LIVE Interview with the Authors of the Defyne Purpose Series...

OBM in conjunction with BUSS-Radio will be interviewing Authoress Defyne and Portia Pleasant on their upcoming book release The Defyne Purpose Series.

This upcoming new release is a series of short stories that deal with tough issues such as homosexuality and listening to your children. The stories are aimed at both children and their parents and is designed as a tool for either child, parent, or both to get the conversation started on these topics. The goal of the series is to keep the lines of communication open between parents and their children to ensure that the correct values are passed from parent to child -- something very necessary in today's society.

The authors are also putting together a workshop which will facilitate the use of the Series. Through dialogue, creativity, and journaling, Authoress Defyne and Ms. Pleasant hope to get kids and parents talking to each other...

Tune in to BUSS-Radio on Sunday, October 14, 2012, starting at 2:00 p.m. and listen to the LIVE interview. You can also watch LIVE streaming video of the event on Triple S TV. The phone lines will be open -- 443.380.3555 -- and available for you to call in and talk with the authors LIVE on the air. We will also have our chat room open so you can log on and chat with other listeners, K.A.O.T.I.K. Thought (the producer) and have your questions and comments relayed to Authoress Defyne and Ms. Pleasant in real-time.

We hope that you are able to tune in live. If you miss the live broadcast, it will be available on the BUSS-Radio website shortly after it airs. Don't miss what is sure to be an empowering event!

Monica and Brandy Together Again...

Monica and Brandy are back in the studio working on projects. Here is a song that they've just recorded together.

We would like to hear your thoughts on this song. Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? Why? Leave us a comment on this post -- we love hearing what the music listening community thinks about new music.

Enjoy!

Talent Contest Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Underground Talent Showcase announced by OBM and BUSS-Radio

Baltimore, Maryland -- February 16, 2012 - OBM Enterprises & Studios in conjunction with BUSS-Radio is holding an Underground Talent Showcase to support local talent.

The Underground Talent Showcase is a talent contest which is being held to support local talent. Three genres will be showcased -- Hip-Hop, R&B/Neo-Soul, and Spoken Word. Each genre will have one winner selected by the crowd via Apollo-style voting -- applause rating. Each winner will receive a $250 cash prize, an opportunity to perform a set at the Music in the Park event being organized for this summer, and will have their songs put in full rotation on BUSS-Radio.

This contest is for independent ("indie") artists who are not currently under contract or in receipt of a record deal.

The Talent Showcase will be immediately followed by two hours of music and partying with DJ Geoffrey Cee -- one of Baltimore's hottest DJs. Geoffrey Cee is known for his passion for playing House music and Baltimore loves House! Don't miss this opportunity to perform in front of a live crowd, or participant in the event from the audience. Performance slots are limited so act now.

Two hours of live performances followed by two hours of music and partying... Leave there pumped to party some more at one of Baltimore's local clubs.

OBM Enterprises & Studios is an artist management company and recording studio which looks to assist independent artists with their careers without the artist breaking the bank to publish their music.
BUSS-Radio is an Internet radio station which features independent artists, including their all-day Saturday indie-only broadcast lasting 24 hours.

Contact:
K.A.O.T.I.K. Thought
info@buss-radio.com
3612 Forest Hill Road
Gwynn Oak, Maryland
443.962.3827

Triple S: Sultry Soul Sessions

In the development stages...

Triple S is a salute to our female indie R&B and Neo-Soul artists. It will feature those indie artists who have songs and/or album(s) released or in the release stages. Simply submit your fully mastered song(s) and it will be put into rotation on the air on OBM-Radio. Our listeners are invited to call in and give the artist their constructive criticism. Whether the track is your style or not, we ask you to be respectful in critiquing the artists. It takes a lot of courage to put yourself and your talents out there. Let's be supportive of these individuals so they can continue to develop in their craft and bring sultry sophisticated sounds out of the basement.

We will also feature the artists live on-air, interviewing them for their viewpoint on their music. Knowing a little about the artist and why she has chosen a particular sound or has written her lyrics in that manner can help us better understand the song. The artist will have the opportunity to give us her feedback on why a particular track has been composed. Thirty minute Artist Rap Sessions will be a regular segment of Triple S.

As we are all well aware of copyright laws, all music submitted for air-play must be the submitter's original composition. No copyrighted music -- whether full tracks or sampling -- will be played on-air. This protects the original composer's copyright and respects their rights. This show is to feature your music -- your sounds, your lyrics, your style... Let us shed some light on your underground sounds.

If you are interested in submitting your music, please e-mail us today. Your submission should include your fully mastered track(s), their name(s), your full name and full contact information including e-mail address, and the release date of your song/album. This show is in the final planning stages and will launch on OBM-Radio soon. Why not ensure your time in the spotlight by submitting your tracks now? We look forward to sharing your beautiful vocals, lyrics, and rhythms on-air.

Bringing underground sounds to the surface...
Sumaiyah

A Salute to Our Veterans

We wanted to take the time out to say Happy Veterans Day to all of the veterans. My wife's father was a vet and served in the Korean War. Although we weren't around during that time, we can only imagine the anxiety her mother went through while he was away at war. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the families who have servicemen and women currently abroad fighting to keep America safe and free.

