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Dana Detrick in the February issue of KC Small Business!

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:00:57 +0000

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.

RoneyZone interview with Dana and Paul from Serious Vanity Music!

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:59:36 +0000

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”.

Welcome to our New Clients!

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:57:00 +0000

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!

90 Days of Truth With the Mindful Musician – Update

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:01:27 +0000

Dana Detrick is 26 days into the 90 Days of Music Biz Truth over at The Mindful Musician. Catch up on all of the posts here:

Day 26: No, Not Diddy’s Boy Band…
Day 25: Little Things
Day 24: Much Ado about To-Do Lists
Day 23: The Circle of Life.
Day 22: Global Warming is Killing the Corporate Climate.
Day 21: Always have Enough Shipping Boxes.
Day 20: You – The Walking Billboard
Day 19: Sleep Study #45894754 : How much coffee DOES it take…
Day 18: Go Your Own Way
Day 17: Make Something Great.
Day 16: Keeping Your Company Depends on the Company You Keep.
Days 14 & 15: Refueling
Day 13: You might need a good laugh if…
Day 12: Zen and the Art of Project Management
Day 11: If you go chasing rabbits…
Day 10: Inside Out, Upside Down.
Day 9: Where art thou clients?
Days 7 &8: Action Jackson!
Day 6: Inspiration + Perspiration
Day 5: Ebb and Flow
Day 4: Guilty Pleasures and Dirty Jobs.
Day 3: Gratitude.
Day 2: Showing up, even when you don’t want to.
Day 1: Where art thou clients?

Plus past articles:

…and in the beginning…
Cosmic Protoplasm and the Kansas City Shuffle, aka my teen years.
Playing Ball in the Quantum Resonant Field.
So *that’s* why they call it the present. Or something.

90 Days of Truth with The Mindful Musician

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:59:51 +0000

SVM’s own Dana Detrick is giving a little glimpse of the musical entrepreneur’s life with the 90 Days of Truth over at The Mindful Musician.

Get caught up on past articles, and jump right in with the new:

…and in the beginning…

Cosmic Protoplasm and the Kansas City Shuffle, aka my teen years.

Playing Ball in the Quantum Resonant Field.

So *that’s* why they call it the present. Or something.

Day 1: Where art thou clients?

Serious Vanity Music tips – Are you turning your business into a hobby without even knowing it?

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:29:33 +0000

“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 our business that you may want to adapt to your life, too. Get the info now at our 100% Organic Podcasts blog…

Serious Vanity Music – Under Covers!

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:19:48 +0000

Serious Vanity Music maintains master use rights to all of these Serious Vanity Records releases (third party information for sync licensing is on each song’s page). Contact us for more information for:

“Demolition Suite (”Vertigo (Do the Demolition)”/”Out of My Mind”)” by Dana Detrick
originally by Duran Duran
“Here Comes the Rain Again” by Post Orgasmic Trauma
originally by The Eurythmics
“Dreaming” by Dana Detrick
originally by Blondie

Serious Vanity Music Licensing – Dreaming about Detroit’s Wheels

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:25:52 +0000

Dana Detrick’s “Detroit’s Wheels Aren’t Turning Anymore” appears on the upcoming We Can Be Heroes compilation from Serious Vanity Records, but as a precursor to the release, the single has already dropped on eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, and Amazon.

You can also license it now here, along with the b-side, a cover of Blondie’s “Dreaming” in a way you haven’t imagined it. Contact us for immediate information on either of these pieces:

“Detroit’s Wheels Aren’t Turning Anymore” by Dana Detrick (completely controlled)
“Dreaming” by Dana Detrick (master controlled; third party info for sync on link)

Serious Vanity Music Licensing – Christmas in July!

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:17 +0000

With holiday specials, ads, films, episodic television and web shows already in the heat of production (or wrapping up!), we’ve got the perfect solution to your original holiday music cues blues!

Too Cool for the Yule is a collection of fresh holiday originals from the entire Serious Vanity Records roster of artists, and includes current pop, punk, rock, new age, country, and acoustic flavors.

Serious Vanity Music Licensing Beta Now Available!

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:50:15 +0000

Serious Vanity Music Licensing is now in the Beta stage and available for searching and licensing! Feel free to sample and license the current offerings as we further hone what will be the fun AND functional go-to for your music licensing needs. We currently have songs and pieces separated by “type” (original vocal, cover vocal, original instrumental, and original spoken word), but as more pieces are added each week, the categories will expand.

Be sure to join the mailing list to receive weekly new music updates, or for new music more often, subscribe to the feed to receive updates as they go live!