Won't be online for it, so HAPPY NEW YEAR :) "God bless us...Every one." blessit, in the words of an old friend "make it better".

oh, and Im dropping my version "Fireworks" tomorrow before the ball. Blessit - its CRAZY and might be on a Coast2Coast Mixtape...for FREE

WOW - tomorrow's NYE...that's it. TIME'S UP - hope you got done this year what you needed to...next year...Father, keep raising me UP :) blessit

merrychristmas everyone. May the LORD grant you your NEEDS, and some of those WANTS. myneed - a job that pays enough to support my family. mywant - a job that pays $500/wk (doing ANYTHING) so I can support my family. blessit

May the Father give you the BEST gift for YOU this season. May He do it for me and mine. "All I want for Xmas is a job paying $500/wk at least, after taxes, guaranteed, guaranteed, so I can take care of my family..."

Xmas in 3 days. May the Father give you the BEST gift for YOU this season. May He do it for me and mine. "All I want for Xmas is a job paying $500/wk at least, after taxes, guaranteed, guaranteed, so I can take care of my family..."

"I see you made up for it by posting this message 5 times...."
"thats the internet. thats what happens when youre on 20+ websites...and they all connect...like Ive said...10+ times"

OFFICIALLY, 1 Week with NO FACEBOOK...done (except for 1 music response had to do). I return to it tomorrow...but not quite the same. blessit

A+ Tutoring interview in an hour...got a callback from SA Marketing bless it. feelin' a little "Urban Meyer" about it, but ill be back. thanks for the prayers

2 job interviews today, 1 more tomorrow. Father, lead me where you want me, and by Your Grace and Faith, I will rise...#blessit.

Pandora's Box: Understand FEMALES - type, raiting, needs, etc. EVEN if you got someone, and WANT TO KEEP THEMM...maybe sign up http://openherbox.com/

GoPro Official Store - FOR ANY Professional Video with a SMALL Budget http://ping.fm/WtgFx

Casting Reality Sports-Themed Female TV Show!! http://ping.fm/DfFf2

Crew Call - SAN ANTONIO Entertainment People - They NEED us! http://ping.fm/jrxOe

4 Lokos - Facts and Crazy Stories - this ish is DANGEROUS http://ping.fm/YOrw5

How to Use New Rules/New Tools to Create a Media Storm : Marketing :: American Express OPEN Forum http://ping.fm/ElbnH

Be part of a new Trending Topic - sameishdifferenttoilet - Cavs losing, more international fans than home ppl showing love, n workload change

planning next music video: shoot me a song title if you wanna vote, I got a top 4 right now...

San Antonio Band - HIT ME BACK! Im INTERESTED! http://ping.fm/NgJ2D

@sanantonio love or hate it, but DONT PASS IT http://bit.ly/fSmWgy K.T. The O - Black and Platinum Youtube @ktakatheo

I had NO IDEA Robin Williams did a Live action Popeye movie...this is awesome lol

http://bit.ly/eMpqO9 @addthis
Hot1Rap Vol. 187 - asked me to drop a track, and now Im the COVER, #4 "GENESIS" blessit rt share

happythanksgiving everyone. what makes it better? who has best record in league? howboutthemspurs blessit rt

so, got MY copy of the "Genesis" video now...so...RELEASE PARTY? anyone? :) Happy Thanksgiving to all - the future IS bright, if nothing because It. IS. The future. goforth blessit

stuck on a open-source pc at home, so pretty much everything i put out is Audacity with a nice mic, and then I do some mixing.
Heading out now, but shoot me beats, and Ill shoot 'em down :)

"[name blocked] likes this"

this is NOT something to like...please...PLEASE, someone "give" me a $3000 laptop, and WHEN I make 2 Gold records, Ill just GIVE you $30,000....hows that?

stuck on a open-source pc at home, so pretty much everything i put out is Audacity with a nice mic, and then I do some mixing.
Heading out now, but shoot me beats, and Ill shoot 'em down :)

thinking of making a group for all the "Theatre people", who also happen to be in love with MUSIC, and try to do band projects on the side...there's probably enough of us we could just be each other's "cover bands" as it were...

question "hey dude -- where can i go to hear all of your music in one place?" answer "http://ping.fm/ihqhW" blessit

...#blessit

Somebody holla back at me. oh, and new track idea "Douches" (Douces Remix, cut down whoever pisses you off) //Im on some new ish/ fucking these douches up (and I dont really want to give a fuck but)/ Im moving on to something better...better...//

great time working @ Rock/Roll Expo Fri/Sat. now, to The Overtime Theater - improv @10 and IM ON...good times blessit badass

"sometimes its TIME to move from "fun hobby" to

"life's work...my CAREER...my, if this DOESNT happen, PLEASE GOD KILL ME...'cause I dont want ANYTHING else...you didnt MAKE ME for ANYTHING else..."


#blessit sometimes you gotta say
"God bless you....but God damn you for NOT being ready to move on to next one"

"Joe Budden - Stuck In a Moment"...I've been here OVER a year now God...move...or move me...please MoodMuzik4...love it or hump a landmine

"sometimes its TIME to move from "fun hobby" to "life's work...my CAREER...my, if this DOESNT happen, PLEASE GOD KILL ME...'cause I dont want ANYTHING else...you didnt MAKE ME for ANYTHING else...#blessit sometimes you gotta say "God bless you....but God damn you for NOT being ready to move on to next one"
"Joe Budden - Stuck In a Moment"...I've been here OVER a year now God...move...or move me...please MoodMuzik4...love it or hump a landmine

GREAT Commercial Shoot w/ Brad Milne for Laszlo Rain. I got a Label head asking me to hop on their mixtape series, got some of Youtube's hottest rising rappers asking ME to shoot THEM collabos, and oh...my first OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO WILL DROP (w/ party) THIS MONTH...yes, I DO hiphop :)

shoutout to everyone DOIN WORK: No Wheels, so stuck @home. :( @thingsthatpissmeoff...back to Fallout 3 'til I get New Vegas; taylorgang or go play in traffic. blessit

