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Startle is the fully managed background music and digital signage provider for competitive socialising venues.
Competitive socialising venues invest heavily in the games, theming and lighting, and the music has to keep up. In our hospitality whitepaper, Head of Digital at a leading competitive socialising brand stated that you can spend heavily on the physical space, but if the music does not resonate it can hurt sales. It also has to sit on top of game noise, lifting with the energy of each round without drowning out conversation.
Volume, tempo and genre all steer how a room behaves, which is why the right soundtrack should match the daypart rather than running at one level from open to close. Get it right, and your competitive socialising venue’s soundtrack won’t only impact your atmosphere, but also your bottom line.
A library of 100+ regularly updated playlists for every kind of activity, from stag do mini golf to office party darts.
We learn what your venue is selling, then build playlists around your format, audience and commercial goals.
Professionally curated DJ mixes on demand, giving you the energy of a live DJ any night of the week without the cost or hassle.
Give your customers something to watch and talk about while they wait for their turn.
Here is how we take a competitive socialising venue from first conversation to every zone sounding right.
Schedule playlists across the whole venue or individual zones at a set time, for bookings and private hires.
Sixes, the immersive cricket experience that pairs batting nets with a lively party bar, needed a music provider who could collaborate on the venue vibe, set up quickly and offer reliable support.
After meetings with Startle's music team and some samples, they settled on a fresh, modern sound - think alt dance and indie pop, upbeat and party-like tunes, without being overpowering.
Startle picks and refreshes the playlists, head office locks the schedule while site managers can skip and override if needed, and Relentless Support™ is available 24/7/365.
I’ve been really impressed with Startle since introducing it at Sixes. The setup process was smooth and efficient, and the team made everything easy from the start. The music creates a consistently upbeat and welcome vibe in our venues, and their support has been excellent – responsive, reliable, and a pleasure to work with!
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Frequently asked questions.
Startle's Studio platform gives your head office central control over music and digital signage across every zone and every venue. You set the playlists, the schedules and the energy levels, so the atmosphere matches the activity, whether it's a busy Friday evening or a quieter midweek session.
Yes. Multi-zone audio lets you run distinct playlists simultaneously across different activity areas, bars, event spaces and reception zones, all managed from one central platform and scheduled automatically to shift with the pace of your day.
Yes. Startle's digital signage runs from the same Studio platform as the music, so your team can manage promotional screens, event content, leaderboards and brand campaigns across every screen in every venue from one central dashboard.
Yes, playing music in commercial premises requires a licence. Find out more about music licenses here.
