Licensing Made Simple
Every track on Puana is original music, fully licensed for commercial use. No PRO fees. No third-party royalties. No surprises on your bill. Just press play.
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Let's clear this up
Here is the most common misunderstanding in music licensing: “royalty-free” does not mean free. It means you pay a license fee, and in return, you owe no ongoing per-play royalties. One price. Unlimited plays. No meter running in the background.
But here is where it gets complicated with most services. Even if the music service itself charges a flat monthly rate, the tracks they provide are often written by third-party composers who registered their work with performing rights organizations — BMI, ASCAP, SESAC. That means your business still needs separate licenses from each PRO whose music you play. The “royalty-free” label on the service doesn't cover those fees.
Puana is different because every track is original music. No third-party rights holders. No PRO registrations. No publisher claims. Your subscription is your entire license — there is nothing else to pay, no one else to pay it to, and no paperwork to chase.
That is what truly royalty-free music for business looks like: one subscription, total coverage, zero surprises.
The real cost of music
Most businesses that play music legally are paying four separate bills. Here is what the full licensing stack looks like:
BMI License
$250-500/year
Annual performing rights fee
ASCAP License
$220-500/year
Annual performing rights fee
SESAC License
$200-400/year
Annual performing rights fee
Music Service
$25-30/month
$300-360/year for the music itself
Traditional Total
$970 – $1,760+
per year, per location
Puana — Everything Included
$14.99/mo
$179.88/year · music + license + everything
No PRO fees. No extra costs. No surprises.
Three steps
Tell Puana what your space feels like — morning acoustic, cocktail hour jazz, late-night lo-fi. Use a preset or type anything in natural language.
Puana matches your description to its library of 3,000+ original tracks. Music starts immediately — the right sound for your space, from day one.
Your commercial license certificate is ready in your dashboard. Download it, file it, and rest easy knowing every track is fully cleared.
Your proof of compliance
Every Puana business subscriber gets a downloadable license certificate — a PDF that proves your business is fully licensed to play music commercially. It lists your business name, your active subscription dates, and confirms that all tracks in the Puana library are original compositions with no third-party rights obligations.
If a PRO auditor walks into your business, you hand them your certificate. If your landlord asks for proof of licensing, you email it. If your insurance company needs documentation, it is one download away. No lawyers, no back-and-forth, no digging through files.
“I spent years worrying about music licensing at my cafe. Now I have one subscription and a certificate I can show anyone who asks. That is peace of mind.”
— Jesse Meria, Cafe Meria · Charlevoix, MI
$14.99/mo covers everything
Jazz, lo-fi, bossa nova, ambient, acoustic, soul, electronic, classical — and growing weekly.
Every track licensed for public performance in your business. No extra fees, ever.
No BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC payments required. Your subscription covers all rights.
Downloadable PDF proving your business is fully licensed. Show it to any auditor.
Set different vibes for morning, lunch, evening, and late night. It runs automatically.
Give staff play controls while keeping scheduling and settings locked to managers.
One toggle to ensure nothing inappropriate plays in your space. Always on, always safe.
Add locations as you grow. Each gets its own schedule, its own vibe, its own certificate.
Runs on any device with a browser. No special equipment, no installation, no setup fee.
Common questions
Royalty-free means you pay once (or subscribe) and owe no additional per-play royalties. It does not mean the music is free. It means the pricing is simple: one fee covers your usage rights, with no ongoing royalty payments to track owners, publishers, or performing rights organizations every time a song plays.
No. Every track on Puana is original music composed in-house. There are no third-party rights holders, no publisher claims, and no PRO registrations. Your Puana subscription is your entire music license. No BMI fee, no ASCAP fee, no SESAC fee — period.
Yes. Puana provides a commercial music license that covers public performance in your business. Every track is original work with full rights clearance. Your subscription includes a downloadable license certificate you can present to any auditor or inspector.
Download your Puana license certificate from your dashboard and present it. The certificate documents that every track playing in your space is original music, fully licensed for commercial use, with no PRO-affiliated rights holders. PRO auditors are looking for unlicensed use of their catalog — Puana tracks are not in their catalog.
Business subscribers can use Puana music for in-store playback and background music. For video, social media, or advertising use, you can purchase individual track licenses ($19 per track) that include full commercial rights for any media — perpetual, worldwide, and royalty-free.
Public domain music has no copyright protection at all — anyone can use it for anything. Royalty-free music is still copyrighted, but the license structure eliminates per-play royalties. With Puana, the music is copyrighted and professionally produced, but your license covers all commercial usage without ongoing royalty payments.
Your Puana license certificate confirms your business has the right to publicly perform all music in the Puana library at your licensed locations. It includes your business name, license dates, and coverage details. It is valid proof of licensing for any PRO audit, landlord inquiry, or insurance review.
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