In a hair salon, customers find it more pleasant to listen to music while having their hair done. Indeed, music plays an important role in hair salons because it brings a warm moment while reducing stress. So you want to play music in your hair salon but you wonder how to choose it and how to broadcast it? There are many paid and free solutions to legally broadcast music.
Pay the SACEM fee to play music in your hairdressing salon
When you broadcast music in a public place such as a hair salon, you must pay a royalty to SACEM (Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique). The mission of this cooperative is to defend and protect copyright, particularly by charging a fee to anyone who broadcasts music in a public place. If you wish to broadcast music via CD, video hosting site, radio, paid or free streaming, downloaded Mp3s you must pay SACEM a royalty under the right of performance which remunerates the authors. Note that depending on the type of device, the royalty will be adjusted, for example if you broadcast via a radio or a television without an additional speaker or if you broadcast via a device with an additional speaker.
Thanks to this tax, you have access to the broadcast all the music and all the styles you want! A significant advantage because you will be able to evoke the atmosphere of your salon even in the background sound.
The alternative to SACEM: royalty-free music
Many internet radios offer playlists of royalty-free music. You can thus legally play music in your hair salon. On these radios, you will find only music whose artists have not registered their music with SACEM. Here are some radios that offer royalty-free music:
WebRadio Store : from €2.99 per month, access a wide selection of royalty-free music among 16 regularly updated playlists. Prices are offered based on the size of the space to be soundproofed.
Dogmazic : discover among the 55 000 music tracks of Dogmazic, the music you like by downloading free distribution licenses.
Jamendo : enjoy 2 weeks free to discover all the playlists according to styles and places on Jamendo. Indeed, on this platform you can search according to the style you want and depending on the broadcast locations. This feature is very practical and you will no longer spend hours finding the ideal playlist.
Abydos Music : find on the offered radios, the style that suits you: lounge bar, tonic, zenitude or even mix to adapt to your hair salon. Prices start from only 2.90€ per month.
Playing music in a public place has a cost that you must include in your expenses. If you want more information, please contact SACEM to learn about all the broadcasting conditions. Platforms of royalty-free music are increasingly used because they allow a fairly large musical choice and are profitable for your business. Thanks to this solution, you will have access to a large catalogue of music for your hair salon.
Playing music in your hair salon