Music sounds better with Startle.

Create pitch-perfect customer experiences by harnessing the power of music + tech + science. 

We call it

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Our algorithm is a dancer.

We make it easy for retail and hospitality brands to tap into the power of music to strike a chord with customers.

Music +
Tech
Integrates easy like Sunday morning.

Fusing music with other technology touchpoints can raise the roof on the customer experience.

Tech
Science
Get in the middle of a chain reaction.

Use the science behind good vibrations and discover behavioural evidence to shape magical atmospheres.

Science
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Our tech

All of the best tech is both powerful and effortless, right? We think so too. That’s why we’ve built a stress free plug-in-and-go solution.

We do all of the hard work for you, so once you’ve connected to your network and amplifier you’ll have the full power of Studio - our atmosphere curation platform - at your fingertips. Studio is a flexible, ultra-reliable and cloud hosted software platform that's designed to manage the consistency (and quirks) across a whole retail or hospitality estate.
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Whether you’re after full atmospheric control or automated atmosphere management, our lightweight, eco-friendly hardware and industry-leading software have got your back.

Our tech

Sectors we work in

We're proud to work with some amazing brands across a wide range of sectors.

Shopping
Music for retail

The music played in-store can directly influence buying behaviour. Let us show you how.

Retail
Restaurants
Music for Restaurants

Music can influence dwell-time, throughput and even how food tastes. Getting it right is key.

Restaurants
Cafes
Music for Cafés

Experts believe that cafes of the future will rely of technology to curate pitch-perfect experiences. Get ahead of the curve.

Cafés
Pubs
Music for Pubs

Offer more than food and drink. Deliver a pitch-perfect experience that gets the tills ringing.

Pubs
Bars
Music for Bars

Quality of the overall experience is one of the most important success factor for bars. Make sure you deliver.

Bars
Hotels
Music for Hotels

Customers are looking for a pitch-perfect experience for all the senses. We’ve got you covered.

Hotels
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We have been enjoying the Startle background music system across our estate for two years now. We find the system technically robust, the content great and the user interface works really well for our managers.

Chris Tulloch
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Blind Tiger Inns
Blind Tiger Inns

On the record

Here's a selection of our latest news, views and client stories that we want On the record, baby.

Some seasonal cheer: retail & hospitality are giving customers a much more sociable experience.
Some seasonal cheer: retail & hospitality are giving customers a much more sociable experience.

‘tis the season of good cheer, and our latest Mind the Gap research findings give reason for optimism as they indicate that all the hard work retail and hospitality has put in across 2021

December 7, 2021

It’s getting better! Customers are finding the retail and hospitality experience more fun now than last year
It’s getting better! Customers are finding the retail and hospitality experience more fun now than last year

According to our latest Mind The Gap research findings, it’s looking like all the hard work retail and hospitality has put into experience is paying off.

November 10, 2021

Using Behavioural Science: The Von Restorff Effect
Using Behavioural Science: The Von Restorff Effect

Being distinctive makes brands memorable. This may sound obvious, but it is so often ignored. Creating a unique in-store experience is often the Holy Grail for brands.

November 5, 2021

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