Mike De Trana worked numerous aspects of the entertainment industry before founding his management/production company, Anvil Entertainment in 2012.

At The Gersh Agency De Trana quickly advanced from the Production and Literary departments, to working for the head of the production department and eventually the head of the agency. This afforded De Trana the opportunity to fully immerse himself in both the below the line and literary sides of the company, working with clients such as producers Ian Bryce and Larry Franco, and filmmakers such as Marc Webb, Diablo Cody, Bruce Beresford, and Joe Dante. Late in 2010, De Trana left Gersh to work in foreign sales at Myriad Pictures where he studied foreign market trends becoming well-versed in packaging elements and selling within the changing market climate. Shortly after starting at Myriad, De Trana was voted on to the 2010 Young and Hungry List and successfully campaigned to get the screenplay KISS BEFORE THE SLAUGHTER voted on to the 2010 Blood List.

Since founding Anvil Entertainment in early 2012, De Trana produced the feature film STOMPING GROUND directed by Dan Riesser, in 2013 he executive produced the feature film ANY DAY starring Sean Bean,
Eva Longoria and Kate Walsh. In 2014,

De Trana produced the feature film HOUSE BY THE LAKE starring James Callis, Anne Dudek, and Michael Bowen. Additionally, De Trana is executive producing the feature film IN LAWS with Millennium Films which
is set to shoot in 2024, and has produced various television and new media projects including the animated series “Gorillaville” for DreamWorksTV, “Tournament of Nerds” and “Dork Fork” for Chris Hardwick and his Nerdist Channel, and “Mat Men” for Justin Lin’s
YouTube channel YomYomF.