Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Dom King. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Dom, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

My skillset, was developed secretly over time. I only say “secretly” because I believe that the only way I have learned to make music in the way that I do, is because of watching people that care deeply about art, making it or teaching it. For instance, I was in church as a kid a lot and did not want to be there. I preferred video games like most kids. But the Sundays when my favorite singer (Karisma Evans) would go up to sing, it would captivate my entire spirit for 15-30 minutes. Those are the moments that taught me how to do what I do and how I do it because the level of care and intention in the artistry of someone that cares is contagious to me. I’ve always admired it and it is within that truth that you’ll find the answer for me. I learned by watching and soaking up the honesty in high end art and knowing the work that had to come behind that.

Dom, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My start probably dates around 2017 or so when I first started my internship at Atlantic Records. This was an unofficial internship but an unpaid internship nonetheless. I was essentially in the door. There, I worked with some really amazing artist. Some that were already household names, and a couple others before they became household names. There I worked primarily as an A&R, which stands for artist and repertoire. This is essentially someone who sets up collaborations for the artist, studio time, productions schedules, etc. That is so much of where my heart is and will always be. I love helping artist tell a story. I’m all about telling the complicated parts of an artist story. I believe one of the things that sets me apart is my musical ear. Somewhere along the line I learned how to mesh genres together very well. I love creating sub genres of film music with hip-hop or light rock, RnB or gospel. If done with care and intention, you can make a beautiful medley. My brand and my purpose in this industry is to tell great stories and make them grand. Movie level storytelling through music. I am most proud of the artist that I’ve worked with that are still out there and driving in the industry, and in the fact that has my career has shifted and changed throughout the years I haven’t stayed the course because I know my voice is one that is needed and the story is still yet to be written. As cliche as that may be. I believe it to my core.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

Clarence Avant is my goal from the perspective of his legacy. He was a connector, a giver, someone who looked out for everyone and someone that people knew they could trust. That matters to me as im assuming it mattered to him as well. I want to do that from the seat of someone who is also actively creative in the industry.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

“You don’t deserve great things” is the lesson I had to unlearn. No one ever outright said this to me, but life has a way of communicating these things to a young man in ways no one can really protect you from. I internalized that for a long time and though I’m conscious of it now. It is still something i have to battle to this day. Programming is a real thing.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.thekrmg.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdking/
• Twitter: iamdomking
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@domkingKRMG

Image Credits

IIronic/Renae Wootson – https://iironic.com/