor Rachel Dolezal • Oxon Hill High School Art Display • Kapri Curtis’ Bless’d N Highly Flavour’d Catering • SeanToon911 • Man beaten on Metro by older man • Lebron’s inadvertent exposure • Geto Boys/Rare Essence at the Howard Theatre • What does it mean to be “militant?” • Maiah – Mature Beauty – Wifey Material • Maryland’s crab shortage • And much much more!!

Episode 24 – June 5, 2015 In this episode, 99 & Kato discuss:

• Nichelle Nichols • Artwork by Tyra Berger • Andre 3000 -vs- Wood Harris: Who was the better Jimi Hendrix? • Upcoming Chuck Brown story on TV One’s Unsung: June 24 • Introducing new music from Gods’illa • The contributions the Cha Ross-Estes has made to the DC hip-hop music culture • What to say or not to say on a first date • Dedication to the memory of Ralph “Bishara” Coleman II • Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s catapult to the spotlight. Good or Bad? • The media and social media’s madness of building people up and then tearing them down • And much much more!!

Episode 22 – May 15, 2015 In this episode, 99 & Kato discuss:

• Tribute to BB King • World Premiere of Crank Brother’s “DC Symphony 4 • What is Drone Boning? • Gov. Larry Hogan vs. Maryland Educators • $30 million youth detention center planned for Baltimore • What is the definition of wifey material? • Take Me Out To The Go-Go Official book release • Fraudulent Amazon vendors • Chuck Brown on June Black Music month episodes of TV One’s Unsung • and much much more!! © 2015 Kato Hammond - TMOTT Web Design. All Rights Reserved

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