Music curation

Playlists built around your brand

Custom music curation is the process of choosing music that matches your brand personality, your customers and each part of the day — then keeping it fresh so it never turns into a loop.

Music curator building brand playlists at a studio desk

Pick a vibe

A quick taste of the directions we build from. Your final programme is bespoke.

Chill cafe

Warm acoustic, lo-fi soul and mellow indie at a relaxed tempo. Perfect for specialty coffee and slow mornings.

How we curate

  • Brand discovery

    We map your positioning, audience and desired feeling, then balance familiar favourites with discoveries that keep the brand distinctive.

  • Energy mapping

    Tempo and intensity plotted across the day so the room never drags or overheats.

  • Regular refresh

    Ready-made playlists update weekly and hold at least 20 hours of music, with seasonal and campaign programmes prepared in advance.

Three ways to start

Choose a ready-made playlist, commission a bespoke programme, or describe the sound you want and use prompt-assisted discovery as a starting point. Every route is reviewed against your brand before it goes live.

Discover music

Over 2,500 playlists, ready when you are.

Explore by genre, mood, business type, season, sound or decade. Each ready-made playlist updates weekly and holds at least 20 hours of music to reduce repetition for customers and staff.

2,500+
Ready-made playlists
Weekly
Every playlist refreshed
20+ hrs
Of music in each one
  • Genres
  • Business types
  • Seasons
  • Sounds
  • Decades
  • Moods
Cafe interior with warm morning light — Araya cafe playlist
CafeSlow Morning Cafe

Slow Morning Cafe

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Bar counter in the evening — Araya bar playlist
BarLate Bar Grooves

Late Bar Grooves

0:000:20
Boutique hotel lobby lounge — Araya hotel playlist
HotelBoutique Lobby

Boutique Lobby Tunes

0:000:20

Explore the music library →

Explore your music programme

Find the right sound, for every space.

Browse music by business type, mood, genre or season, then organise the right programme for each venue. Araya provides commercially cleared music for businesses, with simple control from a phone, tablet or browser.

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  • All
  • Playlists
  • Moods
  • Genres
  • Business types
  • Schedules

Top results

  • CCafeBusiness type · Everything we programme for coffee rooms
  • SSlow Morning CafePlaylist · Warm acoustic and lo-fi soul
  • CCafe ClockSchedule · Mellow mornings into brighter afternoons
  • CCafe Late ShiftPlaylist · Downtempo for the last two hours

Moods

  • Chill
  • Uplifting
  • Warm
  • Sophisticated
  • Playful
  • Energetic

Araya playlist

Slow Morning Cafe

Curated by Araya · 22 hrs · Updated today

Schedule to a zone
TrackTime
1Slow RoastLo-fi3:12
2Paper LanternsAcoustic3:40
3Neon AisleIndie Pop3:05
4Checkout ChaseElectronic3:28
5Lobby GoldNu-Jazz4:16

Playlists we curate for

  • Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi logo
  • Hyatt Regency logo
  • ibis Hotels logo
  • Hilton Garden Inn logo
  • Dubai Creek Resort logo
  • Pyramisa Hotels & Resorts logo
  • Tumbi Hotels, Tapestry Collection by Hilton logo
  • Salman Stores logo
  • The Pet Shop logo
  • London Dairy logo
  • DAMAC Properties logo
  • Aster Opticals logo

Want to hear your brand?

We will put together a sample programme for your space.

In the wild

How our curators work

Real people building playlists around your brand, not an algorithm guessing.

  • Guest enjoying coffee in a cafe
    Playlists for cafes
  • Busy bar in the evening
    Playlists for bars
  • Grand hotel lobby with ambient music
    Playlists for hotels