ATTN: Artists - hit me up, Im looking for artwork (open medium). Ill take shots of your work or the actual piece. Let me know

Exhale" - K.T. The O. personal favorites are "Breakdown" and "Feel a Little", but let me know what yall think. Hope everyone had a blast Halloween.
http://ping.fm/jJ6wt

"Exhale" Released". Single track version coming. possible videos, shows...good stuff. "Got 'Glue?" Almost done. Shoutout to the dependable. Faith is something NOT to waste. Bless it

halloweenpsa @ktakatheo says "save room in the bucket - sometimes the best candy comes out last". Since we still wrapping up "Got 'Glue"...I present to you 'Exhale"...dropping...NOW blessit#rt

halloweenpsa @ktakatheo says "some of the best Treats...can be Tricks...stay safe kids." Hopefully bout to finish my last verse for "SNIFFGLUE - Got 'Glue?" right...NOW

"I think Gabriel was the first Musical ArchAngel...Lucifer was simply the prettiest..."Art is fleeting. Beauty, real beauty before a ugly soul, is truly fleeting because it was never tjhere to begin with". My music is started by my Father, and Im thankful Ima a horn He can use down here, whether or not I even understand all my notes...bless it"

Matthew Reid "I Watched The Kanye Movie 30 Million Times lol"

Kristopher William Thomas "I cant get into it... Feels SO STUCK ON ITSELF - its not Kanye West, doing an art piece as a character...its Kanye West, playing himself (the self-proclaimed genius) basically saying "if you DONT think Im a genius...YOURE a hater...AND closed-minded"...thats NOT how geniuses prove they are...thats how they prove theyre NOT"

Actress Shaquita "you may never know who is sent by God...."

i say "everyone is sent by God...learn whether its to do His Work, The Devil's Work, or their own"

Music page with all current tracks, singles, and MORE http://ping.fm/Co9lR @ktakatheo sniffglue sanantonio thanks city...on to the next one

http://ping.fm/18Pmj

"Breakdown" JUST RELEASED. "GENESIS" SHOOT TODAY! CALL or READ under NOTES! 230 Scouting - 4 Shooting - 6pm Classic Monsters Party. Come to the Video IN COSTUME if you want :) Bless

got home TOO LATE for it, but DROPPING "Breakdown" before 11AM! Its CRAZY! and itll be on iTunes/etc before too long...love it, please...I do

"Feel a Little" JUST DROPPED! [iLike] http://ping.fm/XjthU

[zShare] http://ping.fm/buNaJ

so, dropped "Hand Squeezer" at midnight, and tonight will be "Feel a LIttle". CRAZY. Also, Dr. S Battles the Sex Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical catching it TONIGHT. Sunday "GENESIS" Shoot @4PM downtown - CONTACT for details. **Anyone got a Giant Boombox we can borrow? or Two? Bless

K.T. The O - Hand Squeezer (Take 3).mp3
[zShare]http://ping.fm/0Hmua

[iLike]http://ping.fm/tnkpk(Take+3).mp3

JUST decided: dropping a new track TONIGHT, midnight. which one will it be? ...the right one - jammin' "Recovery" right now...shady

thats the #1 I remember from private school - "God is good" (team responds) "All the time!" "All the time?" "GOD IS GOOD!" :) bless

Hello everyone!

There is less than 1 WEEK until we starting shooting! I was called LAST NIGHT though and informed, We DO NOT currently have a camera for Saturday's "Keep O Chasing", so we are POST-PONING "Keep O Chasing". We will let you all know when we do have People + Equipment to make it happen.

We DO HAVE A CAMERA for "Genesis" and Sunday and WILL SHOOT (assuming no heavy rain). Please contact and confirm so we can give you a better idea when we need you (no one is Needed for the whole 4-5 hours of shooting, but you are all welcome to stay/go).

Thanks very much - PLEASE, Feel Free to Bring Your Own Cameras to tho shoot - your family, friends, etc. The more the merrier. Bless

San Antonio, if you LOVED IT, already got TIX n WILL LOVE IT AGAIN - let'em know DrSBattles roxmysox @overtimetheater

cantwait til the SNIFFLGLUE tape drops @ktakatheo @kool_kid_09 @bigBerd Royale n' Ace Jr. FIRE everdayb - its what we DO. VIDEO SHOOT soon

VIDEO SHOOT NOTICE GOING OUT TODAY! Also "Little Lion Man" - awesome song->Im covering RIGHT NOW. weekend was HIGH and LOW, but one day at a time....its all I have :) Bless

"Genesis" VIDEO SHOOT Oct 16th (230-630pm*) downtown SA. No one should need to be there the whole time, and feel free to stay longer. "Keep O Chasing" Video Shoot set for Oct 17th near SAC/San Pedro Playhouse. Contact me and/or Paul De La Cerda Thanks for EVERYONE who helped/is going to help with this. PLEASE invite/bring your friends, family, pets, strangers, more! SA-Town...indeed.

POTENTIAL VIDEO SHOOTS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR "The Genesis", "Follow My Tweet", "Keep O Chasing", and "Breakdown" (but yall DONT KNOW Breakdown...yet :) ) Hit Me Up for the latest - staying busy - blessing

sincewerebeinghonest @ktakatheo got 2 weekends left of Barbizon teaching, about 1/2way done with "SNIFFGLUE - Got Glue?", and taking a break from ME-led projects (*MUSIC SHOOT next month, GUITAR RELEASE NEXT MONTH). Hit me up for work on YOUR play, tv show, film, animation, song, dance, script, novel, or whatever. Insurance Work picking up and believe or not, maybe a CAR and MOVING before end of the year. blessit

http://ping.fm/mlWx0
Insurance and Supplements. and "awesome-ness". :)

calling it in early. Great weekend. THANK YOU, SO MUCH all the Bday blessings. to know 1 is genuinely happy ur here, makesallthedifference

