Music for Garden Centres – No PRS PPL Required
Do you want to play music in your Garden Centre without paying for a PRS PPL Music Licence? Then you’re in the right place. We have music for garden centres that you can play legally without a PRS PPL license, saving you a substantial amount on the cost of your music.
In this blog, you’ll find all you need to know about playing royalty-free music in your Garden Centre.
We’ll walk you through…
- What is Royalty-Free Music?
- What To Look for in a Royalty-Free Provider
- Music Examples & Christmas Music
- How it Works – The Background Music Player
- Background Sounds Pricing – How Much Will You Save?
What is Royalty-Free Music?
Royalty-free music is music you can play in your garden centre without buying a PRS PPL Music Licence. It’s a superb alternative to traditional music licensing when you value the impact of music but don’t want the expense.
You can play royalty-free music without a license because the artists (copyright holders) do not have their royalties collected by PRS and PPL. Instead, in most cases (like ours) they’re paid by a music licensing agency. Artists do this because a licensing company provides more ways to monetise their work, like background music in retail, adverts, video games, and podcasts.
How Much Could You Save by Swapping to Royalty-Free Music?
How much you will save depends on the size of your garden centre. The larger the audible area the greater your saving. We only charge per site and not on size.
An average-sized garden centre* will save approximately £2,800 a year when they swap to playing royalty-free music via Background Sounds
PRS PPL vs Background Sounds
PRS PPL Combined £2,952 (+vat) per site/ year**
Background Sounds £150 (+vat) per year/site
Total Saving £2,802
This example calculation is based on an average-sized Garden Centre in the UK (50,000 sq ft). The Background Sounds price is the annual subscription price. A monthly subscription is available and will still provide a substantial saving.
*Source for the average size of a garden centre in the UK Savills 2023. **PRS PPL tariffs are correct as of April 2023 (source).
What To Look For in a Royalty-Free Music Provider
- Choice and Variety: Choose a supplier that regularly adds new music and has plenty of playlists.
- Easy to Use: Select a delivery method that is intuitive and easy for all staff members to use. This will make set-up and fault-finding far easier.
- Legal Compliance: Ensure your supplier can give you a certificate as PRS PPL will most likely request evidence of where your royalty-free music is coming from.
✅ You will have all the above with a subscription to Background Sounds
Best Music for Garden Centres – Music Examples
The great news for you is that many genres work well as background music in garden centres and you will find them all in a good royalty-free music library.
Here are our top garden centre playlist picks from our music library. They have been selected from over 50 playlists to give you a good overview of the genres and styles available.
Playlist Examples from the Background Sounds Music Library
Royalty-Free Christmas Music for Garden Centres 🎄
That’s right, we even have you covered when it comes to Christmas music! We have a superb selection of royalty-free Christmas playlists.
We even have a playlist to ease your staff and customers into the festive season! Retail Festive Mix is a brilliant blend of uplifting retail tracks with a festive tune every third track. Perfect for introducing the festive season to shoppers subtly in October.
Music for Garden Centres by Background Sounds
Background Sounds is a royalty-free music streaming service. We profile our music into playlists to save you time when selecting great background music. There are a wide variety of genres and styles covered in our music library and new music is added monthly.
With Background Sounds all you and your staff need to do is press play!
Royalty-Free Music Streaming
You can stream our music in your garden centre using your PC, laptop, mobile or tablet device. Connect your device to a speaker and you are good to go.
Music for Garden Centres – Pricing
Access to our playlist library is on a subscription basis. A monthly subscription provides flexibility with the option to cancel anytime. An annual subscription will save you the cost of two month’s service.
You pay per site, regardless of the size!
Want to play different music in your cafe? No problem, you can easily add a second music account for a small additional charge. Get in touch to discuss what you need.
Try Before You Buy!
We offer every customer a free 7-day trial of our service. It’s a great risk-free way to try royalty-free music in your garden centre and test your audio set-up. You don’t have to add your card details and there’s no hard sell from us. What are you waiting for?
Click here to get your free trial started
Questions?
If you’re unsure whether you need a PRS PPL Music Licence we recommend reading – Do I Need a Music Licence?
Need a little more guidance or want to chat? Get in touch. Email support@backgroundsounds.co.uk
Background Sounds is a specialist provider of royalty-free music. Working with small businesses looking to play music without the need to buy a PRS PPL Music Licence.
The service is offered via online streaming and can be accessed when you take a subscription. You can find out all you need to know on our home page here.
