# Gregg Lehrman

> Gregg Lehrman is the founder and CEO of Output, the Los Angeles music software company whose plugins and instruments turn up in records by Billie Eilish, Beyonce, Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar and scores like Stranger Things and Game of Thrones. A Cornell-trained composer who cut his teeth assisting Hans Zimmer and became Universal Publishing's youngest executive producer at 26, Lehrman built Output in 2013 because the creative tools he wanted as a working musician did not yet exist. He bootstrapped the company for seven years before raising a $45M Series A from Summit Partners in 2020, and built Arcade, one of the first cloud-based music plugins.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Output Inc.
- **Organizations:** Output Inc., Universal Publishing (former), Remote Control Productions / Hans Zimmer (former)
- **From:** New York City, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, graduated cum laude, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of Output, whose software is used by Billie Eilish, Beyonce, Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, Justin Timberlake, Drake and Rihanna, Output tools featured in scores for Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Westworld and Black Panther, 2016 ASCAP Award for original music

## Career timeline

- **early 2000s** — Assisted film composer Hans Zimmer on scores including The Last Samurai, Matchstick Men and Tears of the Sun
- **2000s** — Became the youngest Executive Producer at Universal Publishing at age 26
- **2000s-2010s** — Worked as a full-time composer and producer for TV, film trailers, sports and games
- **2013** — Founded Output, a music software company, in Los Angeles
- **2014** — Won the Huffington Post 'Build a Business' competition, beating 22,000 competitors
- **2016** — Received an ASCAP Award for his original music
- **2018** — Launched Arcade, one of the first cloud-based subscription music plugins
- **2020** — Raised a $45M Series A from Summit Partners - Output's first outside funding after seven bootstrapped years

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of Output, whose software is used by Billie Eilish, Beyonce, Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, Justin Timberlake, Drake and Rihanna
- Output tools featured in scores for Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Westworld and Black Panther
- 2016 ASCAP Award for original music
- Won Huffington Post 'Build a Business' competition in 2014, beating 22,000 competitors
- Output named to the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies five times
- Bootstrapped Output for seven years before a $45M Series A from Summit Partners in 2020
- Original music featured on Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Super Bowl XLIX, the 2014 Olympics and League of Legends
- Built Arcade, an early cloud-based music creation platform

## Latest updates

- **2020-10** — Output raised a $45M Series A from Summit Partners, its first outside investment after seven bootstrapped years.

## Links

- Website: https://output.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-lehrman-521889a2
- Twitter/X: http://www.twitter.com/output
- YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCOe1MHPzLkYWMmPlrU18oSQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregglehrman/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/output

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