Dorm Room Entertainment

Dorm Room Entertainment began at Lindenwood University as a student-built media platform centered on emerging music, artists, and culture. Keaton D. Jones has described starting the company during his sophomore year after taking a video-production class, initially creating interviews with artists throughout St. Louis and Dallas before expanding into music videos, promotional content, and live events. Some of the earliest interviews included Matty Wood$ and Trevor Daniel, establishing the foundation for a company that wanted to give rising artists meaningful space to be seen and heard.

What began as a college experiment gradually became a growing production company and media outlet working between St. Louis and Dallas. Dorm Room Entertainment produced interviews, directed music videos, created promotional content, and organized live performances—including its first sold-out concert. The College Kickback Show at Blueberry Hill brought together a wide lineup of emerging performers and was created by Keaton Jones, Kyle Staub, and Dawson Holter.

As the company developed, its work began reaching audiences far beyond campus. Dorm Room Entertainment’s music videos earned recognition from outlets including Lyrical Lemonade, while later productions continued expanding the company’s presence within independent music and emerging-artist culture.

This collection is not intended to represent the company’s entire history. Instead, it preserves the chapter I helped build alongside one of my best friends, Keaton D. Jones—the early interviews, music videos, events, experiments, and collaborations that transformed an idea formed during college into something real.