Background music for salons and barbershops — no society bill attached
In a salon the music is background in the strictest sense: the client is in the chair for forty minutes and the conversation is the service. Collecting societies still price that playback like any public performance. The Oktava catalog is registered with no society, so playing it needs no society license — the subscription is the whole music cost.
Music that stays under the conversation
Salon channels in Oktava are chosen to sit low: calm, mostly instrumental-leaning music, mastered at even loudness so nothing suddenly peaks over the hum of a dryer or a quiet consultation. No radio chatter, no ads breaking in mid-appointment, no track that makes the stylist reach for the volume knob. You pick the mood — soft acoustic, neutral lounge, warm classics — and it holds all day.
Salons and barbershops get society attention because the setup is so visible: one room, speakers on, clients waiting. With Oktava there is nothing in the room from any society's repertoire. The named certificate sits at reception, its QR code opens a live verification page, and the playback log shows every track that played.
How it works
Create an account, log the player in on the reception tablet or any spare phone, choose two or three calm channels and forget about it. The certificate and playback log are in the dashboard from the first day; if the connection drops, cached channels keep playing.
What it costs
€15 per location per month or €150 a year on the base price list — country prices are shown on the site. The 7-day trial needs no card.
Questions, answered
Will the music drown out conversation?
No — that's the selection criterion for salon channels: low dynamic range, even loudness, no vocal-heavy peaks. The music holds the room without competing with anyone in it.
Do I still owe the collecting society anything?
Not for the Oktava catalog — no society has it in its repertoire, so there is nothing to license. Radio or streaming apps in the same room would still fall under the society tariff; the playback log shows what actually played.
Are there ads or presenter talk between tracks?
No. The channels are music only — no ads, no jingles, no DJ chatter. That's a practical difference from radio in a salon, where an ad break is always louder than the song before it.
This information is provided for general reference and is not legal advice.