Boost your cafe's ambience with the perfect background music

There's nothing like getting your teeth into a coffee shop music playlist.

In the hospitality sector especially, a curated atmosphere can absolutely make or break your customer's experience. As such, the ambiance should be one of your top priorities when it comes to your overall offering - as no one should be left with a sour taste in their mouth from bland background music.

As well as fitting in with how your customers perceive your coffee, food and drinks, music can add another layer to your brand. Coffeehouse music doesn't have to be limited to lo-fi beats or generic filler sound - we'd never dream of giving you just that - especially when it can help your clients get a sense of what you're all about.

Are you a smooth, relaxed cafe open well into the evening? Is your dark roast smoky and a little sensual? Jazz music might be your perfect pairing. 

Or perhaps you're a nostalgic escape from the modern high street, serving up classics from yesterday that never go out of style? Say hello to retro songs. 

Are you all about healthy food options and feeling a little greener, these days? Bright, feel-good music will have your customers going back for seconds or even thirds, with plenty of refills.

Much like a well-prepared menu, the genre of music that you pick can elevate any friendly cafe-style atmosphere into a real experience that's reflected in both the food and the tunes. 

Plus, it'll help your shop stand out from a saturated crowd, creating a vibe that's as unique as you are. 

Things work better when there's flow. 

The modern-day coffee shop is more than a place to quickly take a load off ahead of a casual meet-up session. It's also a place where people come to work and study - especially since the hybrid working boom following the pandemic. 

As such, you'll want to create a fantastic environment for students, workers and regular customers alike, without alienating any of your customers in particular. 

Research shows that classical or instrumental music is perfect for creating a healthier working environment, helping to spark those little grey cells into concentrating on the task at hand and prompting a better state of 'flow'.

Of course, a good combination of music is great for maintaining the interest of everyone enjoying your cafe's wares, so businesses might want to dedicate set times for their more studious clientele before switching up their playlists to something more evocative. 

Variety is the spice of life, right?

Chill music makes your customers linger longer - who would've guessed?

But seriously, paying attention to the overall tempo and rhythm of your playlists can impact how your customers consume their coffee and treats, helping you control the overall flow of your business on a day-to-day business. 

Studies into consumer research have shown that playing slower tracks, such as acoustic or low-to-moderate tempo music, can actually make your customers relax into what they are experiencing. 

It allows more time for your customers to dwell and consider their choices, accumulating in a great atmosphere that can actually boost revenue and sales, prompting further purchases to continue the mood. 

Meanwhile, fast-paced music not only pumps up the volume but speeds up the purchase funnel, contributing to an environment that has more people coming in and out with their buys. 

It could also invigorate your staff, helping them get into the 'flow' of the physical aspects of their job - especially when they are serving up orders and flitting around the coffee machine to meet a flurry of customers. 

Are you all ears? 

Why not explore our incredible range of contemporary music with our free 30-day trial, sorted by atmosphere and genre in our intuitive library?

We'll be able to produce the perfect soundtrack for your coffee shop.

We know how much thought goes into the roast, flavour, and sourcing of your coffee. 

Well, we're exactly the same when it comes to our artists. 

Our artists deserve to be heard, which is why we pair them with some of the biggest sound stages in the world - that's where your business space comes in. 

As well as getting our artists heard by a whole new audience and customer base, when you use Rehegoo for your music needs, you are directly supporting their creative talents and hard work. 

Everyone deserves to be paid for what they produce. That's why your licensing fee goes towards supporting their work directly, meaning that every time their track gets played to perk up the morning crowd or set about relaxing a busy afternoon, they get paid. 

Plus, you'll be supporting our stock of fierce and proud independents, helping them pursue and create amazing work - which you'll get to pour directly into your playlists.

Fairtrade listening goes perfectly with fairtrade coffee, don't you agree?

Find out more about our amazing artists here.

Excellent question.

When it comes to playing any kind of music on your business premises, it's crucial that your tunes are properly licensed first.

Mainstream music is required by law to be licensed by PRS/PPL, which ensures that the tunes you are playing are properly compensated for in the price of you getting a cafe music licence. 

Understandably, this can be confusing for business owners who are just looking to update their current cafe music selection, especially when you might face a penalty or additional surcharge if you are found to have been playing music that hasn't been properly licensed.

That's where we come in, with a truly impressive library of fully-licensed and royalty-free music on tap for you to pour into your playlists at the touch of a button.