so...Sept 12th = 23 years old. not AT ALL were I planned to be, but Im learning maybe I need a new way of planning...of thinking and living. Life's not a game - time to quit playin'. Bless those who bless. Forgive those who distract. Onward and upward. When storm clouds come, eagles fly and small bird run for cover...you get the idea. :) Bless

shoot dates 4 "Follow My Tweet" set: OCT 8-10, wrap-up OCT 15-17. LA Dance Team finishing up THEIR part - what about YOU? *Trying to get the Parkers (YES, Tony AND Eva) to make appearances. SNIFFGLUE's first official mixtape set for OCT* release. After that, BREAK from HipHop focus - guitar music/videos. Birthday is 9/...12 *If I missed wishing yours a blessing BLAME FACEBOOK - they changed how I get told when who's is, and I barely remember my own/family's...oh yeah HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mama Coni! Bless the working. Bless the genuine.
http://ping.fm/dlQgm "K.T. The O's Future Music Videos" - enjoy

shoot dates 4 "Follow My Tweet" set: OCT 8-10, wrap-up OCT 15-17. LA Dance Team finishing up THEIR part - what about YOU? *Trying to get the Parkers (YES, Tony AND Eva) to make appearances. SNIFFGLUE's first official mixtape set for OCT* release. After that, BREAK from HipHop focus - guitar music/videos. Birthday is 9/...12 *If I missed wishing yours a blessing BLAME FACEBOOK - they changed how I get told when who's is, and I barely remember my own/family's...oh yeah HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mama Coni! Bless the working. Bless the genuine.
http://ping.fm/Q6gub "K.T. The O's Future Music Videos" - enjoy

Mixtapes: If you dont know, NOW you know

So the following is an article I wrote up for some friends. Sending it off to a few mags and places. Hope it helps and makes sense. Bless M-U-S-I-C. :) - K.T.

MIXTAPES: Posting
Where, How To, and Things to Consider
So, I was recently approached about the mixtape game, its importance in the current rap market, and what it means to the Indie Artist. This is a subject fairly dear to me and I am only happy to write a piece on it. Normally, I keep the flow of these things narrative, and simply guide the readers through the pages, but since this is intended for “established artists” ­ I.E. if you're still trying to figure out how to record your tracks, or what your “sound” or genre actually is...this isn't gonna help you that much – I'm going to skip the filler from here on in, and give you the meat. Now, while I've recently (within the last week) checked out all the sites and groups listed below, theses statements are only MY opinions and from MY experiences (There are groups and people out there saying even playing the mixtape game is a waste of time, or worse ­ one of the problems with Hip­Hop right now...and I typically web­slap them and move on) so if it doesn't feel the same to you, let me know. Maybe we'll do another one of these. Well, let's break out the fields and get everyone on the same page before I tear apart all the sites you love and some you've never heard of. MIXTAPES: “what counts as a mixtape?”

+ a Mix­tape (mixtape for most of us) is a music release, similar to an album, except the compilation (album or tape) is set up for Promotional Release, not Commercial Release. The difference being Commercial = intended to sell for profit, and Promotional = intended to increase buzz/popularity. Some music communities don't have as big an underground scene as others, and so mixtapes to them are “free albums you download from the internet”, and some places still have tapes as ACTUAL CDS, people and/or shops give out or sell. So there are tapes that go out nationally, that some people end up DL­ing for free, and others buy the thing from a corner boy, and they get the same thing. Some mixtapes are just made up by random people. They slap a generic DJ name on it and post it to sites, trying to get buzz themselves and some legitimately just trying to help out the artists on the tape. *What this has led to though (and this is the one of the FEW points Anti­mixtapers make, I can get) is a large part of the old Album­buyers becoming people who just wait a month (or sometimes only a week) for someone to post a mixtape up from their favorite artists, and they get half of their latest album for free...and THAT does NOT help the artists, who just spent 6 figures on marketing and promotions for their album, so they could hopefully make that back in album sales, and while 150,000 downloads looks good on­line, it doesn't pay the bills. So mixtapes...you made one, you want to give it to the people, and now you want to know WHERE.

