Kelly Schwarze was born in Minot, North Dakota, 1978. He is the oldest son of Mary Koker, and Greg Schwarze, and older brother of Ericka Schwarze. Kelly's family moved to Las Vegas in 1980 from Huntsville, Alabama. He became interested in animation and film at a young age. Pioneer visionary, Walt Disney had always inspired him as a child, due to the magic he created, and his dynamic vision of the future. Kelly Schwarze has produced several short films since grade school. In 1999, Kelly along with childhood friends Adrian Garcia, Jeypee Franco, founded an independent media, entertainment company called Vision Dynamics Entertainment. They completed four short films, two features, a television documentary, and seven music videos under the VDE name.