Music for salons & barbershops

Every chair sounds as good as the cut.

Bring your whole salon together with a premium scene that is human-curated, dayparted to match your daily rhythm, and fully licensed.

Higher
perceived service quality with on-brand sound
+Return
visits tied to a considered atmosphere
27 yrs
curating for salons & barbershops
Sourced from peer-reviewed research, learn more ↓
Modern salon interior
now playing · styling floor The Modern Man
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The Modern Man · Styling floor
Upbeat Chic · Waiting area
Indie Pop (Midtempo) · Wash station
Indie Rock (Uptempo) · Styling floor
Indie Rock (Midtempo) · Waiting area
R&B Now · Styling floor
Smooth R&B · Wash station
Retro Runway · Waiting area
The Modern Man · Styling floor
Upbeat Chic · Waiting area
Indie Pop (Midtempo) · Wash station
Indie Rock (Uptempo) · Styling floor
Indie Rock (Midtempo) · Waiting area
R&B Now · Styling floor
Smooth R&B · Wash station
Retro Runway · Waiting area
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Why salons switch

The chair is a two-hour experience.

Clients spend real time in the chair, and your music shapes that experience just as much as the conversation does. Don't make the mistake of leaving your atmosphere to a generic radio station.

Salon interior with styling chairs
Set the tone in the chair.

Clients spend real time in the chair, and the first few minutes shape how the whole visit feels.

Keep the two hours comfortable.

Maintain a premium, effortlessly smooth soundscape that keeps clients feeling completely relaxed throughout their entire service.

Boost your tips.

Ensure your clients feel taken care of down to the smallest detail so they tip better, return more often, and bring their friends.

On-brand.

Human curators build chair-to-checkout sound, matched to your salon.

Zoned.

Styling floor, wash station, and waiting area, dayparted independently.

Legal.

ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR, every license included in the fee.

Consistent.

Every location, every chair, the same brand sound, 1 or 100 locations.

Receipts

Ambience shapes perceived service quality.

Congruent, on-brand music raises perceived service quality and satisfaction scores independent of the actual technical service delivered.

Perceived service quality with congruent, on-brand music Consumer psychology, service atmospherics Higher
Perceived value of time-in-chair with the right energy Hospitality atmospherics research Longer
Likelihood to return with a consistent, on-brand soundtrack Consumer behavior, repeat-visit studies Higher
Don't get caught

Stop playing Spotify at the chair.

Consumer streaming is not licensed for commercial venues. Salons are a frequent enforcement target. "We didn't know" is not a defense.

The exposure

Spotify's consumer terms explicitly prohibit commercial use. Any salon streaming it through the sound system is in violation, business account or not.

The fine

Public-performance infringement carries statutory damages up to $150,000 per work under U.S. Copyright Act §504(c).

The fix

Curator Now includes all four PROs, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR, in every plan. No negotiations, no separate fees, no exposure.

Smart scheduling

Appointment to appointment.

Styling floor, wash station, and waiting area, each dayparted to its own rhythm, automatically. See how scheduling works →

9 AM · Waiting area
Upbeat Chic
Morning appointments
12 PM · Styling floor
The Modern Man
Midday flow
3 PM · Wash station
R&B Now
Afternoon services
6 PM · Styling floor
Indie Rock (Uptempo)
Evening bookings
Styling floor · weekly schedule set once · runs itself
9:00 – 12:00
Upbeat Chic
morning appointments
12:00 – 4:00
The Modern Man
midday flow
4:00 – 7:00
Indie Rock (Uptempo)
evening bookings
7:00 – close
+ Add a scene
closing wind-down
Scenes for salons

Sounds for every chair.

Hand-built by people who've actually sat through a color appointment. How we build them →

The Modern Man
The Modern Man
Now playing · Styling floor
Electric Feel, MGMT
104 BPM
Upbeat Chic
Upbeat Chic
Now playing · Waiting area
Levitating, Dua Lipa
112 BPM
Indie Rock (Uptempo)
Indie Rock (Uptempo)
Now playing · Styling floor
Golden, Harry Styles
98 BPM
R&B Now
R&B Now
Now playing · Wash station
Best Part, Daniel Caesar
92 BPM
Smooth R&B
Smooth R&B
Now playing · Wash station
Kiss of Life, Sade
88 BPM
Retro Runway
Retro Runway
Now playing · Waiting area
Space Song, Beach House
96 BPM

Works with your AV setup.

No rip-and-replace. Browser-based for salons without dedicated AV, or native integration with Sonos, Q-SYS, Marshall, and Epicentre for full multi-zone control.

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Epicentre
Activaire Epicentre
Multi-location salon chain?

Curator Now is the operator-grade platform for salon groups, fleet dashboard, real-time rollout, and audio messaging across every location.

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When the sound fits, clients notice.

Simple plans. No surprises.

Every plan ships with a 14-day free trial. Cancel any time.

Billed monthly · cancel anytime
Basic
$35 /zone/mo
1 location, 1 zone 1,000+ curated scenes Full licensing included Browser-based playback
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Pro
$50 /zone/mo
Up to 4 zones per location Smart dayparting across zones Sonos / Q-SYS integrations Dedicated Client Success Manager
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Enterprise
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Fleet dashboard, multi-location Bespoke curation & sonic branding Activaire Epicentre hardware Dedicated account team
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From the curator's desk

Two hours, well spent.

Curation notes, brand-sound strategy, and licensing basics for salon owners.

Read the full blog →

Questions salons actually ask us.

Does music affect the salon experience?+

Yes. Music shapes perceived service quality and time-in-chair satisfaction, and a considered soundtrack signals the same care a stylist puts into a cut or color.

Do salons need a music license?+

Yes. Any public performance of music in a salon requires licensing from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR. Consumer streaming apps are not licensed for commercial use.

Can the styling floor and waiting area play different music?+

Yes. Curator Now runs independent zones so the styling floor, wash station, and waiting area can each have their own scene, managed from one dashboard.

How does dayparting work for a salon's day?+

Set a schedule once: energizing morning appointments, steady midday flow, and a warmer scene for evening bookings. Curator Now handles every transition automatically.

Can a salon chain manage every location centrally?+

Yes. Enterprise plans include a fleet dashboard for pushing scenes and schedule changes across every location from a single login.

Let the chair speak for itself.

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