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Welcome to the domain of one of the most critically acclaimed production teams the Baltimore/DC area has ever birthed.....DARKROOM PRODUCTIONS LLC. The duo consists of Juan Donovan aka Young Avon aka McLane and Jamal Roberts aka Mr. Any MLK. The two ambitous, young men have been making innovative music for years now and have expanded to record label owners, Film & TV producers, and just all around tastemakers.

In September of 2005 Darkroom released the landmark mixtape "Hamsterdam - The Best of Baltimore". The mixtape pushed close to 200,000 copies worldwide and is the first Baltimore project to get attention and critical acclaim nationwide as well as abroad. In 2007, they released Hamsterdam 2 - Stash to the Strip, which scanned even more copies worldwide and led to nonstop critical acclaim for the duo. The release of the two street projects showcased a sound that Hip Hop had never heard before and made the duo in high demand. Production gigs for heavyweights like R Kelly, Chamillionaire, Maino, and Wale soon followed. The fellas then landed a label distribution deal for their label Darkroom Enterprises through Koch Records. Darkroom has been covered in Rolling Stone magazine, VIBE magazine, FADER magazine, The New York Times, XLR8R magazine, the Baltimore Sun, the City Paper, and many more publications. 2009 and beyond will prove to be even more fruitful for Darkroom Productions as they show their talent and entreprenuerial range by expanding into Film and Televison.

What started as two talented young men making beats, has turned into a full blown conglomerate of two entreprenuers showcasing hunger, desire, talent, ambition, and most of all resilience. Darkroom is a train without brakes, moving at a pace that will never be caught. So either get on board, or get the fuck out of the way. It's Darkroom nucka!

Darkroom Productions music projects:

Hamsterdam the Album - Koch Records

The Wire official soundtracks; "All the pieces that Matter" & "Beyond Hamsterdam" LP's - Warner Music Group

Chamillionaire - Universal
R Kelly - Jive/Zomba
Wale - Interscope
Maino - Hustle Hard Blvd/Atlantic
Sqad Up
Young Hootie - Larceny/G-Unit West
Quan- Atlantic
KD Lang - Warner Bros
NOE - Dipset Byrdgang/Asylum
E Ness - Bad Boy


Darkroom Productions Film & Television projects:

The Wire (HBO) - Original Music

Rob & Big, Laguna Beach, and more (MTV/Viacom) - Original Music

Tapping the wire (20th Century Fox) - Score and Original Music

Harm City Exposed (Darkroom Films) - Producer, Original Music, Distributor

Poet Pride (Big Vision Films) - Score and Original Music

Cult (Darkroom Films/TriCoast Worldwide) - Producer

33 Reverse Gunther (Darkroom Films) - Producer

Broady (Darkroom Films) - Screenplay and Producer