KAYLUM DENNIS
Kaylum Dennis is a prime example of what you can become when you combine an undeniable love for video directing, relentless hard work, and a humble personality. You only have to scroll through your favourite music vids on YouTube to notice the increasingly familiar 'Visuals By Kaylum' branding that subtly prefaces his work. At just 21, Kaylum has become the go-to video director for UK rap and grime's elite.
Whilst his schedule is overflowing with projects, Dennis' career today has been the result of years of hard graft and overcoming obstacles. Starting out with little to no experience in videography, he used his time wisely to learn about the craft of video-making; for him, it didn't come in the form of a traditional education, but more by picking up a camera, gaining knowledge from others and teaching himself. Working with likes of Pressplay Media and Link Up TV would help Dennis to not only work on his video directing skills but collaborate with some of the powerhouses of the scene, such as Smoke Boys (when they were known as Section Boyz), MoStack, and Yungen. Not just your average video director, Dennis' talent was also noticed by Stormzy who recruited him to #MERKY to take care of his music videos and tour content.
The winner of our first ever Best Director award was Kaylum Dennis, who brought you some of this year’s biggest tracks and several of Artist of the Year winner Stormzy’s biggest videos.