ABOUT
D.B.L.
"D.B.L. is from St. Lucia. He’s a hardworking artist who learned the business through me. He’s a great dancer and an incredible entertainer." — Jackie Jackson, The Jacksons (Billboard Magazine)
With a career rooted in music, film, and performing, Roxxstar Entertainment founder D.B.L. provides the tools, insight, and support clients need to build and manage sustainable businesses. His team specializes in music production, songwriting, consulting, and PR.
A SAG-AFTRA child performer known as Donny B. Lord, D.B.L. secured roles for Disney, HBO, Fox, and CBS, along with national commercials for Pepsi, Cheerios, and Footlocker. Notably, he portrayed young Hank Gathers in Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story, a compelling true-life television drama. His work has been featured in L.A. Times, The New York Times, Orange County Register, among others.
D.B.L. credits his start to his aunt, renowned St. Lucian songstress Sandra Lord.
"I've learned from some of the best."
Trained in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, martial arts and acting —including vocal coaching from Seth Riggs— D.B.L. is a skilled and versatile performer.
Under the mentorship of Jackie Jackson, his path in music developed —a relationship highlighted in Michael Jackson, Inc. by Forbes senior editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg (Atria Books, 2014, p. 173).
Through Roxxstar Entertainment Music, D.B.L.’s eclectic fusion of R&B, Pop, reggae and Caribbean compositions have been licensed in TV shows and global ad campaigns for CBS, MTV, Motorola, and Verizon, with one of his songs featured during one of Timbaland’s son’s birthday party.
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D.B.L. signed to Jackie Jackson's Critically Amused label as an artist in 2018, launching his debut single Another Round and his Island Vibez EP executive produced by Jackson.
To accommodate his growing fanbase, D.B.L. released his Come Back Home EP with a return to his native St. Lucia in 2019. He met with the Prime Minister, supported local schools, and mentored at-risk youth. Back in Las Vegas, he was recognized with an official endorsement by Mayor Carolyn Goodman.
Your Riddim followed with performances and TV appearances on 8Now & Fox 5.
D.B.L. brings a truly global perspective to his clients, shaped by his experiences living and performing in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, as well as travelling across Europe, the Caribbean, and remote destinations like Papua New Guinea.
D.B.L. graduated from the American School in London. Prior to that, he attended Brentwood School, then graduated with Honors in Public Relations and Journalism from USC’s prestigious Annenberg School for Communications.
D.B.L. embraces his island roots, finding peace in the water. He also enjoys hiking, cycling, soccer and basketball, and channels his creativity through cooking.
A lifelong martial artist, D.B.L. applies the principles of discipline, focus, and passion to his work at Roxxstar.
"My journey, mistakes, setbacks and all, is part of the value I bring to Roxxstar. I founded Roxxstar to provide others the tools and strategy to build a business without needing to be world famous." – D.B.L.
