Here’s a classic Serious Vanity Music score by our own Dana Detrick, for the videogame PickNick from Arctic Creations (the multi-media company, not the furrier – don’t get scared if you Google it that we’ve dropped our animal rights stance. We’ll never do that!). If you haven’t seen the game on the market, no fear, [...]

We’ve just updated our recent projects page to reflect two new album trailers for music artists Ready in 10 and Heidi Pollyea. We developed both of the these trailers as a way for the artists to have a quick and effective video presence everywhere they’re promoting their music.

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contributed by Serious Vanity Music partner Dana Detrick It’s easy for any creative business owner (myself included) who has fun in their work to start getting a little too lax in how we treat our time and our mindset. Many of us have left a ‘first career’ in a less creative industry or a string [...]

What does your company sound like? We asked this question here last week, and it probably got you thinking. Here’s a video to take it a little further. As always with YouTube, view in the highest quality possible for the highest sound quality. The background music is our own “Full of Pride”, available in :60 [...]

A big thank you to Stephanie Ciccarelli at VOX Daily and Voices.com for this fantastic article that features our own Dana Detrick!

CheerMixALot is not just a dynamic one-stop shop for choreography and custom performance music, though they more than deliver there. They’re also one of our favorite clients! You can check out one of our collaborations at Varsity.tv and if you’re in the states, on your local Fox Sports Network this weekend! Look for the University [...]

You’ve got a promo to produce, and your deadline (as usual) is yesterday. Whether it’s an ad for a sale, a high energy book trailer, or an in-house trainer meant to pump up the staff, Serious Vanity Music has your audio already done! We’ve got a selection of original high quality music from our library [...]

Luxottica Retail is the name in fashion, luxury, and sports eyewear, worldwide! On the project they collaborated on, Nicole Graham said Serious Vanity Music’s Dana Detrick, “…was an excellent choice for our voiceover job and I’m truly pleased with her quality of work. She responded quickly to all my requests, including revisions. I appreciate her [...]

If you first found our site via our entry page, you’ve gotten to see our new behind-the-scenes welcome video for both Serious Vanity Music and Serious Vanity Records. It was of course produced right here in our studio, with our music, our voice artists, and the essence of what we’re about! Check it out and [...]

Advertiser Leo Burnett may be a controversial figure to some, but his speech here, “When to Take My Name off the Door” is hard to argue with from any angle. It resonated so much with us and how we approach creating content, that we had to share. What do you think?

Now, most of the time we’re serving your business, but we want to keep you satisfied in your off-hours, too! Some of the things we love to do are create handmade music and art-related items, as well as share some of our favorite vintage finds. So, it’s no surprise that we’ve set up shop now [...]

One of the fun new services we’re introducing this year is web video. We developed this piece for our Serious Vanity Records brand this past holiday season, and thought we’d share it with you as we get ready to create some St. Patrick’s Day memories! Artwork, voice, and production by Dana Detrick, and it’s her [...]

KC Small Business‘ Kate Leibsle explores what keeps local Kansas City studios thriving in the changing economic current in the February 2010 article Sector by Sector: Rock This Town, featuring Dana Detrick and other mainstays of the Kansas City music scene.

In a podcast that gets to the heart of both Serious Vanity Music and Serious Vanity Records, Jeff Roney interviews both Dana Detrick and Paul Clark on RoneyZone about, among other things, why the next level isn’t higher, it’s “deeper”.

There are some amazing new companies joining our amazing prior companies on the Clients page. Welcome to the family Digital Signergy, James Lee Studios, Hairy Dog Entertainment, PDA Video, kidthing, Beehive Media, Brainstorm, Inc., and CheerMixALot! Check ‘em out, or even better, get your name listed by emailing us today with your audio needs!

“If you treat it like a hobby, it will cost you like a hobby. If you treat it like a business, it will pay you like a business.”–John Assaraf We’ve found this to be true, on both sides of the coin, and have made a few changes in our daily routine in order to facilitate [...]

Want to connect with us on Twitter? Get news at it happens, studio updates, and product info in 140 characters or less by following Dana Detrick at twitter.com/femmefrets and Paul Clark at twitter.com/SVPaul. Since so many people are using adding tools that lack the personal connection, feel free to direct message Dana and Paul to [...]

We recently produced Dana Detrick‘s music video for her new single, “Detroit’s Wheels Aren’t Turning Anymore”. Our main objectives centered around highlighting the story the song tells, without becoming overly reliant on current events within the auto industry. We think we’ve developed something timeless, and we’d love your ratings and feedback! You can purchase the [...]

One of our favorite clients, Institute for the Future, is featured in this month’s Fast Company magazine! IFTF‘s Director of Game R&D, Jane McGonigal, is named one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business”, and we’re not surprised! All of the projects we’ve worked on for IFTF (mostly falling under the non-broadcast presentation category) [...]

Both feature Dana Detrick this month! Besides being SVM’s founder and co-owner, a producer, composer, performer, voice artist, office manager, and anything else that pops up, Dana lends her wisdom in the June 2009 South Africa edition of Oprah Magazine in Aisha Iman Jefferson’s article, “Personality Pick-Me-Ups”. Look for some great tips and stories from [...]