+ Just like sites for music artists have become an over­saturated field (over 1,000 at least semi­legit independent sites), there are more and more Mixtape Hosting sites popping up – some started by artists/labels just trying to get their own tapes more attention, and some genuinely just trying to hit the niches all the other sites skip other, as THERE IS NO SINGLE PERFECT WEBSITE...FOR ANYTHING, in my opinion. Different people are looking for different things in their sites, so here are the things I think ANY/ALL artists focus on, and we'll go from there:
1. USER BASE – how many people actually use the site. There's no reason to post a tape to a website that nobody goes to. Many sites have a LISTED number of fans or users in the 100,000s, but VERY FEW of them actually have that many people active on it weekly, or even still using their accounts. Even if they do clear 100,000 users a week, there's no guarantee how many of those people search through for new mixtapes and non­major artists (again the “free album a month later” concept). Most artists work against this by dropping a tape across many sites and forms, and by dropping them SIMULANTEOUSLY (mixtape has a Release Date) or in SUCCESSION (tape drops on a primary site maybe without big promo, and then hits another site each day or each week, etc, building up). This can lead to sites sometimes pushing you to the same people multiple times, or covering a wide area and leaving smaller gaps in your niches. As with anything else in life, CHECK BEFORE USE – search a site yourself, if they have forums or something see how long ago posts were put up and what kind of response they get (if its been over a month since someone put something new, you might wanna NOT have them as your primary).
2. EASE OF SITE – from the audience (downloaders/listeners) AND the artists perspective – how many clicks must be made, pages scrolled through, or boxes do you have to fill to actually get the tape downloading and/or uploading? Is an account required to download or can anyone get them, and keep getting them without a limit? Does the site have frequent tech support issues? All of this is EXTREMELY important because the whole reason this group of listeners is searching this site, is because they didn't want to spend 20 minutes working out ish to get free music. ANY LEGIT site WILL require an account and login to Upload as an artist, so you (or your label) can be in control and monitor ish (and hopefully handle what are your REAL mixtapes and one random “fans” cut together) ­ * there are independent sites where ANYONE can basically upload ANYTHING, and just click a “I have right to this, blah blah blah...” and it's DONE, but none of those will be talked about here. Basically – LESS HASSLE = MORE PLAYS/PROMO. If you need to go through 5 pages before you get the box that lets the actual download start, it might be a problem. Also, some sites allow the tracks and tapes to be heard directly from the site and that usually takes care of annoyance if there DO happen to be a lot of pages to go through.
3. UPGRADES – one of the biggest reasons artists do the mixtape game is because they simply CANNOT afford to do an album release the “RIGHT WAY”. “What's the wrong way?” JUST MAKE THE TAPE ­ “What's wrong with that?”. Nothing, if you dont plan on that album doing anything. The #1 expense in music (and really entertainment as a whole now) is Promotions/Marketing. If a tape cost 5 figures to make ($20,000 = studio time, appearances, exclusives on everything, paperwork, etc) they probably want DOUBLE minimum for PR ($40.000) if not QUADRUPLE ($80,000). A national release, plus pressing up 200,000 cds for people to buy, getting the cds into stores, etc, will easily push a project into 6 figures, and every dollar counts, so many major artists still drop tapes to stay relevant, leak tracks, and cut down on those marketing dollars. Some of those same Majors throw 6 figures of PR at their mixtapes even (example: Chris Brown and Tyga's “Fan of a Fan” tape – great tape, but they DID shell over $50k on its PR). “What does this have to do with upgrades?” Well, depending on the site, some let you pay for greater exposure by putting you on their Frontpage, some have music connects and will send your tape to Djs, promoters, and more, some have radio stations themselves and will add you to the rotation, and some do work with Majors and will rate/review your tape and see if anyone wants to buy something off of it, so Upgrades done RIGHT, with a good­a** tape, can help an indie cross “The Divide” (that infinite pit that swallows artists DAILY, who try to jump from Indie to Major), and if they don't quite make it across, the artist hasn't blown his yearly budget on a risky jump.
4. MAJOR/INDIE* – this is important to some more than others, but how much of the sites' users are other independent artists trying to climb, or are there some already known names using it? This is sometimes REALLY HARD to check, since a lot of Major mixtapes are now just non­related people posting artists' tracks (example – Evil Empire and Lil Wayne ­EE DOES NOT know Lil Wayne, or anyone really – they have access to their tracks through business dealings/shady ish, and promote THEMSELVES using Weezy name). SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Royce da 5' 9”) tapes and the solo artists (in the group) tapes are almost ALWAYS legitimate and made up WITH the artist and the artist having a say on where and when the tapes drops). Basics – the more Majors on the site, the more likely the site has HIGH traffic, but that doesn't mean the traffic is going to give YOU a chance.

**These sites are NOT mixtape hosting, but CAN HELP with free promotions, and have other features – Headliner.fm – if you have a MySpace, Twitter, and/or Facebook, they give you “promo bucks” for the fans you already have, and you get more anytime you accept a promo from other artist – no Actual cash being spent by you. ­ Ping.fm – if you're on a LOT of websites and you want them ALL connected and organized for postings, use Ping.fm, simple. ­ NextBigSound – if you have other 10 websites you're on (or over 30 for some of us) you're probably tired of trying to keep track of them all and their usefulness - NextBigSound will track them all FOR YOU, give you charts to track how their doing, send you reports, AND you can type in Major Artists and see how you're doing in comparsion LIVE. Oh and again its FREE. Register YOURSELF if you don't pop up in search, which leads me to one other place...WIKIPEDIA – if you got people who use it, get one of them to CREATE YOUR WIKIPAGE – dont do it yourself, looks bad and takes too long, but if you have one of these...it can ONLY help.

+ So now we know what to look for, what we can do assuming we have a few dollars to through at
it, and what to be wary for. So now, here's my list of mixtape sites. It's NOT perfect, if you're upset your place got left off the list, CHECK FIRST your site doesn't fall into one of the groups we've already talked about, then GET AT ME: (in no particular order)

+ Datpiff -­ Well­known, Limited open (no login) DLs, accounts upgradeable, Major/Indie

+ Mixconnect - Fairly new (less than 2 years), accounts required, upgrades available, Pretty much Indie

+ MixtapeFactory - Fairly new, accounts required, upgrades available, *Charged for hosting (you're not charged for posting, but for them keeping your uploaded files running on their servers...fail)

+ Mixtapes.tv – Fairly new, basically another Datpiff in the works, except *no new artists being currently accepted – supposedly a tech thing and their upgrading themselves

+ Muxtape­ – Still under construction, and they only take artists by INVITE, so you gotta get someone ALREADY on there to get you in

+ Mixtape Torrent -­ Well­known, accounts NOT needed for DLs, not really upgradeable, and requires STRONG POST* (ALL album information needs to be known, filled in on each track, and have a file for the album) and requires the tape as a .torrent* (torrent info at bottom), mostly Majors but they have a indie section

+ Mixfiend – Well­-known, account required, no upgrades, mostly Indie. Requires .torrent

+ Rapidshare/zShare – Well-­known, these technically are NOT mixtape hosting sites, but rather on­
line storage. FREE, lots of room, upgradeable, and you can post the stored tracks/files/etc anywhere and track DLs. Majors/Indies use them both to give another secure site, as well as do leaks and they have Live Players so most people can check your stuff BEFORE DL­ing.

**If you've never messed with torrents, these sites will explain it all, and give you the needed tools.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6867905_make­mixtape­torrent.html
http://www.mixfiend.com/
http://www.mixtapetorrent.com/how­to­upload­mixtapes

** Besides Direct Hosting Sites, there's your music sites (MySpace, Facebook, iLike, Ourstage,
RateYourDemo, Music Xray, Coast2Coast, Jango, Last.fm, PureVolume, Amie Street, ReverbNation,
etc) most of which will have the same features and connect to each other, but only some of them let you post ENTIRE TAPES, and some only do SINGLES.

