What DJ2 Entertainment does

DJ2 Entertainment is a privately held, Santa Monica, USA-based content production company founded in 2011 that develops and produces content for theatrical, television, web, mobile, videogame, and social media platforms. The entity now appears to operate as Story Kitchen, LLC — a Delaware-style LLC, copyright 2022–2025, with an active website at story-kitchen.com structured around About, Projects, News, Shop, and Unannounced sections. The business is founder/producer-led: Dmitri Johnson is listed as CEO, Founder, and Producer, consistent with a 1–10 employee boutique model where the principal's relationships and creative direction anchor deal flow.

Core products are unreleased/unannounced narrative projects across multiple entertainment formats plus a direct-to-consumer merchandise line via the story-kitchen.shop storefront. The underlying technology stack, production tools, and platform architecture are not disclosed in the available source data. There are no disclosed integrations, no API, no SDK, and no proprietary AI/ML components described.

The business model is not publicly disclosed. As a production boutique, monetization is typically driven by project fees, IP option/purchase agreements, producer backend participation, and licensing across studio/publisher customers; the Shop extension adds a small direct-to-consumer merchandise revenue line. No pricing, customer logos, segment mix, or distribution channel detail is available in the source data, and the firm operates with 1–10 employees, indicating a lean organization. The company maintains an active website and a separate e-commerce storefront, and an "Unannounced" section implies a forward development pipeline, but specific release titles, budgets, or commercial terms are absent from the input.

Name

DJ2 Entertainment

Legal name

Story Kitchen, LLC

Website

https://dj2entertainment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DJ2 Entertainment (now operating as Story Kitchen, LLC) is a Santa Monica-based, 1–10 employee content production boutique that develops and produces entertainment across theatrical, television, web, mobile, videogame, and social media platforms, founder-led by producer Dmitri Johnson and selling via project deals plus an e-commerce shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Core offering

DJ2 Entertainment develops and produces original entertainment content for theatrical, television, web, mobile, videogame platforms, and social media. Operating through its Story Kitchen, LLC entity, the company functions as a transmedia production house, packaging intellectual property across film/TV and interactive (video game) formats for distribution partners and rights holders. A small e-commerce shop (story-kitchen.shop) supplements the production business with branded merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multi-platform entertainment content production End-to-end development and production of original entertainment content delivered across theatrical, television, web, mobile, videogame, and social media platforms. Sold to film studios, television networks/streamers, and video game publishers seeking packaged, transmedia-ready IP.
• Story Kitchen branded merchandise shop Direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront operated at story-kitchen.shop, selling merchandise tied to the company's entertainment IP. Sold to individual consumers and fans of the company's projects.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bad Robot: J.J. Abrams' independent production company producing film, TV and digital content across multiple platforms. Highly comparable as a founder-led, multi-platform content studio anchored by a proven producer with major-franchise relationships.
• Blumhouse Productions: Independent film and television producer specializing in high-volume, capital-efficient genre and franchise content. Comparable as a similarly lean independent studio that leverages founder relationships to package content for major distributors.
• A24: Independent entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, and digital content. Comparable as an independent multi-platform content brand built around a distinct creative identity and selective IP partnerships.
• Platinum Dunes: Producer-led film and TV production company specializing in franchise and IP-driven content. Comparable as a smaller, founder-led shop developing content based on existing intellectual properties for major distribution partners.
• Hammerstone Studios: Independent production company developing film, television, and game-related content. Comparable as a small, founder-led multi-platform content studio with similar deal-flow strategy.
• FilmNation Entertainment: Independent film and television production and distribution company producing premium content for global buyers. Comparable as an independent multi-platform content producer packaging projects for major distributors and streamers.
• Annapurna Pictures: Independent film, television, and interactive media production and distribution company. Comparable as an indie multi-platform content studio with ambitions across film, TV and gaming-adjacent properties.

Broad incumbents

• Legendary Entertainment: Large independent studio producing feature films and TV, with a strong franchise/IP-acquisition strategy including video-game adaptations. Comparable as a producer of multi-platform adapted-IP content, but operating at significantly greater scale and capital base.
• Skydance Media: Major independent film and television studio producing theatrical and streaming content across genres including action, animation, and gaming-adjacent IP. Comparable in its multi-platform content production focus, though at materially larger scale and capital structure.
• Lionsgate: Independent major studio producing film, television, and digital content including video-game adaptations. Comparable in multi-platform content production including gaming IP, but operating as a fully integrated studio-distributor at far larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dj2ent
• Facebookfacebook.com/dj2ent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dj2-entertainment-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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