Curator transforms Sonos from a consumer music system into a professionally managed brand music platform. Complete control. Zero playlist chaos.
“Curator replaces the need to use the Sonos app in commercial environments.”
When staff have the Sonos app, anything can happen, and usually does. Personal playlists, explicit tracks, off-brand music, unlicensed streaming. Every location sounds different. Nobody's in control.
Anyone with the Sonos app can connect and play whatever they want. Personal Spotify, SoundCloud mixes, off-brand playlists. Your brand experience evaporates.
Consumer streaming platforms aren't licensed for commercial use. Playing Spotify or Apple Music in your business exposes you to significant legal and financial liability.
Someone has to manually start music every morning, switch playlists through the day, and remember to turn it off at close. Managers become music babysitters.
Install Curator once and leave the Sonos app behind. Your team gets a login to control the floor, meaning they lose the ability to hijack your system.
One install. One login swap. Staff manage music from Curator, never the Sonos app, so nothing off-brand ever makes it into the room.
Curator lets your team control Sonos directly through the Activaire platform, eliminating the need for staff to use the Sonos app entirely. No more unauthorized Spotify sessions, off-brand playlists, or explicit content disrupting your customer experience.
“Finally, we don't have to babysit the music anymore.”
See it in action →Curator automatically starts, changes, and stops your music throughout the day based on your schedule and customer flow. No more forgetting to turn music on. No more of the same playlist looping for ten straight hours.
Every playlist is crafted by real music curators who understand branding, culture, pacing, and the customer experience. Music stays fresh through weekly updates and evolves alongside your audience.
Whether you have one Sonos system or a hundred, Curator gives you a single command center for your entire music operation.
Adjust volume, switch playlists, and manage zones from any device, phone, tablet, or desktop, from anywhere.
Set different playlists for different zones, lobby, café, retail floor, back office. Full granular control at every level.
Build daypart schedules once and deploy across all locations. Every space stays in sync with your operational rhythms.
Role-based access means staff can adjust volume but can't change channels, skip songs, or connect personal devices.
Avoid the risks of using consumer streaming platforms in commercial environments. Curator includes commercial music licensing for U.S. and Canadian businesses, so you can play music confidently without legal exposure.
From adding the service in Sonos to browsing your library in Curator, here is the full flow, step by step.
Stop managing music manually. Stop worrying about what staff are playing. Let Curator handle it, automatically, professionally, on-brand.