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For a business that attracts such a wide age range of members, a thoughtful and flexible selection of music is imperative to consistent customer satisfaction, and studies have shown that the right music can increase customer satisfaction by up to 10%.🏋️♀️ We started working with JD Gyms in 2018 - find out more: openearmusic.com/jd-gyms/

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Happy New Year!Sound is everywhere and we are immersed in it. Whether in the form of noise or music compositions, it can move and affect us on multiple levels and in a wide variety of situations.While there is still so much to learn about sound, science tells us that it has a major impact on our minds, bodies, souls, and consequently behaviours.⁠Here are some takeaways you should keep on top of your mind:

Despite or perhaps due to our worldwide cultural, socioeconomic and political state, music has - once again - soared. This year, we listened to thousands of records, as ever, from a pool of diverse national and international talent; debut albums, sophom*ore works, and highly anticipated returns to the scene.We’ve been reviewing seven new releases and one classic record each month, cherrypicking from a variety of genres, artists and bands that get featured in our commercial playlists - the ones that you hear across all of our clients’ venues; from the finest R&B and neo-soul rising stars to pop and dance icons, through indie superstars.Now it's time to look back; here are the albums our team picked from this year’s selection…Which ones did you love?

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🎄 Happy Holidays from our team to all of YOU 🎁⁠⁠This lovely bunch will be working hard to help with any support queries coming through during the festive period.⁠⁠As always, bear with us, we'll be doing our very best to help in any way we can!⁠⁠In the meantime, make sure to check out the troubleshooting guide we've put together: https://lnkd.in/eG9G_u88

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2023 is still delivering some album gems and we've reviewed a few of them, as per usual.⁠⁠Including brilliant music by the likes of André 3000, bar italia, Art Feynman, and Beirut. Plus, a look back at Dr. John's 'In The Right Place' - what a masterpiece!⁠⁠Find them on our blog:https://lnkd.in/ePc4AZhWWords by Michael McDonald 🙏

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While it's generally dismissed as a necessary evil, our team of Music Curators know that there's a whole load of good Christmas music out there. It's well documented that music can be an effective tool for torture and that a great number of business owners are inadvertently causing misery to staff and customers alike with their poorly chosen Christmas soundtrack.At such a busy time, the added insult of having to absorb the same set-in-stone 'classic' tracks for a month (or more!) does nothing for a staff member's enthusiasm or a customer's desire to hang around and spend.Here at Open Ear, we don't want people to hear the same song a dozen times a day in a dozen different businesses...What are your thoughts on festive music?

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Ever wondered why is it illegal to play music from Spotify (or any other streaming platform, for that matter) in your commercial space?And why do you need to pay for a licensed business music provider on top of your PRS/PPL licence?Here's everything you need to know about music licensing for businesses...(You're welcome 😃)https://lnkd.in/ebKgVBiK

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We may be approaching the end of 2023, but amazing music keeps coming out and so here we are, reviewing some new albums.This month's reviews include Grammy-nominated Black Pumas, Sampha, Priya Ragu, Pip Blom, and more.Find them all here: https://lnkd.in/ePc4AZhW

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How do you find out about new music?⁠We saw that when relying on our preferred streaming service and its algorithm, we are passively exposed to similar artists and track suggestions that tend to be disarmingly predictable...⁠There's much more out there!Here are 6 ways to discover new music:

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