What you Want

Whether you’ve written the songs or amassed the works of other writers, you want the legacy you’ve created to thrive. You want the integrity of the catalog to be preserved. As the writer, you also want to know that you’re dealing with a proactive partner who will make your retained share of the income continue to grow.

ole is a multi-national, Canadian owned, full-service music publisher. Founded by Robert Ott (former VP/GM BMGMPCanada) and Tim Laing, the company has initial financing of over $100 million dollars. ole has an experienced team of over 25 industry professionals involved in acquisitions, creative development and administration worldwide. The ole catalog includes over thirty-five thousand songs across all genres ranging from pop, to country, to urban, to rhythm & blues and soul. The company has completed over $50MM USD in new acquisitions including purchases of the Jody Williams, Balmur, Encore, Keith Follese, Dream Warriors and David Tyson catalogs.

You will experience a disciplined and expeditious acquisitions process.

What ole Delivers

ole delivers the most personalized music publishing service in the world because you deal directly with the owners and senior management. We deliver the intimacy, speed and creativity of an indie along with the reach and resources of a major.

We don’t wait for the phone to ring. With over 60 years of collective music publishing experience, our pitching and licensing team pursues traditional and new media placements including videogames, film, television, records, special products and telephony (ringtones, ringtunes, ringback tunes). 

ole is an expert in administrating and sub-publishing music copyrights and has concluded worldwide publishing administration agreements with some of the world’s leading songwriters and film and television producers. ole is a direct member of SOCAN, ASCAP, BMI, HFA, CMRRA and SESAC. ole leverages considerable industry relationships, board positions and knowledge of key collection issues to enable deep analysis of income trends. This is paired with an aggressive collection policy. For sub-publishing clients ole fields the largest, most sophisticated administrative and creative teams in Canada.

Our Commitment

Our commitment is to add sustainable value to every catalog. Through our network of representatives in the major music, film, television and new media centers, we work constantly to secure new and continuing placement of our songs and compositions. We’re passionate about the musical properties we own and represent.

Our Vision

We will be the best and most innovative global destination for world class songwriters, composers, and management talentand and the first choice music source for creators in all media.