For Salons & Barbershops
Fully licensed background music for your salon or barbershop. No PRO fees. No contracts. Music that matches your brand and keeps the conversation flowing.
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The longest hour
The salon chair is one of the most intimate commercial experiences that exists. A guest sits down, trusts someone with their appearance, and stays for an hour. There's no other business where two people are that close, that long, with that much at stake.
Music fills the space between conversation. It covers the awkward pauses. It sets the energy — are we relaxing or getting pumped up? Is this a high-end appointment or a quick cleanup? The sound tells the story before a word is spoken.
A 2019 study in the Journal of Business Research found that music congruence — when the genre matches the brand identity — increased customer satisfaction by 24% and willingness to return by 31%. The wrong music isn't just annoying. It's a brand mismatch your clients feel but can't name.
And your staff hears it for eight hours straight. The music has to work for everyone. Puana makes that possible.
Your brand, your sound
A luxury salon isn't a barbershop. A barbershop isn't a blow-dry bar. Each one has its own energy, its own clientele, its own identity. Puana gives you the depth to match any of them — and the scheduling to shift throughout the day.
Ambient jazz, downtempo, soft electronic. Understated and polished. The music says you're in good hands.
Soul, funk, classic R&B, hip-hop. Warm and confident. The kind of room where everyone knows each other.
Indie, alternative, lo-fi pop. Trendy without trying too hard. Matches the aesthetic on your Instagram.
Upbeat pop, feel-good energy. Keeps the pace moving without feeling rushed. In and out, feeling great.
Acoustic, ambient, gentle textures. Calmer than a salon, warmer than a spa. Right in the middle.
Deep house, cocktail jazz, atmospheric. When the salon becomes a social space. Different mode, different music.
From a cafe in Michigan
“The best music for a small business is music the owner never has to think about. Set it once. Let it run. Focus on the people in the chairs.”
Jesse Meria runs Cafe Meria in Charlevoix, Michigan. A small space where the atmosphere is everything — and where music is the difference between a room that hums and one that falls flat. He built Puana because finding the right background music for a real business was harder than it should be.
Salons and barbershops face the same challenge at close range. In a cafe, guests might stay for thirty minutes. In a salon, they're in the chair for over an hour. The music has to hold up for that entire time — for the client and for the stylist who's heard it since 9 AM.
Puana is a library of thousands of original tracks — each one composed to feel alive, not corporate. You set the genre, energy, and schedule. Puana plays exactly the right thing.
Jesse Meria
Founder, Puana · Owner, Cafe Meria · Charlevoix, MI
What you get
R&B, hip-hop, jazz, indie, pop, lo-fi, funk, soul, ambient, acoustic. Every track made for real spaces.
Different energy for morning, peak hours, and wind-down. Automatic transitions. Set it and forget it.
Download a commercial license proving every track is legal. Show it to any auditor, any time.
No BMI. No ASCAP. No SESAC. No additional licensing fees. Your subscription covers everything.
One toggle. Family-friendly across every genre. No awkward moments when a parent brings their kid in.
Stylists get play, pause, and skip. Managers get scheduling and settings. Everyone has their own login.
See what plays, when, and how long. Understand the sonic identity your clients experience.
Every location gets its own schedule, team, and genre preferences. One dashboard for all of them.
The math
Personal streaming services aren't licensed for commercial use. The fine for copyright infringement is up to $30,000 per track. And 83% of businesses are doing it right now without knowing.
The “legal” alternative? A business music service ($25–30/mo) plus BMI ($250-500/year) plus ASCAP ($220-500/year) plus SESAC ($200-400/year). Total: $470-1,400+/year per year. And the music probably doesn't sound like your brand.
Music service + BMI + ASCAP + SESAC
Everything included. No PRO fees.
Common questions
Yes — playing personal streaming services in a commercial space is copyright infringement, with fines up to $30,000 per track. With Puana, every track is original music with full commercial rights included in your subscription. No BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC fees.
It depends on your brand. Puana has thousands of original tracks spanning R&B, hip-hop, indie, pop, jazz, lo-fi, soul, funk, electronic, and more. A high-end salon might lean toward ambient jazz and downtempo. A barbershop might want hip-hop, funk, or soul. You set the vibe.
With Thousands of tracks and smart shuffle, repetition is rare even across full workdays. Puana tracks are original compositions, not the same radio hits on rotation. Your team stays fresh because the music stays fresh.
Yes. Puana's scheduling works in 15-minute blocks. Set calmer music for early morning appointments, bring the energy up for peak hours, and wind down in the evening. It runs automatically once you set it.
Yes. You can give staff play, pause, and skip control while keeping scheduling and settings locked to managers. Each team member gets their own access level — no shared passwords, no accidental schedule changes.
Personal streaming services are licensed for personal use only. Playing them in a salon or barbershop is copyright infringement. Puana is built for commercial use, with a license that covers your business from day one. No separate PRO fees, no auditor risk, no stress.
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