Being from Kalamazoo, MI myself, it is imperative that I make sure you all understand my love and support of this city and the people who live here. With that being said, I want you all to meet Dairyion Gardenhire aka thatkidDAIRY, no spaces. He was also born and raised in Kalamazoo, MI and gives plenty of thanks to all parts of the city for molding him into the man he is today, as well as the artist.
Growing up, Dairy was a huge fan of 90’s hip-hop and R&B. With music playing a huge role in his life, at a young age Dairy knew that music needed to be a part of his life. He notes Michael Jackson as being the artist who truly inspired him to write and record his own music, but goes on to note a video by Lil Bow Wow, not Shad Moss (LOL), that really made him believe that he could do it. From that point on, Dairy put his all into his artistry and has not looked back since. Along his journey of becoming an artist, Dairy has learned that more than anything, who Dairy really is. He enjoys the idea of being able to take certain stories, and tell them the only way he can. Dairy just wants people to hear his music, he wants to be able to reach kids and give them certain messages about life that other artists once gave him. Lastly, Dairy would love to be able to say he came from Kalamazoo and “made it” just because of his music and not because of the awards, because that it not what interests him. Since practicing his art in music he has been compared to Fabolous, Curren$y and J. Cole. With just those names you can only imagine that not only does he have the messages available, but he definitely has some songs to play in the club and the voice of someone cool, calm and collected. You can hear in his lyrics that he has purpose and he is trying to reach anyone who listens. Dairy is still his own artist nonetheless, but there is truly nothing wrong with being compared to those three men. Currently, thatkidDAIRY is working constantly on music; make sure you all check out The Black Tape. Using the world around him, social media in particular, Dairy finds himself using everyday life and the lives of people around him as a muse. He does amazing work with painting a picture with his lyrics in order to share with the listeners what he experiences. His work ethic is strong, staying up until 7 a.m. some days just to get his thoughts down. That type of work ethic is not found in a lot of artists these days. He truly believes that what he is doing serves a purpose and hopes to one day; let the world know what that is. If Dairy didn’t have his music, he would probably be somewhere painting which is his second love. But more than anything, Dairy finds that music is truly who he is and it plays a major role in his life. Like a true artist in this industry, he finds music in everything and with that he hopes to tell his story and the stories of those close to him to make sure that the art of this thing we call music is never lost. You can find thatkidDAIRY’s music and artwork at www.getspiked.org which is linked to another set of artists, Mikey Hatt & Aaron aka AweezTheArtist. Together, they all offer you a doorway into their art of music as well as the imagery. You can also find some of his work on www.SoundCloud.com/that_kid_dairy_1 and Youtube, thatkidDAIRY. Hope you all enjoy! #StayProminent!
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candi
1/25/2016 03:58:27 pm
I love that dairy the Kidd so much the sky is the limit, keep God first and everything will fall into place because God has already order your foot steps!!
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