Did you know 83% of businesses use personal streaming platforms without realising that it’s not legal? Platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music are simply NOT legal for any business to use. These services are only licensed for personal, private listening and are not permitted for use in commercial settings, even if you already have a music licence in place.

Many business owners are unaware that playing music from these ‘consumer’ streaming services can put them in violation of their licence, exposing them to unnecessary risk. And with their subscription prices continually rising, it’s simply not worth it. Choosing a properly licensed music solution for your business not only protects you but also ensures your money is supporting the artists who create the music that your customers love.

The Music Licence (PPL and PRS) and the Spotify website both have declarations to make sure businesses are aware of this but they are buried in FAQ’S and pages you’d never think to look at, as below:

Commercial music services like ours can also offer so much more freedom and control. With the ability to play music in your business from anywhere you like. You don’t need you to be on site 24/7 – if you’ve got internet access, you can control your music. Simple as that!

There’s nothing more frustrating for customers and staff than hearing the same songs on repeat. If you’ve noticed it, they certainly will have too. With access to over one hundred million songs and a huge range of expertly crafted playlists, stations and schedules, the ability to create your own mix, with new selections added every month – makes planning your music simple but never boring!

Effortless music scheduling means more time for you to focus on running your business. With easy-to-use scheduling tools, you can plan your music in advance, blend playlists seamlessly and create a tailored atmosphere that perfectly suits your venue, all without the hassle of constantly updating what’s playing. Simple to manage, yet never repetitive, your music stays fresh and engaging every day and you’ll never have to concern yourself with boring loops again.

Our services connect seamlessly with the industry’s leading audio systems, and with our expert support, setup is straightforward and stress-free. Whatever your sound system, these services will be able to connect. These platforms are also compatible with Sonos, have their own hardware player options and apps for any up-to-date device from Windows to Apple and Android. As a result you’ll have background music that you can rely on, and a way to make it work for your business, without breaking the rules.

The first service contains over one-thousand-five-hundred pre-made playlists, all lasting over twenty hours with new playlists being added constantly. You can import your own playlists directly from Spotify. Depending on your chosen plan, the playlist will then either become a perfect copy on the new platform, or transform into a station where it will be expanded upon with no extra effort from you. With ‘add-ons’ like the ‘messaging’ service which allows you to upload your own messages, jingles or sound effects and if you don’t have a file to upload, you can just type your message and let it generate the audio for you.

With the ability to add as many users as you want and track who makes what changes, anyone in your business can have access with different levels of control. You can grant staff limited control with the ‘Enterprise Remote’ app. This allows them to manage music within the parameters you set – choosing from your pre-approved playlists, stations and schedules, as well as controlling playback (play, pause, skip) and volume.

It’s simple to use on any device, just connect to the internet, and we’ll link it to your sound system. Alternatively, you can opt for a dedicated player, which will act as your playback device and can be controlled via an app or directly from the website.

This service can also provide options with multiple locations. You can choose a single account to manage all zones separately, or set up individual accounts for each location, depending upon your needs. This flexibility also extends to venues with multiple rooms, allowing you to play different music in each space.

As official partners we are able to offer two different plans: ‘Essential’ and ‘Unlimited’.

Our second option focuses more on the ability to make your own playlists and stations. There are some pre-made playlists and tons of stations already put together for you. The scheduling capabilities seamlessly integrate with our partners Sonos, without the need to play around with the Sonos alarm settings to create a playlist there, meaning much less unnecessary effort on your part.

It offers flexible set-up options to suit any business with an Admin Dashboard online as it’s primary control and has seamless integration with apps from iOS, Android, Mac and Windows. The Admin Dashboard gives you full control over your location/s whilst the apps enable your employees to control the music from the schedules, stations and playlists that you’ve pre-approved.

If you prefer a hardware-based solution, this service can also run through it’s dedicated player, a compact design powered by advanced technology for high quality sound, programmable start and stop times, seamless synchronisation with your music schedule and the capability for offline playback.

This Platform supports wireless casting to smart speakers via Google Cast and AirPlay 2 and also with native integration for Sonos and Loxone, it’s so straightforward to adapt to your existing sound system without disruption.

Scheduling is effortless with the drag and drop scheduling tool. Simply drop your chosen playlists onto the day and time you want. Adjustments are easy with quick edits available through intuitive dropdown menus. Any schedules created here are also fully compatible with Sonos ensuring smooth transitions between playlists and stations throughout the day.

As official partners we are able to offer two different plans: ‘Essential’ and ‘Professional’.

Our next platform is a little different from the first two. It focuses only on stations. It has more than five-hundered stations available, with more being added all the time. There are a huge variety of these stations and like some of our other platforms you are able to import playlists from Spotify and turn them into stations on the platform. Unlike other services you need a third-party website in order to do this, however you are able to transfer playlists from other personal streaming services as well as Spotify. This inlcudes: YouTube Music, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, iTunes, SoundCloud and many many more!

This service can be used via web streaming, iOS or Android app, it’s very own specially made hardware player and has seamless integration with third-party technologies such as Sonos.

An ability that sets this platform apart is the ‘messages’ feature. This allows you to record your own voice announcements which can be played at a customisable interval between songs. You can also send off a script and the announcment can be created for you. Initially in this section there will be example messages to give you an idea of what this can sound like.