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A calm backdrop for treatments, relaxation areas and wellness rituals.
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Background music for cafes
with no PRO fees
Licensed background music for cafes: separate playlists for breakfast, daytime and evening. Harmonia's catalog is 20,000+ original tracks produced for business use, and a public-performance license is included in the subscription.
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Background music
for cafes
Hear how a dining room sounds at different times of day. These are real Harmonia tracks from the live catalog.
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Music changes the average check, not just the mood
A cafe guest makes two decisions: whether to stay for one more cup and whether to order dessert. Both depend on how comfortable they feel sitting there. A radio station with an ad break in the middle of lunch, or a random playlist played from a barista's phone, works directly against that.
Tempo sets the speed of turnover. Mornings and afternoons need a livelier background to keep traffic moving, evenings a slower one so guests linger. Harmonia has 47 playlists and 40+ narrow themed collections, including a cafe line built around the time of day.
A schedule instead of switching by hand
The playlist changes by itself: breakfast, daytime rush, evening, closing. Nobody on staff has to touch anything, and a guest who comes in both in the morning and at night hears two different cafes.
For a chain this works centrally: set the schedule once and it applies to every location. Separate zones, such as a summer patio, can have their own playlist.
Its own sound in every zone
A cafe is rarely one room. The main room, the patio and the bar move at different paces, and one playlist for all of them flattens exactly what makes guests choose the place.
| Zone | What plays | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Main room | Acoustic breakfast, daytime chill-popKeeps turnover moving and covers the noise of the espresso machine | Noticeable background |
| Summer patio | Bossa nova, Mediterranean chillCompetes with the street, so no heavy bass | Quiet background |
| Bar counter | Evening lounge, soft swingDenser in the evening than in the main room | Noticeable background |
| Entrance area | Instrumental soulThe first thing a guest hears when the door opens | Quiet background |
No PRO fees for our music
A typical background-music service gives you tracks by well-known artists. The rights to those tracks belong to labels and songwriters, so a cafe may also have to deal with a performing rights organization (PRO), such as ASCAP or BMI in the US, PRS for Music in the UK or SOCAN in Canada, on top of the subscription.
Harmonia works differently. Our catalog is original music produced for business use, and a public-performance license for your venue is included in the subscription. Our tracks are not registered with PROs such as ASCAP, BMI, PRS, SOCAN, APRA AMCOS or GEMA, so playing music from our catalog does not create PRO fees for that music.
Launch within one business day
Send an application and we approve it within a business day. After that, the music plays on the devices you already have in the cafe: a POS terminal, tablet, laptop, mini-PC with a speaker or a Smart TV.
Staff don't have to pick anything each morning. Playlists and the schedule are set once, then the music starts by itself and doesn't repeat during a shift. For a chain, everything is managed centrally, by location and zone, from one account.
How much it costs
One plan, no bundles and no extra fees for genres or devices. The price depends only on the number of locations and zones.
$12per month for the first location, billed annually
Catalog, player, schedule, subscription agreement and license certificate. $144 a year, or $17/mo billed monthly
$7for each additional location
A chain is managed from one account. $84 a year, or $12/mo billed monthly
$4for a separate zone
Its own playlist and schedule for a separate room. $48 a year, or $5/mo billed monthly
Prices are per month when billed annually, which is the cheapest option. Monthly billing is available and costs more. After your application is approved, we send an invoice or a payment link. Full plan terms
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to pay PRO fees for music in a cafe?
Not for our catalog. Every Harmonia track is original music produced for business use and is not registered with PROs such as ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN, PRS for Music, APRA AMCOS or GEMA. You pay only the subscription, and it includes a public-performance license for your venue.
How much does music for cafes cost per month?
From $12/mo per location when billed annually ($144 a year). Monthly billing is $17/mo. Each additional location in the same company is cheaper: $7/mo billed annually or $12/mo billed monthly. A separate zone with its own playlist is $4/mo billed annually or $5/mo billed monthly. There are no hidden fees for genres or devices.
Can I play Spotify or Apple Music in a cafe?
No. Personal accounts on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music are licensed for personal, non-commercial listening only, and their terms of service forbid playing them in a business. Music in a public space counts as public performance, which a personal subscription does not cover. You need either a public-performance license from the rights organizations in your country or a catalog that is licensed for business use, like ours.
What do I show during a music licensing inspection?
Two documents: your subscription agreement with Harmonia and the license certificate (PDF) issued for each location. The certificate confirms that the venue holds a public-performance license for our catalog. If a rights organization contacts you, write to legal@harmonia-b2b.com and we will help you with the paperwork.
What happens if I play unlicensed music in a cafe?
Playing music publicly without the right license can lead to claims and fines from performing rights organizations (PROs). The rules and the amounts depend on the country. A subscription to a catalog that includes a public-performance license removes this risk for the music you play from it.
What equipment does the music play on?
Almost anything: a POS terminal, mini-PC, TV box, Smart TV, laptop, or an Android or iOS phone. You don't need to buy special hardware. Everything runs through the web player or the app.
What happens if the internet goes down?
The player caches your playlist and keeps playing offline. The music doesn't stop while the connection comes back.
Can I play different music in the dining room and on the patio?
Yes. Each zone is set up separately: its own playlist, its own volume, its own schedule. A zone costs from $4/mo on top of the location.
Get music playing in your cafe
Send an application and we approve it within one business day. From $12/mo per location, billed annually.
See also: Restaurant, Coffee shop and Bar. How our PRO-free licensing works is explained on a separate page.