Amplify Your Brand with Music for Business
Every brand wants to be heard. But the best brands? They want to be felt. We believe sound is the most underutilized emotional driver in the customer experience. That’s why we build branded soundscapes that go beyond background music. As the world’s leading provider of licensed music for business, Mood Media specializes in sound that shifts emotion. By tapping into memory, mood, and meaning, our approach unlocks music’s ability to shape brand perception, forge connections with your customers, and inspire action.
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of global shoppers say music is the number one factor in lifting their mood in-store.
– Elevating The Customer Experience: The Impact of Sensory Marketing
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of shoppers say the right music can improve their mood.
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of shoppers say music is in the in-store element that stood out most during their shopping experience.
The largest global music library for business with over 120 million fully licensed tracks and more than 1500 curated playlists.
Music For Business
It’s not just about trending tracks, the right music can evoke an emotional response, boost brand sentiment, and encourage your customers to make a purchase.
Fundamentals Music
Fundamentals Music
Create high quality playlists to use across your entire portfolio or tailor to an individual location with our fully licensed music libraries. A simple way to invest in music without needing to navigate the legalities of licensing or budget for added collection and performance fees.
Signature Music
Signature Music
Curate dynamic playlists with our premium streaming solution. With its vast library of licensed music, Signature Music empowers you to build a consistent, on-brand soundscape across your locations. A quick, easy, and scalable way to harness the power of music in your business
Engage Music
Engage Music
Enhance your playlists with brand-aligned audio messages written and voiced by AI to engage your customers and highlight promotions. Through the power of AI, you can dynamically update your audio without needing to invest in actors or book studio time.
Custom Music
Custom Music
Collaborate with our global network of music supervisors to create a bespoke playlist with licensed original music that perfectly captures your story through sound. A seamless blend of strategy and emotion, custom curated to engage your target audience.
Spin Market
Spin Market
Curate a premium playlist with our boutique music service. Designed with retail stores, restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality settings in mind, this handcrafted service will deliver in-depth brand immersion while seamlessly integrating with your existing AV systems.
Sonic Branding
Sonic Branding
Define your brand sound. Discover how sonic branding can create a consistent identity, from a truly unique sonic logo to a custom cross-channel music strategy.
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How Can Music Help My Business?
In a retail landscape at risk of sensory overload, how can businesses cut through the noise to connect with their audience?
Sound is one of the most impactful tools we have at our disposal. It’s the first thing you customers will notice, even if they don’t realize it. The right music not only reflects your brand identity but can also evoke emotional responses, create comfort, build trust, and increase time spent in store.
Sound has the power to change how people feel, and people act based on those feelings.
Connect with customers
Hit the right genre, tempo, and volume and watch as your music pulls your customers’ attention away from their phones and into your store.
A curated digital music soundscape can serve multiple purposes at once: improving your in-store environment, enhancing brand perception, and lifting the mood of your customers and employees.
Music can inspire, entertain, and communicate key messages while also leaving a lasting impression on your target audience.
Cut through the noise with a captivating and customized soundscape.
Enhance Customer Experience
Improve the ambience of your store while creating an emotional connection with your customers. The right music can reduce perceived wait times, put a spring in their step or soothe their nerves.
Inspire Action
From the relaxed vibe of a coffee shop to the high-energy pulse of a retail store, music sets the tone and reinforces your brand’s personality.
Boost Sales
A mood-boosting playlist combined with targeted audio messaging can make your customers more receptive to your marketing and encourage impulse buys.
Elevate Employee Morale
Music can boost productivity and improve job satisfaction, making repetitive tasks feel easier and improving the overall work environment for your team.
Cement Brand Identity
Curate a playlist that reflects your brand personality to create a multisensory in-store experience that is consistent, memorable, and enjoyable.
What is Music for Business?
Music for business isn’t just background noise, it’s an essential component in curating a memorable and impactful in-store environment.
With a licensed music library stretching to over 120 million tracks (the largest global music library for business), we can help you curate the perfect playlist for your brand.
Our Case Studies
Bringing Experiences to life
Diesel
G-Star Raw
Jamba Case Study
HOFF Case Study
The North Face
Burger King Case Study
New Look Case Study
Nissan Case Study
Fryday Case Study
Our Case Studies
Bringing Experiences to life
Diesel
G-Star Raw
Jamba Case Study
HOFF Case Study
The North Face
Burger King Case Study
New Look Case Study
Nissan Case Study
Fryday Case Study
Why Trust Mood Music for Business?
Music is in our DNA. We were the first to explore how sound changes space, human emotion, and behavior. We’re the original sound designers of the modern retail world – and we’re still evolving, taking our clients’ spaces from background music to brand soundscapes.
Our global team of music supervisors, composers, and cultural experts work alongside intelligent platforms and scheduling tools to deliver the perfect audio experience at scale. It’s a delicate blend of art and algorithm that considers every element, from the customer journey and brand alignment to emotion and storytelling to global licensing and data analytics.