So everyone, I hope that clears a lot of questions out and creates a few new ones like “where should start?” “what budget should I shoot for?” “which is better – weekly single drops, or a monthly tape?” And these are things as an INDEPENDENT ARTIST (hint hint) only YOU and YOUR PEOPLE can answer, because YOU are the ones who will live with the results. Bless the music. Stay up people.

realtalk if YOU (or people you know) have INSURANCE ISSUES...I can NOW fix them (including $$). Staff Writer for 2 Mags, and Im supposed to have time to SET UP A MUSIC VIDEO...Help?...PLEASE? newbusy is killing my family time :(

Assuming papers clear, Im just became an InSphere Insurance Agent! :) "Run It Back", Wasps Not bees", "SET" are mixtapes. Couple of articles to write also...HIT ME UP if you want me, 'cause Im just getting BUSIER newbusy @ktakatheo BLESS

had a GOOD music day yesterday "Run It Back" mixtape being sent to Boston by Sept. "SET" in the works, and "Follow My Tweet" VIDEO SHOOT moved to mid-September. JOB INTERVIEW* in a few hours - prayers please. Bless

210-237-8917 - Below is some INFO I got going aroudn to EVERYONE - feel free to spread it more

eyo, this K.T. The O - one of San Antonio's best AND brightest. I got a few friends who help run my sites and add potential friends. Check out the BLOGS, VIDEOS, SONGS, and MORE!

** "FOLLOW MY TWEET" - VIDEO SHOOT** Mid-August! We doin' a FULL VIDEO THIS TIME, so we're LOOKING FOR REAL ARTISTS, DANCERS, and just COOL-ASS PEOPLE to FILL IT UP! IF interested please EMAIL KTTHEOMUSIC@GMAIL.COM, Subject "FOLLOW MY TWEET VIDEO"
(**If you got a group or artist who wants a special appearance or a place in SA-Town you wanna SHOW OFF, HIT US UP and we can MAKE IT WORK!)

You miss this...and YOU ARE MISSING THE TRAIN - Bless

ATTENTION - a new friend wants to shoot a FULL MUSIC VIDEO (shooting 2 days mid-August) for "Follow My Tweet". If you want IN IT, hit me up (Product Placement, Dance Contest, Official Appearances, etc EMAIL) - this is the DEFINITION of NewBusy - "no bills, no problem :)" @ktakatheo

ATTENTION - a new friend wants to shoot a FULL MUSIC VIDEO for "Follow My Tweet". If you want IN IT, hit me up (Product Placement, Dance Contest, Official Appearances, etc EMAIL) - this is the DEFINITION of NewBusy - "no bills, no problem :)" @ktakatheo

new Collabo tracks up - shoutout @kool_kid_09 @ktakatheo newbusy tip "classics are eternal, not seasonal". Auditions, and an LA man wants to shoot "Follow My Tweet" live! Gonna re-write :) Bless

I have a touring company audition in less than 2 hours. Prayers are appreciated. newbusy says "You put in the time, now pull out success". Bless those who try :)

How to Escape the Friend Zone - wikiHow

How to Escape the Friend Zone - wikiHow

Seemed like something everyone in this day and age should know. Hopefully before High School and you end up giving yourself a complex - "I cant get a female to be romanticallu attracted to me; they either JUST want "fun" or just "a friend". Hopefully before College and thinking "I know, I'll just completely change who I am RIGHT NOW, out of nowhere, and if she sticks around AT ALL, I got her!". Ladies....LADIES...I mean this: I know "us guys" aren't always "nice, gentleman" anymore, but that SPIRIT is still in SOME of us, and sometimes the BIGGEST FACTOR to it dying...is YOU. Now Men....real Men (and being a real Man, is something a lot of US need to RE-Learn)...real Men "handle, not man-handle". they "lead, not control". A real man can take MORE then he gives, by his OWN choice. Sometimes the only way to truly lead, is to NOT be in the front, and NOT scream for everyone's attention. ...a HATE the "Friend Zone" - either direction. Trust one's self. Trust one's leanings. Walk Forward, and trust wherever you fall, it IS into the hands of a living GOD.

Last night, my wonderful and son and his mother started a trip to visit her family in El Paso...by car...for a week. This is THE FIRST TIME we'll all be separated this long AND this far. It makes me SAD...but I have time to work and TRY....SERIOUSLY TRY to have MORE when they return. Also, *SOME* Freetime to hang and stuff, which I haven't been able to do recently. "R.U.R." ended GREAT, Barbizon Modeling is STILL going well, and I have some auditions and interviews over the next 2 weeks, deciding parts of my life for the next 6 months or so. Prayers are asked for. LOVE is asked for. Honesty, Clarity of Message, and Openness are asked for. Thank you. Bless.

"Without_a_Stage" The Mixtape Video at OneTrueMedia.com

"Without_a_Stage" Mixtape Video. Enjoy and spread it

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http://www.last.fm/music/K.T.+The+O
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kris-K...as/82954943884
http://www.ilike.com/artist/K.T.+The+O
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http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=10511977969
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http://www.jamlegend.com/artist/K.T.TheO
http://www.vimeo.com/ktakatheo

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San Antonio Express News review for "R.U.R", running TONIGHT-Sunday this week. Also MOVIE AFTER TONIGHT, IMPROV AFTER TOMORRO...and who knows on Sunday? Bless

