CASTING. DEVELOPMENT. PRODUCTION.
88 Keys Media, LLC, is a reality based digital media and production company. With over 25 years of experience we have formed an all-inclusive powerhouse for reality based television that includes talent casting and show concept development combined with production.
HDTV & DIY
"BARGAIN MANSIONS"
Executive Producer
Creator / Director
DISCOVERY LIFE
"NEW GIRLS ON THE BLOCK"
Executive Producer
Creator
LIFETIME
"THE RAP GAME"
Casting Director
Department Head
"THE POP GAME"
Casting Director
Department Head
"ATLANTA PLASTIC"
Casting Director
Department Head
FOX
"ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER"
Casting Director
Network and Syndicated
Department Head
"DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS"
Casting Director
Department Head
"JOE MILLIONAIRE"
Casting Director
Field Producer
MGM
"COUPLES COURT WITH THE CUTLERS"
Casting Director
Emmy Nominated
BRAVO
"THINTERVENTION"
Casting Producer
NBC
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"
Casting Producer - Season 2
"AVERAGE JOE"
Casting Director
Department Head
ABC
"SET FOR LIFE w/ Jimmy Kimmel"
Casting Director
Department Head
"THE EX-WIVES CLUB"
Casting Director
Department Head
OWN
"ASK OPRAH'S EXPERTS"
Casting Director
ANIMAL PLANET
"IT'S ME OR YOUR DOG"
Casting Producer
MATT ANTRIM
After 14 years in Los Angeles as a Casting Director and producer of Reality Television, Matt moved back to his home town of Kansas City to bring his passion for reality TV to the heartland. Matt was co-founder of Reality Road, LLC, and now runs the newly formed 88 Key’s Digital Media Company. While back in Kansas City, Matt created “New Girls on the Block,” a groundbreaking series that aired on Discovery Life Network, and also created “Bargain Mansions,” which he Executive Produced and directs. “Bargain Mansions” airs on DIY and HGTV.
Matt has extensive experience in Talent Development and Show Concept Development as well as production and editorial. He holds a bachelors degree in Film and Television from Columbia College in Chicago and a Master’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
LAUREN GROOM
Lauren Groom started her film career at the young age of 18 when she wrote, produced and acted in one of the first digital feature films shot in Kansas City. The film received national acclaim, with appearances on "Good Morning America" and "The John Walsh Show" and an Emmy nomination, Lauren was just getting her feet wet. Since her graduation from the University of Miami, FL with a degree in film production and creative writing, Lauren interned with Hint (formerly TakeTwo) and KMBC Channel 9 News and wrote a book that was a quarter-finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2014. Lauren Groom most recently has worked as a Casting Producer with Reality Road Entertainment on TV shows such as Lifetime's The Rap Game, The Pop Game and Atlanta Plastic, BET Network's Timothy Snell Curve Appeal, and FOX's Beat Shazam. She also worked as a Casting Producer with Reality Road on several nationally recognized commercials for Hallmark, Beauty Brands, California Casualty, Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors, MU Health, and the Missouri Lottery. Lauren prides herself in finding unique and outstanding talent to perfectly match the client's needs.
LATOYA YEARGANS
LaToya Yeargans is a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design with a MFA in Film & Television. She has directed and produced a number of independent short films, two of which have received artistic acclaim: Amnesty was selected at the African Diaspora International/Silicon Valley and Roxbury International Film Festival, and Reel Tradition was selected at the Charleston International Film Festival.
LaToya joined our casting team in 2015 producing and editing casting videos and “sizzle reels” for multiple networks including Lifetime, BET, BETher, NBC, and a number of local campaigns.
