I'm James Gracey, owner and manager of StandOUT Studio, a creative agency focused on marketing, multimedia production, and branded music. I help clients grow through compelling visuals and original sound, delivering high-impact experiences that resonate with audiences. With a background spanning marketing, sales, business development, AI adoption, author services, video production, and documentary storytelling, I lead teams to craft engaging content—from social media campaigns to documentaries and presentations—helping brands stand out.

I'm James Gracey, owner and manager of StandOUT Studio, a creative agency focused on marketing, multimedia production, and branded music. I help clients grow through compelling visuals and original sound, delivering high-impact experiences that resonate with audiences. With a background spanning marketing, sales, business development, AI adoption, author services, video production, and documentary storytelling, I lead teams to craft engaging content—from social media campaigns to documentaries and presentations—helping brands stand out.

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I’m James Gracey, owner and manager of StandOUT Studio, a creative agency focused on marketing, multimedia production, and branded music. I help clients grow through compelling visuals and original sound, delivering high-impact experiences that resonate with audiences.

With a background spanning marketing, sales, business development, AI adoption, author services, video production, and documentary storytelling, I lead teams to craft engaging content—from social media campaigns to documentaries and presentations—helping brands stand out.

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Language

Afrikaans
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Founder and Owner Manager at Stand OUT Studio
May 1, 2016 - September 30, 2012
Over 100 projects -producing documentaries, promos, albums, music videos and marketing campaigns.

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Software & Internet
    paper Business Case for AI

    A short 2min video looking at the the development and business case for AI and AGI.

    Objective is to cut through complexity and hype and look at a potential outcome

    uniE608 Our place in the universe documentary
    Clip from a Documentary Video discussing big things ( the universe), small things (atoms) and living things (cells) and where life comes from. The full video is on You Tube - Title - Our place in the universe. Video produced from scratch using: Royalty free Video Clips Music ( composed by me and recorded in my studio) Voice over ( me) Video Annotation Graphic design ( 2D and 3D) video advert videoeditor explainervideo
    uniE608 Music Video - Title Moon Music
    video video editor music composer music producer video effects graphic animation . The music is an original composition. The project started with a 'blank sheet', no music no visuals. I composed, recorded, mixed and mastered the music track. Visuals are a mix of stock footage and custom graphic design.
    uniE603 Jamez Gee - Desert Moon Remix 3:22
    Instrumental electro jazz track of my album "But is it Jazz? Haunting Clarinet with Tranz Synth Stabs. Trip Hop Drums Then Electric piano Mood is haunting / quiet / tense - but lifts from to to time. Ends with a bit of an orchestral march music soundtrack
    uniE603 Jamez Gee - Movie score with hip hop
    Orchestral Score with Hip Hop overlay. Suited for Dramatic moving scene. Has the big orchestra with hip hop beat and echo guitar for th tense edge. Its at 80 BPM. music jingle instrumental soundtrack
    uniE603 Blockbuster Movie Theme with Electronic Splashes
    4min Instrumental with orchestral background and panning electronic pulses. Uplifting with 'tense' drums in the background. Builds from mellow to a pIano interlude ending with timpani and crescendo. Suitable for Movie Drama. music instrumental soundtrack
    uniE603 Jamez Gee - UX Sound Design Samples
    Some User Experience Sound Design samples. Some samples are short alarms / notification type sounds like " you have a message" , "device is set" or "device connected". Two of the samples are short more 'musical' jingles that a device / appliance might play like a washing machine signaling "your washing is finished". Ends with baby laughing at bubbles. soundtrack instrumental jingle
    uniE603 Jamez Gee - Sound Design Sonic Samples
    instrumental soundtrack sounddesign music A compilation showcase of of sounds I have produced arranged into more or less a musical arrangement. This is just to demostate the quality of sound I can produce. Setup is Yamaha Keyboard with Yamaha sound libraries linked to Logic Pro X . Sounds from Yamaha and Alchemy modified with various DSP's.
    uniE621 But is it Jazz?
    My album with my compositions recorded, mixed in my studio. Available on most music distribution platforms. https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE603 Ad Jingle 30 sec with hit at the end
    music jingle beat instrumental A 30 sec clip to synch to an ad that builds and ends with a boomer. Swooping synths and echo guitar. Suitable for car ad - driving to the next level.