DJ, composer and producer Dim Kelly started producing music at the age of 17.
"[I was] exploring all kinds of styles," he says. "But house music was always there in the background, like a constant pulse. I lived with Kid Creme, a house music producer, for twenty years. He’s the one who truly showed me how to produce. He’s the reason I fell into music in the first place."
The artist describes his sound as "the beautiful chaos inside my head, which I’m constantly trying to shape into music."
"My biggest struggle? Knowing when to stop," he adds. "I tend to throw too many ideas into a track, and choosing what stays or goes is the hardest part. I started out playing guitar, jamming in bands when I was younger. Music was always the thing that pulled me in. I’ve collaborated with lots of musicians over the years, and those influences still echo through what I create today. I want my tracks to make people dance, but also to live beyond the club, to fit into a playlist, to tell a story. That’s the real challenge: keeping things groovy and simple enough for the dancefloor, yet meaningful, full of harmonies and melodies that say something."
His latest release is Beau Rivage.
"Beau Rivage actually started on my guitar, with some pretty sweet chords and this grand plan to add a folk vibe especially in the vocals," he says. "So I called up my friend Mondingo to record them, and built the whole track around those chords. But in the end… let’s be honest, it didn’t exactly scream ‘peak-time club banger.’ So I parked that guitar version for later. Who knows maybe one day I’ll drop an acoustic EP, with tracks reimagined on guitar and strings. That side of me is still waiting for its moment in the spotlight."
"I’m hugely inspired by folk music, strings, and cinematic sounds," he adds. "I love when music creates a mood, like a sonic landscape you can disappear into. Beau Rivage is not meant to be a club peak-time banger, but the perfect road trip track that makes the scenery look way more epic than it probably is. That’s the idea, at least!"
As for gear: "My ultimate tool is my studio. For 12 years, I had a studio I built myself, designed by Northward Acoustics, they made amazing studios all over the world, and the guy is a friend who did the plans for me. When I left the house where I was living with Kid Creme, where we had our studios, I wasn’t sure what to do next. So I built a temporary studio in a wood cabin. The vibe there is really incredible, even if it doesn’t sound as perfect as my old place. But for working and composing, it’s perfect. I usually go somewhere else when it’s time to mix. As for gear, I’ve got Genelec 1032, a sub Adam to check the low end, a master keyboard, logic pro with plenty of plugins, an iMac, a folk guitar… and my ears."
Looking ahead, Dim Kelly has plenty planned for the rest of 2025.
"Right now, I want to go deeper into the club side of my music," he says. "I’m planning a tour in South America,Argentina, Brazil plus probably some shows in the US and Europe before the year ends. I’ve got new singles ready, just figuring out which label to release them on. I love partnering with All Day I Dream, but I also have tracks that don’t really fit the ADID sound. I’ll definitely keep working with All Day I Dream because I love the label’s spirit, but exploring new spaces is part of my journey too."
"At least one single will come out this year," he adds. "For now, I’m focusing on singles because making an album is a huge job..great for telling stories, but a bit heavy to carry these days. Singles feel lighter… and they leave me with a bit more hair on my head. But for sure, I’ll make albums again one day. It’s a format I really love. Maybe in three years… or five. Let’s see how brave I feel."
