Electronic music icon Don Diablo is known for pushing the boundaries of music, visual arts and live performance - and the music video for his latest single, BLACKOUT, explores using generative AI, combining NVIDIA RTX-powered and cloud-based tools in a hybrid workflow.
Set inside an industrial warehouse, the video features Diablo performing in front of an immersive, AI-generated environment - blending stylized effects, a cinematic mood and personalized elements.
The image creation and experimentation was done locally on a desktop powered by a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, while the final animation was rendered using Kling AI, a cloud-based generative video tool. This hybrid approach gave the team creative control and high-fidelity results.
CTRL + ALT + Create With RTX All image-based work in the music video - including stylization and identity modeling - was performed locally using ComfyUI, a visual, node-based interface for building and customizing generative AI workflows.
With minimal setup, the team could launch preconfigured workflows and experiment freely with different models and techniques. ComfyUI offered speed, ease of use and support for a wide range of open-source tools - enabling fast iteration and distinctive visuals that aligned with Diablo's creative direction.
Diablo wanted the visuals to reflect his identity - not just serve as decor. To achieve this, a custom model was trained on a facial dataset of Diablo, using low-rank adaptation in the FLUXGYM user interface.
The resulting model was then loaded into ComfyUI and integrated into a Stable Diffusion pipeline for stylized image generation. An identity-embedding node ensured consistent facial features across frames, as well as stylistic cohesion.
Once the imagery was locked, the team turned to Kling AI in the cloud to animate the visuals into dynamic scenes, harnessing the tool's advanced physics and cinematic capabilities.
This workflow, all running locally on an RTX 5090 GPU, enabled faster iteration, precise visual control, tighter feedback loops and full creative autonomy. It showcases how creators can use local RTX-powered tools - as well as cloud-based platforms for pre-defined workloads that require more compute - to quickly and easily produce high-impact content on their terms.
Working with these new AI tools literally feels like stepping into my own mind, said Diablo. We were able to creatively raise the bar, shape the visuals in real time and stay focused on the story. AI is a powerful tool for creativity.
Creative Workflows, Powered by RTX AI Watch the full BLACKOUT music video to see how the team brought their creative ideas to life with RTX AI.
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Electronic music icon Don Diablo is known for pushing the boundaries of music, visual arts and live performance - and the music video for his latest single, BLACKOUT, explores using generative AI, combining NVIDIA RTX-powered and cloud-based tools in a hybrid workflow.
