SpaREADY-MADE PLAYLIST
Music for spas
A calm backdrop for treatments, relaxation areas and wellness rituals.
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Background music for coffee shops
with no PRO fees
Licensed background music for coffee shops: the morning rush, daytime laptop work and the evening all sound different. No PRO fees for our music, and you can launch within a business day.
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Background music
for coffee shops
Hear how morning and daytime sound in a coffee shop. Real tracks from the Harmonia catalog.
RestaurantREADY-MADE PLAYLIST
Music for restaurants
Background music for dinner, meetings and conversation at the table.
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The espresso machine is louder than it seems
A coffee shop has a problem a restaurant doesn't: its own equipment is noisy during the busiest hours. The grinder and the steamer cut through the music in short bursts, and if you turn the volume up to beat them, the room gets too loud in between.
The fix isn't volume, it's selection. Tracks with even dynamics and no sharp peaks don't get lost in the noise and don't hurt the ears in the quiet moments. Those are the formats collected in the coffee shop playlists.
Morning, day and evening are three different coffee shops
In the morning people grab a coffee and leave within two minutes, so an upbeat rhythm works. During the day some guests sit with laptops and need a background they can think to. In the evening the flow changes again.
The schedule switches between these three modes by itself. The barista isn't distracted by the music, and a remote worker doesn't leave for the place next door because a club track came on at three in the afternoon.
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 coffee shop 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 coffee shop: a tablet at the counter, a laptop, a phone or a mini-PC with a speaker.
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 coffee shop?
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 coffee shops 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 coffee shop?
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 kind of music suits a coffee shop?
In the morning, an acoustic breakfast mix and upbeat chill-pop. During the day, light lo-fi and chillhop you can work to. In the evening, calm lounge. The common requirement is even dynamics with no sharp peaks, otherwise the music will either sink into the grinder noise or hit you in the ears.
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 coffee shop?
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.
Get music playing in your coffee shop
Send an application and we approve it within one business day. From $12/mo per location, billed annually.
See also: Cafe, Restaurant and Office & coworking. How our PRO-free licensing works is explained on a separate page.