FourteenG Bio Karma E.

Karma E. Omowale Webmistress/Administrator &  Journalist Contact: www.myspace.com/karmaelise karmae@fourteeng.net

"They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."   -- Andy Warhol

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Definitions #1-2 via Mirriam-Webster.com & #3 via www.aar-site.org
karma - Pronunciation: 'kär-m& also 'k&r-
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit karma fate, work
 

1 often capitalized : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
2 : VIBRATION
3: The law of moral cause and effect; also a person's moral merit/demerit according to one's actions and (more so) the inner intentions or motives which accompany them in terms of their conformity/non-conformity with dharma. One's karma is said to entail one's rebirth in order for that karma to be realized or fulfilled, and to determine the circumstances of that subsequent life. Attainment of moksha is thought to eliminate the production of karma (in the second sense) altogether, and to bring to an end the cycle of rebirth (samsara).
                                                                       
Well now you know the origin of my name and its etymology, now the real fun begins. This would be the segment of the program where I let you into my world, well here we go...hang on to your hats. Marching to the beat of a different drummer has always been the way I have chosen to lead my life. Never declaring a mantra until now since, I was never willing to commit to just one as I have followed MANY in the past! I used to share, "Think It, Be It" with my best friend, however I found the quote above fit me like a glove. In order to make your way in life, you have to do it yourself thereby people may not realize what they want until you give it to tem. Realizing the sky is the limit and if you hit a glass ceiling remember, more than likely you put it there. Never give up, do not accept no for an answer because as soon as you give up, you'll never know if that "yes" you were so desperately seeking was around the corner. It is important to set your sights high, believing you can have what you want out of life therefore when opportunity knocks, you will be ready to accept it and will be able to recognize the opportunity when it presents itself. Bottom line is I do not quit, no matter how bloodied I am!

Speaking of opportunity, I thank the stars & the deities above for the chance to be able to report the way I want to, to be able to give the reader a worthy story of the musicians/bands you find note worthy. I appreciate being able to tell a story the way it was intended: truthful, real and raw!! I have always dreamt of being a journalist and as an aficionado of music what better way to bridge the two?!?! I consider myself lucky to be able to work with four wonderful power houses that bring different elements which rounds out the FourteenG table.

BIO:
Karma Elise Omowale, premiere Freelance Writer, majored in Journalism at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where A Woman's Guide To Baseball was spawned from the concept of her thesis. 

Through her quick wit, she conducted lively field interviews for her own company, A Balls & Strikes Production, featuring Major League Baseball players such as: Ryan Klesko (San Diego Padres), Brian Jordan (Atlanta Braves), Kerry Wood & Kyle Farnsworth (Chicago Cubs). Whilst ensconced in the sports arena, the early 90's local and national music scenes made an imprint on Karma's soul as she began to shift gears and devote her writing skills to a more melodic tone.

Karma has been commissioned to produce press releases, liner notes, street marketing, and other miscellaneous promotional items for such local and national artists: Bootleg, Former Teenage Idols, Simple Simon, Blackmaker, Tommy Klein of Liquid Soul, etc.

On her roster of freelance interviews, she has covered talent such as: Carl Severson (Nora/Ferret Records), In Flames, Witchery, Soilwork, Hypocrisy, Dimmu Borgir, Devin Townsend, Fear Factory, Behemoth, Satyricon, Cradle of Filth, Entombed, GWAR, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, The Haunted, Evergrey, Lacuna Coil, and Shadows Fall to name a few.

In the mid 90's Karma and colleague, Erika Kristen Watt, created Our Kindred: For Underground People Who Don't Want To Live There, a printed publication dedicated to the local Underground Artists & musicians in the Chicagoland Area where she served as: Editor, Writer, and Creative Layout Artist.

Presently Karma works for the FourteenG E-Zine: conducting live interviews, reviews of CD's and live shows. She also serves as the site's Administrator and Webmistress. Currently, she is penning a gothic inspired screenplay involving the ongoing battles between God and man.

