Kamio Media is a multi-media video production company established by Kyle Maier Maybe in 2008.  The label has always been intentionally ambiguous, as Kyle has applied it to his films, music, and paintings.

Throughout all these different mediums, Kyle has worked closely with his collaborative partner Rico Ramirez, who is currently a professional tailor in the film industry. Together they have amassed a wildly varied catalogue of documentary films, original music, art, fashion, and other.

Rico and Kyle in Diahndra’s office, 2013

The Whole Story

Kyle started working with Rico in 2010 at UNM (shoutout to Nina Fonoroff and her phenomenal documentary class). Those first school projects launched a life-long collaboration between the two that is as balanced at is productive: Rico prefers filming whereas Kyle would rather edit; Rico plays drums while Kyle plays guitars and keyboards. From the very beginning Kyle was cutting stencils and Rico was customizing his clothes. All these hobbies developed into skills that carry them to this day.

Kyle graduated in 2010 and moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with his partner Amie Gibson. (An honest accounting of Kamio Media would be amiss without her mention). 2010-2011 in Gettysburg for Kyle was an informative crash course in how to employ oneself with video, music, and stencils in lieu of getting a real job.

He and Amie spent a rambunctious year in that amazing creative community, but left town in a flash with the surprise earnings from a documentary commission from a former U.S. Congressman and a successful side-walk art sale in front of Ragged Edge Coffee House.

In 2011 Kyle moved back to Albuquerque as Rico was graduating from UNM. They each started their own LLC’s (shoutout to genius accountant Michael Tamasi) and the duo started freelancing full-time together. 2011-2014 was the explosive beginning of Kamio Media as a professional outlet. We made films about art galleries, computer hackers, guitars, tattoos, comic books, hot air balloons, all sorts of entrepreneurs and musicians, even Don Schrader. The work took them from LA to Miami. Rico incorporated his sewing machine into his work, and Kyle was putting his stencils out feverishly in Nob Hill.

In 2014 Rico moved to Colombia and Kyle moved back to Gettysburg. They both focused heavily on their own video production, each making a loud impression on their new cities. Kyle followed the path of social media content creation and learned how to represent a tourist destination by working for a wide array of Gettysburg businesses. Rico wandered South America and California, becoming an expert in the field of coffee before finally apprenticing and becoming a professional tailor.

In 2018 they both returned home to Albuquerque. Their homecoming was best captured in a spectacular reunion with their very first client—ALL is ONE Tattoo and Design in Nob Hill (we got 15 years and going strong with Ai1). In 2019 they both started working in Santa Fe… Rico became a union tailor for the movie industry and Kyle started working obsessively on Canyon Road. Their commitment to Albuquerque never wavered for a second, however—they shot a viral fashion show at an ART bus stop, and they were hired by the city to shoot the free GZA concert downtown.

Rico continues to work in the movies and always has a new trick up his sleeve. Kyle really committed to his stencils and started making big fine art editions.  We’re all grown up now, but we’ve still avoided that real job.