Our thanks goes out to all of the veterans for doing what you do. Without your dedication and love for your country, we would not be able to enjoy the freedoms and the lifestyle that we are able to in America. So, Thank You! Enjoy your Veterans Day!!

Luadcris

This months Spotlite will shine on Christopher Bridges b.k.a Ludacris. I would like to start off by saying that those that know me well know that I am very much a Oldskool head and thats where my heart resides, but I have to give credit where it is due and Ludacris is very much deserving of the spotlite as well as some credit for being one of the baddest rappers to ever do it. Ludacris was born in Champign, Chicago his family moved to Atlanta ,GA at age 12 it was then young Chris started to perfect his craft in this rap game. Ludacris has been around music & house parties since he was a toddler, seeing how his parents were in College when he was born. His love for music continued on, when he was 12 he joined a group called The Loudmouth Hooligans. Ludacris used to have battles during lunch in school, it was almost as if he would rather battle than eat his lunch. A while after that Ludacris would show up anywhere where there was an open mic for him to rock. Ludacris landed a job in Atlanta as a radio personality it was there that the ATL got their first real taste of Luda. During his radio show he would rap over radio station promos so so people got to hear his skills over some hot tracks. Ludacris's debut recording was from Timbalands 1998 Album Tims Bio: Life fom the Basement, both Timbaland & Jermaine Dupree wanted to sign Ludacris but Ludacris had different plans, he would launch his debut Album "Incognegro" under his own indie label Disturbing The Peace (DTP). The rest from there as they say is history. Ludacris is one of the highest selling rappers from the south to the tune of 19.5 million units sold in the states alone. Personally Im not very impressed with record sales because that has alot of politics wrapped all up in it. I like to judge the emcees I like by something that has been forgotten in the music industry.... SKILLZ!! Ludacris has shown his verbal skillz on countless compilations from Shawna to Sleepy Brown to Nate Dogg to Mystical. Every time a different flow, every time the vocabulary was different, nothing is the same Ludacris always delivers different flavas with his rhymes. He also has a skill that allows him to talk about women and how attractive they are and still not demean them. Hell he even goes into what he would do with them and to them. See it takes skillz to do that and still not demean our sistahs, check out the lyrics in the the song Sweet Revenge. I mean I would play Ludacris around my Grandmother, how many emcess have street credit that you can play around Granny? On top of that he is a hell one hell of a battle emcee check out "Stomp" a dis to TI. There was no response to this from TI because the beef was squashed before the record even went public, although it was recorded on Young Bucks album Straight Out of Cashville. Ludacris shows a very wide range of verbal skillz and has fans from young to old from black to white. Not every emcee that has accomplished what he has in the time that he has can say the same thing. Hats off to you Christopher "Ludacris" Barnes.















































































Born Christopher Bridges in Champaign, Illinois moved to Atlanta ,Georgia at 9

360 Deals

In the music industry at one time the artist or band or even just the music itself is what all the fans raved and talked about. The record company has always been the silent giant everybody new was there but not alot of attention was aimed in that direction. Now that has changed just as much if not more than music itself today. The record companies are the money behind the artist, so any advances the artist needed came from the record company, just about anything the artist needed came from the record company. Marketing costs, promoting etc. Like in the movie Ray, the record company bought Ray a car, later on he asked for some money and they said "remember that car we bought you"? There goes your money from your record sales just like that. Kind of messed up but that's how its been for quite some time. Today artist are almost forced to sign whats called a 360 Deal. In addition to the record label getting a portion of record sales under the 360 Deal they get a cut of EVERYTHING the artist does. That includes live performances, downloads, endorsement deals, merchandise and ticket sales. If somebody wants to use your song in a commercial guess what? the record company gets a piece, even though they had no hand in getting that deal done. 360 means 360! Of course the record companies will put there spin on it to make it look like a viable option. Some record companies are only offering 360 Deals, these are some of your major labels doing this as well. The reason for all this in short is so the record company doesn't lose their shirt. With the birth of the Internet music is finally catching up, that's good and bad. As a fan its actually great!! Because now we don't have to ask mom or dad for a ride to the mall to buy the latest album like I had to do in my day. Now its just go to your computer...excuse me.. your desk top computer, cell phone, laptop, ipod, ipad or tablet hop on any number of websites that allow music downloads search and download until your is content sometimes for free. Kind of hard for the brick and mortar record store to compete. That's great for the artist not so much for the record company because that artist is selling more records that way and the record company still gets a cut but here is the problem. Music on the net is starting a shift as well, soon there will be no charge for downloading any particular artist material to make up for this predicted loss we now have 360 Deals. I will close with this, I think some artist deserve a 360 Deal, you know the artist that cant really sing, the one that does no writing of any of their material, cant read music cant play any instrument, does this sound like a person that should be in the music industry? I don't think so either but that is where we are in my opinion musically today. If you fall in that category you need to be giving all that up. Lets say you are a artist like Prince or Rick James, triple threats:singer,song writer,producer not that many around like that anymore oh yeah prince can play pretty much any instrument he puts his hands on. Rick James played the Guitar, Keyboards and the Drums. That's the stuff artist should be made of .

Peace,
K.A.O.T.I.K THOUGHT

(Keep All Oldskool Traditions In Konscious Thought)