JUST finished house cleaning (Yay). Rossum's Universal Robots (RUR) @ The Overtime Theater's San Antonio Current Review is in http://lnk.ms/9zdkj . Scripts, Talent Group, Music, and Family...no time for living, guess "I live as I do" (t-shirts coming - New Busy) :) Bless

http://ping.fm/3VdgU SA Current's Review of "R.U.R." basically...AWESOME, and you suck at life if you choose to not make it out. Bless newbusy....new Season coming up

http://ping.fm/6Hyhi

FreeWebs - you looking for a good start-up site you can easily transition to a Pro site...Start Here

http://bit.ly/clb1g0 "Perform SA Talents" notice on Craigslist. Going over places soon (Emailed to most of the theatres in town already). Hit me up - its only GOOD. Bless newbusy

http://ping.fm/dUTsM
"R.U.R." Teaser Clip. Come see the show @ The Overtime Theater, followed by Improv TONIGHT! bless this weekend - its going pretty awesome

http://bit.ly/dvcha8 @addthis @ktakatheo www.annapasquarella.com {Gallery} my girl does AMAZING work. "R.U.R." opens FRIDAY! bless busy rt

http://bit.ly/b3zrJV @addthis liveshow prowork @ktakatheo

OPENING JUNE 18th, and running through July 10 - "Rossum's Universal Robots [R.U.R.]". It IS and WILL BE an Amazing show. Photos, Show Info, Group Rates, Discounts, and more @ The Overtime Theater and its website www.theovertimetheater.net. Spread the word and COME OUT! Bless

"the New Busy knows times works both ways" :)"

Find all of ktakatheo's websites and social network profiles at http://ping.fm/GXoks @ItsMyURLs FF RT share realtalk newbusy

from the Wall Street Journal "US Was Not Ready For Major Oil Spill" ...yeah, Ima call that a busy Fail. NOT READY? Way understatement (so UNDER, its under OIL)

"the New Busy thinks 9 to 5 is a cute idea". I must agree with the New Busy. :) still working on the single and remix, still working on SNIFFGLUE mixtape, still working on scripts, AND HIRING w/ PAY soon! hit me up to get IN early - bless

Marc Cenedella, Founder & CEO, TheLadders.com

Good Monday morning, Kristopher,
I'm going to see the Yankees-Red Sox game on Tuesday night at the "new" Yankee Stadium. I'm a "stadium-only" fan: I root like heck for my Yankees when I'm at a game, but I don't much follow the standings or keep up with the scores day-to-day. (And, please, Red Sox Nation, before the inevitable anti-Yankee emails — I went to school in Boston and you won't find a bigger fan of your town, or New England clam chowder with Tabasco, than me!)

So I've been thinking about baseball, and the baseball season, and the players, and what we can learn from the game and apply to the job search ...

It's a long season

It's 183 days from the beginning of baseball to the last scheduled game of the year. That's a looooooooooooong season! And when you're a professional ballplayer, you need to be mindful of the physical and mental stamina required to be your best throughout the season.

And as I mentioned last week, the $100k+ job search can also take 183 days, or longer.

And just like pro ballplayers, you need to make sure that you're mentally (and physically) prepared for the realities of the modern job search. Since the days of the "old boys' network" have passed, you won't be getting a new job over stogies and steak at the club this weekend.

No, it's going to be a challenge, and it'll take time. But just like the pros, being in the $100K+ bracket means you're at the top of your game, and when you put your mind to it, you've got what it takes to make it through.

You'll lose some games

There is no team in baseball history with a perfect record. Even the very best teams lose thirty, thirty-five or forty percent of their games. And after you've lost a game, how much should that impact how you play in tomorrow's game?

Not one little bit. It's a new day and a new game, and you need to go out there to win.

Same thing in the job hunt. If yesterday you bombed an interview, lost out on a great job, or the timing didn't quite work out, how much should that impact your job search today?

Yep, same answer. Nada. Today is a new day and there are over a thousand new jobs listed on TheLadders every day. Sure, yesterday may have stung and stunk, but if you think like a pro, you'll realize that today is the only day that matters in your job search, and that's because...

You have to play every day

So the day after a loss, guess what a major league ball player gets to do? He gets to hop back on the bus, jump on the plane, and head to the stadium for his next game. There's no real break.

I was looking through the MLB schedule (on their awesome site) and the Phillies, for example, only have two days off in the entire month of May! Over the course of a baseball season, these athletes get all of 21 days off (just 20 if you make the All-Stars).

And while I actually recommend that you should take a more normal series of breaks and vacations during the job hunt, the underlying point is the same.

Success in the season and success in the job hunt is about playing every day.

Don't quit when you win, either

There's no ball club that says "Hey, we won yesterday, so we don't have to play hard today." That just wouldn't make sense.

Unfortunately, I can't tell you how many times we hear from job-seekers that they think they've got a lock on a job so they don't need to follow up on other opportunities.

Please, please, please, pretty please, don't do this!

Because just as often, we get the e-mail or the call the next month when that great opportunity didn't pan out for some reason. And that hopeful person's job search is set back by the full month of inactivity.

Until the championship ring is on your finger, or you're sitting at your new desk at your new job, don't let winning make you quit, either.

The off-season really pays off

I'm a history buff, and the Duke of Wellington famously said about his defeat of Napoleon:

The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

And when you look back on it, it's the work that the players and the teams do during the off-season that enables a World Series win. It's the training and the workouts, the trades and the draft, that create a winning year.

Similarly, your job search success is determined by your success at preparing for it while you are happily at your current job.

Excellent performance in your job and steadily increasing responsibilities are, of course, essential to your future success. But what's also important is making sure that you maintain your network, keep abreast of developments in your industry and your field, and, with some regularity, learn about the opportunities that are available in the market today.

OK, folks, those are the key things that you can learn from the boys of summer. I'll be in the stands rooting for you!

