Background Music & Digital Signage for Hospitality.

Branded audio and visual experiences that shape atmospheres, support your goals, and keep every hospitality location on-brand.

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    Background music and digital signage solutions crafted for your brand.
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    Centralised control across every venue, with local flexibility.
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    Expert curation, reliable hardware and 24/7/365 support.
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Hospitality

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Background music and playlist curation

Create unforgettable guest experiences with branded background music.

Choose from our library of 100+ professionally curated playlists, or allow our musicologists to curate a data-backed soundtrack that is completely aligned with your brand and has operational impact.

Digital signage and branded TV

Effortless digital signage across your hospitality estate. 


From fully managed signage schedules to branded TV channels, Startle ensures hospitality brands have impactful visual content across all sites.

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Hardware, installation and support

Switching, set up, and support, sorted.

Startle provides an end-to-end service, including reliable hardware, AV installation and 24/7/265 support. There's no hassle involved in switching to us.

Centralised control

Manage music and signage across all venues from one place.

Our Studio platform allows hospitality head offices complete visibility and control of all sites, granular permission levels, and an easy scheduling tool to tailor music to different times of day and trading patterns.

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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

Why hundreds of hospitality brands choose Startle.

Before
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Red cross icon Venue staff choose their own music or rely on generic playlists.
Red cross icon Inconsistent atmosphere between venues and dayparts.
Red cross icon Music and signage managed manually or inconsistently.
Red cross icon Audio feels disconnected from brand and service style.
Red cross icon Head office lacks visibility or control.
Red cross icon Switching providers feels risky and disruptive.
After
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Green check icon Brand-aligned music and signage across every venue.
Green check icon Consistent atmosphere that supports service and guest experience.
Green check icon Centralised control with optional local flexibility.
Green check icon Promotions and content scheduled from one platform.
Green check icon Expert curation backed by behavioural insight.
Green check icon Smooth onboarding with installation and ongoing support.
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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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