Meet Kyle Dimes | Musician, Videographer, Photographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Kyle Dimes and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Kyle, what is the most important factor behind your success?
There’s definitely a few factors behind my success. First off, my goal for every song I Make or every video project I shoot, is to always strive to have my latest project be better and more creative than my last. Second, I like to make sure to show up earlier than everyone involved to brainstorm any location possibilities. Lastly, I work with my clients budget and make sure they know I’m as invested in their overall creative vision as they are.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I started reading music and playing instruments in the 2nd grade. I started learning guitar and writing my own music in middle school. Naturally friends and family were concerned for my future and for good reason. Music is a very hard industry to be successful in. One time my father pushed on the topic and I said, “I’d rather be poor playing music inside of dive bars, over working a job I hate for lots of money.” That apparently resonated to him and from that day forward he reminds me of that conversation frequently. I definitely didn’t choose an easy life. Most of my journey has been trial and error. The one piece of advice I would extend is to tune out the noise and make a plan. There are so many people who will tell you what you should do or how you should do it. Sometimes it’s helpful, but a lot of times it’s a distraction and a whole lot of wasted time. The morbid phrase, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” is quite true, especially in the creative industry. What path do you see the best outcome and most success for yourself? Do that. Be able to take criticism and honestly reflect on it, but also be proud of what you’ve created. Be your own biggest supporter and your own biggest hater.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’m someone who prefers being lost in nature. I prefer being in the middle of the desert or the middle of the woods over being in a bar or club. As far as restaurants, it’s all about Pacific Seafood Buffet, Elmer’s, and Teharu.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
When it comes to videography, I owe most of my thanks to Yogii Locco and Nate Gray. I was always a musician first, but when I went to shoot my own music videos I was astonished by the price gouging in the field. I took a few years of film class in my past and was very blessed with friendships and a great film teacher. I believe it was the moment someone tried to charge me $450 for a basic lyric video that I decided to start filming my own videos. After I filmed my own video, I showed it to Yogii who immediately asked me to film his video. From there, and word of mouth, I found myself having new clients with every video I filmed being released. Nate Gray was my film parter in high school. He’s always been someone I’ve had nothing but love and respect for. When I went the music route, he stayed dedicated to film and in this time has been fortunate enough to be involved with many big name projects and shows. When I got back into film, he was very supportive. I would call him and he would always answer anytime I wasn’t entirely sure how to fix a video issue. Without him my learning curve would have been massive.

Instagram: @therealkyledimes

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Other: My website www.kyledimes.com is currently down for maintenance, but will be up again in the coming weeks. Check me out on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, tidal etc. I’ll be dropping a few new singles and music videos in the next month. Please follow my instagram or facebook for notifications of future releases.