Warmest regards,
Marc Cenedella
Marc Cenedella, Founder & CEO, TheLadders.com
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looking for readers/critiquers for new works. Also, if YOURE looking for a weekend entertainment-related job, CONTACT ME! Quotes "The New Busy is not the old busy" - Anonymous, or "how much further?" "one more, you can do that - you can do anything" - K.T.

just pay attention - you'll be able to use it like 3 times a days...why? "the New Busy is not the old busy" :) rt share @ktakatheo trend

"The New Busy is not the old busy." - Anonymous. Ima be rockin this phrase for the summer. *Note - May...summer...already :)

Event Info Posted (R.U.R. - Play in June/July). Also, in honor of Jamglue being shut down I've fully released my versions of "Ain't I" and Drake's "It's Over". Great times, but time to move on I guess - bless the music.

http://ping.fm/8Er4C(Far+From)

http://ping.fm/CC4Ab

jamglue the music website will be SHUTTING DOWN tomorrow so sniffglue will be looking for a NEW HOME. In rememberance Im dropping my version of Drake's "It's Over" tomorrow EVERYWHERE. Bless musicians. bless real work. SCREAM AT ME :)

http://ping.fm/MYXVr

we've updated the site and are looking for "talent trainers" and "talents"! If you "DO STUFF" in music, theatre, entertainment, dance, etc. CHECK US OUT! Bless and thanks

had Barbizon Modeling and Acting Schools this weekend - started another great class of young ladies. Started sending out notices for "Perform SA Talents" or Performsa (msg me if interested), and talking to some TV networks about shows. WANTED: people to read works-in-progress. Bless * ATX was a blessing - friends stay the same, no matter time apart.

So, AZ is putting through Rascist Legislation (I think it IS to some degree at least) and now they're DOING IT TO THEIR SCHOOLS
http://ping.fm/ko1an

people, please WATCH the news, READ newspapers, VOTE, and give a D*** about yourselves AND your country.

*I learned this week, I can give cops "the bird" and it's not illegal....:) good times

LEAK! From Eminem's "Recovery" album coming, "Not Afraid" - enjoy

http://ping.fm/ZZxkI

http://ping.fm/QcVmS

latest hiphop track. lyrics and links on the page. enjoy and leave comments. Also got a new Blog up "25 Random Things". bless

http://ping.fm/7d0ip

latest track. Guitar release, "(Again) Outside Wants In" should be done in 2 weeks. Hope you enjoy. bless

http://ping.fm/jfUTa

Latest Track "Ain't O" - Jamglue stopped DL-ing, but my info has a link. Thanks in advance. bless

if you didnt know...
+ LINKS [Google “ktakatheo” for the latest]
http://ping.fm/kBMNJ [Ryttrz Bloque Music Home Page]
http://ping.fm/rCWmk [Official Facebook Fan Page]Spread It!
http://ping.fm/EapBf [MySpace Page]
http://ping.fm/VXzLm [Last.fm Page]
http://ping.fm/IV902 [Twitter Page]
http://ping.fm/86sFe [AmieStreet]
http://ping.fm/BQGdt [Pure Volume Page]
http://ping.fm/fvW2H [Ourstage Page]
http://ping.fm/6xImZ [iLike Page]

now seeking Media Manager - to manage, update, and edit multiple websites to keep them "linked" and up-to-date....work is taking too much time to keep everything up

Guitar work, two plays looking for a venue, 1 month of P90X done, and filling out schedule through SEPTEMBER (IF you want me for something, DONT wait LAST MINUTE, be Professional about it). *Oliver is over 3 months old now, so if you want to visit/see him, hit me or his mom up! Bless and thanks - Im hittin; up people for work too.

http://ping.fm/iHpgG

my son Oliver is in some photo contests online. Feel free to see a Superbaby :)
bless

http://song.cat/
My song is 14 votes behind the current #1 (34-to-21 votes). Please, PLEASE check out my Single "I Got Us" and vote. bless

http://ping.fm/9izbk

got over 500 plays in less than a week (my link only shows part of them)

March is Ended

March is ended. Some things have begun to fall into A place (not just "place" as who knows how many more times life will whirl again?) My son Oliver is doing wonderful and Im blessed to be able to spend time with him almost every day. Sometimes, I plan WORK ACTIVITIES and they involve people (shoutout to humanity). This either results in A. joint work being acheived, and a sense of fullfilment from the knowledge that energy and time were spent NOT in vain. ...OR B. (the more common of the two) joint work is proposed and planned, but either not prepared for, or not truly valued/cared about and the end result is...Pain, Frustration, a sense of disappoint and regret at having wasted time/energy/life. I do not have forever on this globe, and while I do not fear my morality, it convinces me that every day, and every hour, is worth SOMETHING. Thank you, humanity. Thank You LORD...:) for this music. Bless it. Bless the ears. I do music. Yes, I do CHARACTERS "on-stage", but I also have a "stage character" who happens to make music from reality - within and around. Don't get lost, just open...and then open yours mouths. Whatever you've got to say, I've heard worse. Shoutout the film industry - possibly getting on the national level this year...if not, next year. Shoutout San Antonio for opening up to me in some areas (and for those closing, for being honest). "Not Cool Like Us" is a web series you NEED to check. Im also expecting to have two of my own plays performed (working titles "The War on Boring" and "Rainbow Friends". A modern drama, and a ...mad comedy. Good stuff. Hit me up for...whatever. I say it a LOT, because I mean it. Bless :)


K.T The O [ktakatheo] Presents “THA STRUGGLE” released by RYTTRZ BLOQUE MUSIC (under DDD Entertainment) Featuring SNIFFGLUE, XV, and more. March 2010.
<http://kristhomas.webs.com/>
[Ryttrz Bloque Home]
http://fr­fr.facebook.com/pages/Kris­KT­Thomas/82954943884/
[Official Facebook Page - You're ON IT, and if YOU'RE NOT, you SHOULD BE!] Spread It!
We're MySpace, Jamglue, Flickr, Youtube, Vimeo, Jamglue, Ourstage, Twitter, Google, Datpiff, etc

14 Tracks, and a BONUS from XV "This Plane Remix" He killed the mixes on here, no offense.

LYRICS ARE ON INDIVIDUAL TRACKS

1. Intro to Struggle
2. All Same
3. Push It Cypher
4. Brand New (Define Change)
5. Put It On O
6. They Be Lookin' For Me
7. Thank You LORD
8. Intro to SNIFFGLUE
9. I Got Us
10. You ARE a Jerk
11. Smash Remix Freestyle
12. Be Your Man
13. They Rise and Fall
14. Quarantine Prt 2

There's a DATPIFF version,
http://www.datpiff.com/DJs_from_Coast_to_Coast_KT_The_O_Featuring_Large.m108112.html

MEGAUPLOAD folder,
http://www.megaupload.com/?f=OQU16X85

and more! Hit us up, spread the tape, and Bless

The latest release from Ryttrz Bloque, K.T. The O's focus on theatre has begun paying off and the possiblity of him being a national movie soon has increased the struggle between becoming a typical actor and continuing his music. In between...came this. Enjoy, SPREAD---FOR REAL, SPREAD EVEN IF YOU'RE HATING AND YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A JOKE...We KNOW we AINT. Bless the real fans and real artist.