Consultative Approach
Forget one-size-fits-all; we work closely with your team to understand your unique needs and craft a bespoke music solution that is in tune with your goals.
Music-First Mindset
With our in-depth knowledge of music trends, genres, and licensing, we curate considered playlists that reflect your brand and resonate with your audience.
End-to-End Solutions
We support you through every step of the process, from initial strategy and solution design to proactive music management and regular playlist updates.
Centralised Management
Control and update your music offering across multiple speakers and sites from one single centralized platform to ensure brand consistency no matter where you are in the world.
Brand Consistency
Every track is selected based on your brand attributes, customer profile, and business goals, ensuring a consistent sound.
Global Strategy
With teams based around the world and partners spanning every industry, we bring international insights and best practices to your audio strategy.
Audio Content Services
It’s all about finding the perfect harmony.
Our team offers end-to-end creative services, creating captivating soundscapes that cut through the noise, appeal to your target customer, and reflect your brand identity for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
Audio Strategy
We’ll use our years of experience and unique expertise to plan, develop, and manage your audio strategy, encompassing music, audio messaging, and ambient sounds.
Custom Compositions
Once your audio identity is clear, we’ll work with talented composers and musicians to create original pieces that align with your objectives and are unique to you.
Music Distribution & Management
With our tried- and-tested processes, technologies, and systems, we can support you with the management and scheduling of your playlists, audio messages, and ambient sounds in multiple formats.
Global Music Licensing
Mood Media’s extensive music licensing agreements ensure you can legally find and play music in 179 countries, including all of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. With over 120 million songs available, our music can be safely and compliantly used for curation and programming worldwide, allowing you to deliver exceptional audio experiences for your customers in the US and beyond.
Avoid Substantial Fines
Enjoy access to the world’s largest music library licensed for commercial and corporate use. Our in-house licensing team have forged partnerships with over 30,000 publishers and more than 3,500 record labels including Sony, Warner, and Universal to offer songs from both internationally renowned and emerging independent artists.
Experience and Expertise
Benefit from the long-standing relationships our expert in-house legal and music licensing teams have formed with thousands of PROs including ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and PRS, leading to licensing agreements that cover all of Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and North America.
Proactive Management
Feel reassured that your music use is fully compliant thanks to our proactive approach. As well as covering your content master and publishing rights, our team constantly monitors the global PRO industry to ensure we keep pace with any legislative changes and global commercial licensing regulations, eliminating risk.
Mood Harmony™ Music
Mood Harmony an intuitive music management system that puts you in complete control of the sound in your stores. Home to the world’s largest library of music for business, Mood Harmony™ offers bespoke brand-approved playlists and pre-curated programs that make scheduling and managing your in-store music simple. Log in on desktop or mobile to control the songs playing in a single location, a region, or across your global store network.
Centralised Management
Have full visibility of the songs being featured in your stores. With the Mood Harmony mobile app, you can instantly see what’s playing now, what’s played recently, and what’s coming up next no matter where you are in the world.
Dynamic Adjustments
Give feedback on individual songs by giving them a thumbs up or down in the app, select an alternative playlist from your brand-approved library, or localize the sound in a specific store by choosing songs from emerging regional artists.
Actionable Metrics
Analyze the impact of your in-store music with Harmony Reports. Ensure brand and audience alignment by viewing global music trend analytics, proof of play reporting, and user engagement either within the platform or export via API to connect with your external tools.
Music for Business FAQs
New to Music for Business? Here are some frequently asked questions to help you better understand this powerful advertising tool.
What is music for business?
Music for business is the term used to describe songs, playlists, and ambient audio that are licensed to be used in commercial spaces or marketing channels. Music for business can include original compositions, tracks by trending artists, and chart-topping hits but it’s essential that any music used or placed into playlists is fully licensed, whether you intend to use it in your stores, in digital marketing, or in any other form of advertising.
Why is music for business important?
Music in business can be powerful. The sound you choose to use in your store can impact the mood and behaviors of your customers and employees, create emotional connections, represent your brand personality, and potentially even boost sales.
How do I choose the right music for my business?
It is important that you have a clear strategy in place when choosing the right music for your business. As the world’s leading provider of music licensing for business and experts in playlist curation, Mood Media can help you to identify the songs, artists, genres, and ambient sounds that will appeal to your target customer and reflect your brand identity. Once you have a sonic branding framework in place, you can curate a playlist of on-brand licensed tracks that can be deployed cross-channel.
Do I need a music license for my business?
How much is a music license for my business?
Can I customise the music for my business?
We Partner with Every Industry
Our customized and comprehensive music for business solutions include creative strategy, sonic branding, playlist development, licensing, and ongoing support.
Retail
Restaurant
Hospitality
QSR
Automotive
Grocery
Healthcare
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