OUT/STANDARD and BAM Music announce strategic alliance and investment

02 May 2023 - Press release

OUT/STANDARD, the award winning London-based production music studio, and BAM Music, Paris-based independent production music company, today announced a major strategic alliance and investment. The two companies have closed a global distribution agreement, further reinforcing the dynamics between them.

BAM Music is a major independent creative production music library run by former Universal music exec Pierre-Michel Levallois. BAM specialises in library as well as commissioned music for TV and radio and has offices in Paris, London, Montreal, Los Angeles and Shanghai. 

OUT/STANDARD, founded in 2018 by Pitch & Sync directors Alex Lavery and Simon Robinson, and former SVP Sync for Europe at Warner/Chappell, Jim Reid, has become an important destination for creatives in Advertising, Film and TV who want to source high quality and culturally relevant music for their productions. 

BAM’s investment in the business gives them a major share in return for investment to propel OUT/STANDARD to the next stage of growth 

Jim Reid of Out/Standard said:“Partnering with BAM is such a great fit for OUT/STANDARD. We share the same music DNA which is vitally important, and together we hope to make our company the first port of call for creatives all over the world. BAM understand where we’re headed and we are delighted to be working with Pierre-Michel and his talented team.”

Pierre-Michel Levallois of BAM Music said: “We are thrilled to step into this alliance with OUT/STANDARDand its amazing team of founders and composers. We share a lot on the vision, the passion and the music craft, and have common will to explore the future of our business via innovative models. An important parameter is how the alliance works globally, which is crucial for today’s business. I want to thank OUT/STANDARDfounders for the trust they put in BAM Music.”

In addition to the investment OUT/STANDARD have also announced the hiring of Casey Quantick, who joins them from Extreme/Sony Music as Head of Sales and Licensing. 

Casey Quantick said, “I’m happy to be starting at a company in the midst of a really exciting growth period. The team have a wealth of knowledge and experience, and are creating something special. Music that people genuinely enjoy listening to, and are excited to discover.”

BAM has recently secured music placements with DACIA, ESSILOR, CHANEL, NEW BALANCE, SAMSUNG, LANCOME, PUMA, CHAUMET 

OUT/STANDARD has recently secured major music placements with NIKE, SAMSUNG, SLOGGI, GOOGLE, TOYOTA, THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE and BARBOUR