***LINKS***
Single .mp3 MIXTAPE MIX (Made of individual track .mp3s)
http://www.jamglue.com/mixes/15847935-Ryttrz-Bloque-Presents-K-T-The-O-in-Tha-Struggle-MIXTAPE-MIX-

Singles* Only Mix
http://www.jamglue.com/mixes/15852227-K-T-The-O-Singles-from-Tha-Struggle-Mixtape

--
"Loyalty: if it is true, it covers all the things people long for - love, trust, peace, accountablilty, honor, respect, and grace. If I can have but one thing, may it be loyalty." - Kris Thomas

Jamglue - "Tha Struggle" LEAK - 10 minutes of preview!

Jamglue - "Tha Struggle" LEAK - 10 minutes of preview!

Been pretty busy with theatre, but K.T. The O drops a LEAK! "Tha Struggle" mixtape sample. Not all the best stuff, so get the tape when it DROPS - bless

Facebook | Kristopher William Thomas: After a Day of Love...Love what?

Facebook | Kristopher William Thomas: After a Day of Love...Love what?

So...LIFE...it's like LEAF...always getting BLOWN...alright, so inappropriate-ness check. Well, I'm still 22, still in San Antonio (..yay!...or something), and still without higher wages. I DO now officially teach as in Instructor for Barbizon Modeling (basically a finishing school with a focus on being pretty...naturally). It's a weekend job where I DON'T feel like I'm wasting my life...or my co-workers...or my students (8-18 girls = feel free to join a class, we could ALL use it). It kinda reminds me of something else...THEATRE. Or really now, ENTERTAINMENT. I still consider myself a musician first, but recently I've joined a web series "Not Cool Like Me" here in SA, and shot a movie with a film friend Eddie Wise. Right now I'm stage managing "Sob Choke Love 3D!", so you can come see me set props and help backstage for a few more weeks. Overtime, you are always fun.

...but I want MORE THAN FUN (no offense). I want us to have sold-out crowds. I want audiences that get TOO involved and leaving crying or laughing too hard. I want us to be heard of on the radio and local news. I want us having parties college kids try and crash. :) I want this city being respected...by it's own people.
I'm focusing on writing for awhile. 5 WORKS: a musical, a drama, two films, and a "I havent decided yet". I want them all RUNNING within 2 years. They WILL NOT all run in 210. I DO want the drama and the FILMS here...soo...we WILL be shooting. Be on the look-out.

This past summer I was blessed to be part of a group started by a Nick Holstein, which turned into 4 guys, and two buddies, which has turned into...something honestly out of: A. My Life, and B. a bad teen flick. MY OPINION, my blog...freedom of...myself, b***hes.
"Legends of the Field", If you've been recently involved and haven't been updated, please contact me. If you were cast or part of a crew and have not been notified of anything in awhile, please contact me. If you...just contact me if you care. "WE" DO still plan to PUT THIS GREAT SHOW ON...but we have had "Production Communication" issues and we are in the works of fixing this situation. "We" never wanted ANYTHING like this to happen, nor it HURT the people it has done so to. I APOLOGIZE...on behalf of what was MY share...I wanted the BEST show POSSIBLE, on ALL levels, from the beginning. Something San Antonio, as ART, could choose to take pride in. Or Not. But they would NOT be able to just ignore it as if it didnt matter. REAL ART DOES STILL MATTER...even if this new age of "trends" last another 5 years...I'll still pursue Real. and art. first.

My wonderful son Oliver. A month and half. He's bigger and making noises to talk, but no words yet. Almost turning over and soon crawling...kids are crazy, but wonderful.

Still down for work. Still down for fun. But we GOTTA get this level of standards UP, and start shinin' a little bit. :) Good times ahead...full steam. Bless

** two newest tracks up on-line...for the haters :) peace
off Jamglue (we just formed a "junior group" SNIFFGLUE) .Think Slaughterhouse...haters - J Royal, Young Ace Jr, Big Berd, myself, and Kool Kid

"You ARE A Jerk" http://www.jamglue.com/mixes/14948595-You-Are-A-Jerk-The-O-ft-Big-Berd

"Quarantine" http://www.jamglue.com/tracks/14498933-Big-Berd-Quarantine-Ft-O-

Jamglue - Cali, Prince of the Bay Presents: CALI-FICATION
NOT A JAMGLUE ARTIST, a Texas-stationed artist, reppin' the BAY, ALL DAY. "CALI" and The O put a mix together for those being left out of the loop. Hot beats. Tight hooks. and a west coast feel all the way through. Shoutout CA, and the coming album "Cali Love". Bless and spread the love

Track List: 15 bangers. In Order

+Fresher Than the Rest
+Clockwork (Ft O)
+Go DJ Overtime (Ft O)
+Money Long (Ft O)
+Under the Streetlights Ft O)
+I'm Hot
+Curious (Ft O)
+Baby Take Control (Ft O)
+I Want You (Ft O)
+Cant Stop Wont Stop (Ft O)
+Catchy (Ft O)
+Two Shots (Ft O)
+Come Along (Ft O)
+Two Men Talkin' (Ft O)
+They Gon' Talk (Ft O)

CALI's MYSPACE --http://www.myspace.com/blacklocket

TWITTER -- http://twitter.com/Cali_Music_