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Luxury real estate · 35+ towers & residences · Curated streams, 24/7

DAMAC Properties: One sonic identity, every DAMAC address.

Founded in Dubai in 2002, DAMAC Properties is one of the Middle East's most recognised luxury developers — with a portfolio of collaborations that includes Cavalli, Versace, Fendi Casa, de GRISOGONO and Paramount Hotels & Resorts. In luxury real estate every sensory detail is engineered — marble, perfume, lighting, concierge tone of voice. Music is the one layer most developers leave to chance. DAMAC doesn't.

DAMAC luxury towers on the Dubai skyline at golden hour
ClientDAMAC Properties logo

35+

Towers & residences on the network

6

Signature communities

24/7

Curated, licensed streams

1

Unified sonic identity

The challenge

One partner for dozens of properties, zero legal exposure

DAMAC needed a single trusted partner who could deliver fully licensed, brand-aligned background music to dozens of properties at scale — lobbies, gyms, spas, F&B, sales galleries, corporate floors — without the legal exposure of consumer playlists or the inconsistency of in-house picks. One contract. One sound. Every door.

The solution

Curation, not playlists

Algorithms shuffle. Our music directors compose the day — hour by hour, zone by zone, season by season — across eight distinct zone types per property.

  • Fully licensed music

    Every track cleared for commercial play. Zero collecting-society exposure for DAMAC, in every territory.

  • Dayparting & scenes

    Sunrise yoga to sunset lounge. The mood shifts with the day, automatically, per zone.

  • Cloud-managed players

    Update the whole estate from one dashboard — new launches join the network on rollout.

Zones covered

Every space, its own scene.

  • Lobby & Reception
  • Spa & Wellness
  • Gym & Fitness
  • F&B Outlets
  • Pool & Cabana
  • Sales Gallery
  • Corporate Floors
  • Retail & Concierge

Sound, installed in the skyline.

A snapshot of the addresses already running on Araya — with new launches added to the network on rollout.

  • Dubai Marina

    Cavalli Tower

  • Dubai Marina

    DAMAC Heights

  • Sheikh Zayed Road

    Paramount Tower Hotel & Residences

  • Safa Park

    Safa One by de GRISOGONO

  • Dubai Marina

    Ocean Heights

  • DAMAC Hills

    Golf Community Residences

Araya didn't just give us a playlist — they gave our properties a voice. From the first lobby switch-on, our guests told us the music was what they'd remember.
Head of Guest Experience · DAMAC Properties

The impact

A brand you can hear before you see.

  • Unified brand sound across 35+ properties
  • 100% licensing compliance, every territory
  • Single point of contact for facilities teams
  • Scalable rollout for every new DAMAC launch

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