Kato Hammond

Kato Hammond is a true inspiration, motivator, and thought leader for Millennials as well as everyone else that gets exposed to him. He’s raw, real, passionate, humble, & engaging. He does more than inspire us with his stories; he inspires us with our story. He gets everyone to realize their potential, find their inner greatness, & ready to attack the world.

Kato Hammond is an Author, Musician, Journalist, Publisher, Playwright and Public Speaker. He is the owner of Take Me Out To The Go-Go, Inc. (TMOTTGoGo), which comprises Take Me Out To The Go-Go Digital Magazine, TMOTTGoGo Radio, TMOTT Website and Graphic Design, and Otakcity Publishing. The TMOTTGoGo brand gains attention from outside media outlets for its designation as “the official gateway to a Washington, DC music culture.” Such platforms as Vibe Magazine, WETA, NPR, TV One’s Unsung and the National Museum of African American History and Culture have made Kato Hammond and TMOTTGoGo a significant source of information about the Go-Go music culture.

Born in Washington, DC, Kato grew up in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, and attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC and Bowie High School in Bowie, Maryland. As a child, he performed in DC area organizations such as CUE (Children’s Urban Arts Ensemble), Bren-Carr Dancers and The T-N-T Poppers. Hammond is also an award-winning playwright. At the age of 17, he wrote a play entitled Buddies that listed in the finalist division of the Young Playwrights Inc. Young Playwrights Festival at the Public Theater. This play was performed Off-Broadway and starred Denzel Washington, Anna Maria Horsford and Michael Wright, all of whom were lesser known actors at the time. Today, in addition to managing multiple ventures, Hammond serves as a Language and Arts Educator for Teaching for Change and Drummer for Chantilly Baptist Church.

Kato has released two books. One is an autobiography entitled “Take Me Out To The Go-Go.” And the other is a children’s book entitled “I Want To Play Too!” Soon to be releasing his novel “Glen Willow” set to publish in 2017.