First Summer of Sport digital jukebox winner revealed
The first winner of our Summer of Sport digital jukebox competition has been announced, with Debra Seaton from Blackpool claiming the first iPad prize of the contest. The Summer of Sport, a monthly competition which runs between June and August, gives digital jukebox players the opportunity to win one of three iPads over the summer period. Users have the…
Background music helps improve morale
Background music in restaurants, bars, shops and hotels can help to increase staff and customer morale according to a new study from music licensing organisation PPL and PRS for Music. The study discovered that 81 per cent of retail businesses said that playing music in the workplace helped improve staff efficiency, while simultaneously creating a better…
Background music for the opening Olympics ceremony revealed?
The Prodigy, Radiohead and Underworld are all set to feature in the Olympics 2012 opening ceremony, according to The Sun, which got its hands on an apparent playlist earlier this week. If the leaked tracklist is confirmed as genuine, the opening ceremony, organised by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, will feature music from the above bands,…
God save the Queen (and background music systems)!
Over 70 million extra pints of beer were thought to have been ordered over the Jubilee Weekend, according to initial figures from The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). It was also estimated that an extra 7.5 million pub meals had also been sold over the four-day weekend celebrating The Queen’s sixty-year reign on the…
Download Festival in a digital jukebox
Last week, the prestigious rock festival Download celebrated its 10th year. The weekend event, which sees 105,000 revellers travel to Donnington Park in Leicestershire, has been running since 2003, offering heavy metal fans the chance to see some of the biggest legends in rock. This year, Download Festival played host to a number of high-profile…
Background music earworm
Here at Soundnet, we’re constantly researching into the ways we can provide clients with a more engaging service; how background music systems can deliver a more entertaining experience for the clientele who frequent our customer’s venues. A large proportion of this task is keeping abreast of the latest consumer trends, particularly focusing on how music can influence…
Customers drawn to community pubs with a ‘great atmosphere’
A new piece of research has found that a third of Britons think it is important to have a pub close to their home, believing a vibrant local is a sign of a close-knit community. The findings, taken from an investigation by market research company Mintel, discovered that 33 per cent of the United Kingdom…
Venues vying for Best Pub Award
The deadline for the 2012 Great British Pub Awards comes to a close on Friday 25th May. The prestigious event, which honours the best pubs in the United Kingdom, has a comprehensive list of categories. Indeed, the awards up for grabs range from ‘Best Food Pub’ and ‘Best Managed Pub’ to ‘Best Spirits Pub’ and…
John Peel’s record collection to be released online
The background music team at Soundnet were very excited to hear that the record collection of John Peel, radio DJ and iconic music legend, is being made available to the general public in an interactive online museum. Access to the record collection, which includes 25,000 LPs and 40,000 singles, has been granted by Peel’s family…
Background music and the Olympics opening ceremony
With only 78 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, we’ve been eagerly anticipating news on which British acts will be taking part in the opening ceremony for the event on July 27. But, while details on the performances during the event itself are still a closely guarded secret, information has…