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Background music for swimming
pools and water parks
Licensed background music for swimming pools, aquatic zones and water parks: sound that doesn't turn to mush in the echo and the water. No PRO fees for our music.
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Background music
for swimming pools and water parks
Hear how an aquatic zone sounds. Real tracks from the Harmonia catalog.
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A pool hall is the worst room for sound
A pool hall is a big volume with tile, glass and water. Together they give a long echo and a boom in the low end. Music that sounded fine in an office when it was picked turns into an unintelligible mush here, and staff turn it up, which only makes it worse.
The physics is simple: the more reverb, the less detail gets through. That's why slow tempos and sparse textures work in aquatic zones: there have to be gaps between sounds for the echo to die away.
Lap swimming and a water park are different jobs
In a lap pool, music is background: it fills the volume and takes away the feeling of an empty, echoing hall, without getting in the coach's way. In a water park it's the opposite: sound is part of the attraction, and a noticeable rhythm keeps the mood up in queues and on the slides.
The catalog has both sets, and you can switch between them on a schedule: early lap swimming and the daytime family crowd need different things.
No PRO fees for our music
A typical background-music service gives you tracks by well-known artists. The rights to those tracks belong to labels and songwriters, so a facility may also have to deal with a performing rights organization (PRO), such as ASCAP or BMI in the US, PRS for Music in the UK or SOCAN in Canada, on top of the subscription.
Harmonia works differently. Our catalog is original music produced for business use, and a public-performance license for your venue is included in the subscription. Our tracks are not registered with PROs such as ASCAP, BMI, PRS, SOCAN, APRA AMCOS or GEMA, so playing music from our catalog does not create PRO fees for that music.
Launch within one business day
Send an application and we approve it within a business day. After that, the music plays on the devices you already have in the facility: a tablet at the front desk, a laptop, a mini-PC with a speaker or through a public-address amplifier.
Staff don't have to pick anything each morning. Playlists and the schedule are set once, then the music starts by itself and doesn't repeat during a shift. For a chain, everything is managed centrally, by location and zone, from one account.
How much it costs
One plan, no bundles and no extra fees for genres or devices. The price depends only on the number of locations and zones.
$12per month for the first location, billed annually
Catalog, player, schedule, subscription agreement and license certificate. $144 a year, or $17/mo billed monthly
$7for each additional location
A chain is managed from one account. $84 a year, or $12/mo billed monthly
$4for a separate zone
Its own playlist and schedule for a separate room. $48 a year, or $5/mo billed monthly
Prices are per month when billed annually, which is the cheapest option. Monthly billing is available and costs more. After your application is approved, we send an invoice or a payment link. Full plan terms
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to pay PRO fees for music in a swimming pool?
Not for our catalog. Every Harmonia track is original music produced for business use and is not registered with PROs such as ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN, PRS for Music, APRA AMCOS or GEMA. You pay only the subscription, and it includes a public-performance license for your venue.
What music suits a swimming pool?
Slow and sparse: ocean waves, crystal drones, warm pads. Tile, glass and water create a long echo, and dense tracks turn to mush. You need gaps between sounds so the reverb has time to fade.
How much does music for swimming pools cost per month?
From $12/mo per location when billed annually ($144 a year). Monthly billing is $17/mo. Each additional location in the same company is cheaper: $7/mo billed annually or $12/mo billed monthly. A separate zone with its own playlist is $4/mo billed annually or $5/mo billed monthly. There are no hidden fees for genres or devices.
Can I play Spotify or Apple Music in a swimming pool?
No. Personal accounts on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music are licensed for personal, non-commercial listening only, and their terms of service forbid playing them in a business. Music in a public space counts as public performance, which a personal subscription does not cover. You need either a public-performance license from the rights organizations in your country or a catalog that is licensed for business use, like ours.
How is music for a water park different from music for a pool?
In a lap pool music is background: it fills an echoing hall but doesn't get in the coach's way. In a water park sound is part of the attraction, and it needs a noticeable rhythm for queues and slides. The catalog has both sets, and switching is done on a schedule.
What do I show during a music licensing inspection?
Two documents: your subscription agreement with Harmonia and the license certificate (PDF) issued for each location. The certificate confirms that the venue holds a public-performance license for our catalog. If a rights organization contacts you, write to legal@harmonia-b2b.com and we will help you with the paperwork.
What happens if I play unlicensed music in a swimming pool?
Playing music publicly without the right license can lead to claims and fines from performing rights organizations (PROs). The rules and the amounts depend on the country. A subscription to a catalog that includes a public-performance license removes this risk for the music you play from it.
What equipment does the music play on?
Almost anything: a POS terminal, mini-PC, TV box, Smart TV, laptop, or an Android or iOS phone. You don't need to buy special hardware. Everything runs through the web player or the app.
Get music playing at your pool
Send an application and we approve it within one business day. From $12/mo per location, billed annually.
See also: Gym, Spa and Sauna. How our PRO-free licensing works is explained on a separate page.