SPEED ROUND QUESTIONS: (Not just for the Artists)
Born: February, Chicago (I'd tell you the date, but I may have to kill you first)
Live or Dead, if you could host a dinner party, who would you invite: My deceased father, Carl Sagan, my desert island pick (gotta have a man there to make out with after dinner. ;^p He'd be my after dinner mint of sorts ), GOD (I have a LOT of burning questions that I need answers to), [Damn, the last IS the hardest] and Brandon Lee.
Favorite Food: Italian, Swedish, Greek, Chinese/Japanese, & Spanish.
Music: Metal: Black, Death & Melodic Metal, New Age, New Wave/80's, Gothic, and Electronica & House
Color of Kitchen Plates: Black and the other set blue (as in the color of the svenska flag) IKEA, baby!
Hobbies: Music, movies, svenska, writing my screenplay (strikethroughs denote what I like to do when I have time, ha ha!!) Let us not forget, My Space. I think it is the devil's playground but it is the best way to catch up with folks!
Favorite Sport: Baseball.
Drinks: Coke, Sprite, Pumpkin Spiced Latte, Vanilla White Chocolate Latte, Coffee, Chai, Absolut Raspberri, Svedka Vodka...and my latest, red headed sluts! Fucking Jäger!!
Ringtone(s) on Cellphone: "This Island Earth" Bryan Ferry, "Cemetery Gates" Pantera, "Baby's Got Sauce" G. Love & Special Sauce, "Stairway To Heaven" Led Zeppelin, "Are You In?" Incubus, "Redefine" Soil, "Lips Like Sugar" Echo & the Bunnymen & "Dear Mama" 2 Pac (bet you didn't see that last one coming did ya?)
Cartoon Character: Hello Kitty.
Guilty Pleasure Song/CD/Artist: "Dry Land" by How We Live & Marillion, the Red Violin Soundtrack, and Bryan Ferry/Patrick O'Hearn.
Top 5 Favorite Movies: Pulp Fiction, Elizabeth, The Prophecy, Swingers & Interview With A Vampire/Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Favorite Albums at the Moment: Sacrament - Lamb of God,  Delenda - From A Second Story Window,  Now, Diabolical - Satyricon,  Don't Fear The Reaper -  Witchery, Ruun - Enslaved, Enemy of God - Kreator, Nymphetamine - Cradle of Filth, The Inner Circle & Recreation Day - Evergrey, Fiction, Character, Projector - Dark Tranquillity, Terra Incognito - The Great Deceiver, Blackwater Park - Opeth, Ashes of the Wake - Lamb of God, Skeletons - Nothingface, Wages of Sin - Arch Enemy, Cold White Light - Sentenced, Demigod - Behemoth, Ice Upon the Night - Immortal Souls, Vermin - Old Man's Child, Death Cult Armageddon &  Stormblåst - Dimmu Borgir, Unlimited - Susperia, The Opposite Within - Caliban, Descend Into Chaos - Nightrage, Buried In Oblivion - Into Eternity, Melancholy EP - Iced Earth, This Was Always Meant To Fall Apart - Scarlet, Modus Vivendi - Tad Morose, God Save Us, Women And Children Die First - Remembering Never, The Dead Eye, rEVOLVEr - The Haunted, A Blessing In Disguise - Green Carnation, Sing The Sorrow - AFI, Hate Crew Deathroll - Children of Bodom, This Darkened Heart - All That Remains, The Arrival & Virus - Hypocrisy, Story - Amorphis, Archetype - Fear Factory, Wolfheart - Moonspell, Lonely Is An Eyesore - Various Artists, Viva Emptiness - Katatonia, Prey - Tiamat, Come Clarity & Clayman - In Flames...it's called an iPod!

Bacon Bits or Croutons: Croutons - Fat Free Caesar Garlic, please.
Favorite Smell: A man, especially if he's wearing cologne!

Favorite Sound: Asides from hearing "I love you", the sound of a shredding guitar! \m/*_*\m/
Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream: Vanilla or when I am being nutty...Pumpkin!
First Album Purchased: Duran Duran
Favorite Color: Blue (any shade) & Black (I know, how clichéd).
Least/Favorite Household Chore(s): Least - Dishes, Favorite - cooking & washing my clothes.
Desert Island Snuggle Bunny: If you haven't found out by now, then never you mind! It wasn't you!!;^p
5 All Time Favorite CD's: I have you know this was HARD, since I make compilations from MP3's...but here we go dammit! Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime, Duran Duran - Rio, Evergrey - Recreation Day, U2 - The Unforgettable Fire, Alice In Chains - Dirt. HONORABLE MENTION(S): U2 - Pop, Type O Negative - October Rust, Econoline Crush - Brand New History, Incubus - Make Yourself, 'Lil Louis & the World - Journey, Fear Factory - Remanufacture & Obsolete, Fixx - Reach The Beach, AFI - The Art of Drowning, Peter Gabriel - So, Cold - Thirteen Ways To Bleed on Stage, Controlled Bleeding - Rest In Peace, Depeche Mode - The Singles (86-98), Police - Message In A Box, Peter Murphy - Deep  Yes, I did cheat, and I am damn proud of it!