What sMyles Creative, LLC. does

sMyles Creative, LLC. is a US-based creative studio founded in 2017 by Myles Hunt that develops and produces musically animated content for children and families. The studio's core offering is "Tune City," an original animated series featuring The Mac D's, a diverse ensemble of musicians (notably a deaf drummer, J.W., who communicates via ASL, alongside an interpreter character "Hen," DJ Sasa, Craze, Shabby, and rappers Greg and Leo) navigating a modern metropolis around themes of collaboration, inclusion, and musical exploration. Related products include the "J.W. The Deaf Drummer" illustrated children's book distributed via Amazon and a GIPHY channel distributing short-form animated clips and GIFs of the characters. The studio also offers ideation and concept development services to other creative professionals, assisting in brainstorming for stories, music videos, and character productions.

The studio operates as a founder-owned LLC with a small core team — the founder plus a Concept Designer (Monica Rickert-Bolter, trained at Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago) — supplemented by a freelance cast and musicians with industry credentials from HBO, NBC, Amazon, and Disney-adjacent projects. Its go-to-market is creator-led: concept development services offered to other creators, festival circuit exposure (Metro Film & TV Award of Excellence 2018, Animocje 2019, Art All Night – Trenton, Reel 13), content distribution through GIPHY, and direct-to-consumer product sales through Amazon. The company has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and reports no revenue or pricing publicly. Distribution is global in scope for digital content and physical products, though the operational footprint is effectively domestic (US) with founder-led execution.

Name

sMyles Creative, LLC.

Legal name

sMyles Creative, LLC.

Website

https://smylescreative.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

US-based creative studio founded in 2017 that produces animated musical content for children and families, with core IP "Tune City," a diverse animated band series featuring a deaf drummer, plus a children's book on Amazon and short-form clips distributed via GIPHY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content & Creative Studio for Creators (Concepting/Production) (MPAAAHAD)

Keywords

• Animated content production
• Children's entertainment
• Character design
• Music animation
• Creative ideation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

sMyles Creative, LLC. is a creative studio that develops music-focused animated content featuring original characters and storytelling, anchored by its flagship property "Tune City" — an animated series about The Mac D's, a diverse band navigating a modern metropolis. The studio also offers ideation and concept-development services to other creative professionals for stories, music videos, and character productions, and has extended its IP into a children's book ("J.W. The Deaf Drummer") and a GIPHY channel of short-form animated clips.

Product overview

sMyles Creative, LLC. is a creative studio that develops music-focused animated content featuring original characters and storytelling. The core offering is 'Tune City,' an animated series about The Mac D's, a diverse band navigating life in a modern metropolis. Related products include the 'J.W. The Deaf Drummer' children's book published via Amazon, and a GIPHY channel distributing short-form animated clips and GIFs of the characters. The company specializes in ideation and concept development for various creative mediums, helping other creative professionals bring stories, music videos, and character productions to life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tune City: The first project under the sMyles Creative brand, featuring The Mac D's band and their musical adventures.

Products and services

• Tune City An animated musical series featuring The Mac D's, a diverse group of musicians navigating a modern metropolis while learning collaboration and discovering their unique sound. The project includes an array of colorful characters, stage creatures, and storytelling centered on music, diversity, and friendship, targeted at family audiences.
• J.W. The Deaf Drummer (Children's Book) An illustrated children's book in which J.W., a deaf musician, teaches friends about ASL (American Sign Language), lip-reading, and how he communicates and lives in a hearing world. The story explores J.W.'s struggles, hidden talents, and how true friendship keeps the music playing. Distributed via Amazon.
• GIPHY Channel A curated collection of animated clips, GIFs, and short-form content from Tune City featuring characters like Ping-Pong, J.W. & Hen, Greg & Leo, Lucky, and Stage Creatures, distributed via the GIPHY platform for widespread sharing.
• Ideation and Concept Development Services A consulting and creative services offering in which sMyles Creative assists other creative professionals with brainstorming, ideation, story development, music video concepts, and character production. Engagement is initiated via direct email to the founder.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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