About me

CD and Co-Founder of Barking Owl, Kelly has been pushing creative boundaries in music as well as being one of the few female creative directors at a music and sound company. Barking Owl began with no reel in Kelly and Justin's home and almost a decade later, the company has grown into two locations in LA and NY, with a total of 5 mix rooms, 2 sound design rooms, foley stage, music room and kitchen with an incredible chef/ life coach at the helm. You walk into Barking Owl and it feels like you have come back home.

The growth is a testament to the passion and authenticity that Barking Owl puts into each project. Kelly put together a team of producers, mixers, sound designers and composers that lead the business not only in creativity but professionalism. Barking Owl has always had a single vision for the strongest storytelling in the most artful way, and in growing they have never had to sacrifice that.

Barking Owl not only works in traditional commercial spaces they have also attracted long form work such as award winning Corazon with John X Hannes as well as award winning work with Reebok and Adidas w/ Donald Glover.

Barking Owl is honored to be the Ad Age and Creativity Music and Sound Company of the Year for four years running () and the 2018 LIA North American Music and Sound Company of the Year, as well as the recipient of the Cannes Lion Grand Prix, Grand Clios, Grand LIAs and countless gold, silver and bronze awards. And of course, Creative Pool's Top 100 Influencers of the Year.

In 2021, Kelly partnered with Director Daniel Wolfe to form Production Company, Love Song, where they have already created work with Facebook on the highly acclaimed piece, "Skate Ghana" for the Summer Olympics and the Lululemon piece "Feel" for the brand launch. The company has been named Ad Age 2023's Production Company to Watch.

Kelly lives in Los Angeles with her partner in business and life, Justin Bayett. They live with their four children, Annabella, Townsend, Holland, Leo and their menagerie of pets. Life is always exciting and that's just how she likes it.

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Kelly has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.

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Creativepool Annual

Listing of award wins in Creativepool's awards

Annual 2023

Top 100 Creative Leaders

Annual 2020

Top 100 Creative Leaders

Judging

Kelly Bayett has sat on the Creativepool Annual jury.

Annual 2020 Judge Music

Featured work

Work picked by the Creativepool editors for the homepage.

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