Music that shapes the customer experience.

All of our music services allow for flexible scheduling, centralised control across every site, and backed up by reliable hardware and expert support.

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    Hundreds of professionally curated playlists.
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    One-of-a-kind curated playlists for your brand.
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    Custom in-store radio stations.
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A music solution for every brand.

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Effortless Background Music.

Our music experts have created hundreds of professional playlists for every type of business and venue type, from Beer Garden Rhythms to Rush Hour Pop.

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    Sonically match time of day and trading intensity.
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    Support customer mood and store atmospheres.

Playlists are regularly updated, and we can fully manage your schedule, or leave it in your hands.

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Professional music curation.

We work closely with your team to understand your brand and goals, and create one-of-a-kind playlists just for you.

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    Our expert musicologists work to create a soundtrack for your venues that supports your brand positioning.
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    Encourage customer behaviour, mood, brand recall and affinity.

Your playlists evolve alongside your brand and are rolled out consistently, at scale.

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Branded radio stations.

Our custom radio solution is a fully managed soundtrack and messaging system, controlled from one intuitive platform.

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    Automatically generated audio messages are mixed with custom jingles and music beds.
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    Integrate these messages with your background music to play seamlessly between songs.

From production to scheduling, everything is easy and managed in one platform, giving you a polished and consistent in-store radio experience.

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Startle has completely transformed the way we manage our showroom environments across our different retailers. The system gives us full control over the music, tone and messaging, ensuring we can oversee exactly what is being played in each location. It’s easy to use, reliable and keeps our branding consistent across every site.

Darryl Mitchell

Head of Marketing

Sectors we help.

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Retail.

From fashion stores to car showrooms, we help brands across the entire retail sector create in-store environments that reflect who they are and encourage behaviour.

Our music solutions can support:

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    Brand perception and affinity.
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    Consistency across all stores.
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    Goals like dwell time and increased spend.
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Hospitality.

For restaurants, pubs, cafes and hotels, music plays a defining role in how a venue feels and how customers behave.

We help hospitality brands:

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    Match music to dayparts, energy levels and service style.
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    Adapt atmospheres as venues transition from day to night.
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    Maintain control across venues without limiting local flexibility.
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Startle has proved to be the perfect partner for Pizza Pilgrims, embracing all of our ideas for using music and technology to enhance our pizzerias. Our playlist management has improved massively.

Thom Elliot

Co-founder

Book your brand sound discovery call.

Book your free brand sound discovery call to see how Startle can transform your music and signage across all locations.

On this call we’ll:

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    Learn about your brand, venues and customers.
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    Map that to a tailored music direction, something useable.
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    Share how sound can improve customer experiences.
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    Give you a clear plan and a tailored follow up.
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    Answer your questions on rollout and next steps.

Just need a quote? Request pricing here.

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