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A smart choice! Music creates ambience plus the perfect experience for your customers. It is moreover an investment that quickly pays for itself!

Thinking of playing music in your business? A smart choice! Because the right musical backdrop can add immense value to your business.

With Unisono, you can apply quickly and easily for a music licence for catering or retail outlets, sports facilities, dance schools, educational institutions, etc. So you and your guests or customers can enjoy music to the full without frets or worries. 

Moreover, a music licence from Unisono is a smart investment that more than pays for itself.  

 

 

 

Discover the added value of music

Music is an essential ingredient for creating the perfect atmosphere for your business. Because the right music selection helps your business stand out from competitors and strengthens your brand identity. This way, you invest in a pleasant experience for your guests/customers and keeps them satisfied. And satisfied customers... are returning customers!

Studies moreover show that music has a positive effect on the creativity, productivity, and well-being of your employees. It offers nothing but benefits!

More information about licences for music in businesses is posted here. These are licences for premises that are not accessible to the public, only to staff, such as offices, factory halls, canteens, etc.

 

 

Give music creators fair compensation

Unisono offers a bespoke licence for every type of music you need to use. Whether you play background music in your café, restaurant, or shop, use music for your dance or sports classes, or play the radio at the reception and in the waiting room, Unisono has the right music licence for you. So you can enjoy music in your business to the full without frets or worries. 

Moreover, in this way, you contribute to a sustainable music industry where the creative forces behind your favourite music receive fair compensation for the use of their creative work. This way, they have the financial means to keep investing in creating new songs that enrich our lives every day.

Convinced of the power of music? Discover our rates, make a simulation for music used in your business, and apply for your licence.
 

 

 

Apply for your licence

You can apply for a licence for the music you want to use Via MyUnisono. You can also make non-binding rate simulations and track the status of your files closely.

Apply for your licence before you start using music. This will enable us to process your application in time, so you can enjoy your favourite tracks to the full without frets or worries.
 

More information about the general terms and conditions is posted here.

 

 

Rates

More information about our different tariffs can be found here (NL) - (FR)

 

 

 

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Frequently asked questions

How can I terminate my licence for daily use?

You can easily do so via the contact form on our website or at stop@unisono.be.

There are two possible scenarios:

1. You no longer use music in your business
Let us know at least 1 month before your licence expires. Please note: your licence does not expire in any case until 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year remains due in full.

Do you cancel your licence too late? Then we will automatically extend your licence by one year.

2. You cease your business activities
In this case, provide us with a document showing the exact date of termination. Possible proof of termination are:


• proof of transfer of the business;
• proof of termination of the rental agreement;
• entry in the Belgian Official Gazette;
• proof of VAT deregistration;
• proof from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises.


If you permanently cease your activities in the first 6 months of the calendar year, you are entitled to a refund of 50% of the fee paid for that year. Be sure to apply for this refund via our contact form or at stop@unisono.be.

Are you unable to provide us with proof? Then we will only terminate your licence on 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year will still be due in full.

I only play music in my business via a streaming service. Do I still have to pay Unisono?

If you have a subscription to a streaming service such as Tunify and DJ-Matic, you pay them for making their repertoire available. No more, no less. If you would only listen to this music in your private life, you would not have to pay any royalties to us.

However, because you play this music in a public place (e.g. in a shop, restaurant, café, cinema or business premises), you also have to pay performing royalties and the Fair Remuneration. These royalties must be arranged via Unisono.

Attention: you may not just use any streaming service in a public place. Streaming services such as Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, Simfy and Omnifone are only intended for personal and non-commercial use. This is clearly stated in their general terms and conditions of use.

Click here for a list of streaming services that have an agreement with Sabam and are therefore allowed to provide music to be played in public places.

How can I terminate my licence for Music in companies?

You can easily do so via the contact form on our website or at company@unisono.be.

There are two possible scenarios:

1. You no longer use music in your business
Let us know at least 1 month before your licence expires. Please note: your licence does not expire in any case until 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year remains due in full.

Do you cancel your licence too late? Then we will automatically extend your licence by one year.

2. You cease your business activities
In this case, provide us with a document showing the exact date of termination. Possible proof of termination are:


• proof of transfer of the business;
• proof of termination of the rental agreement;
• entry in the Belgian Official Gazette;
• proof of VAT deregistration;
• proof from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises.


If you permanently cease your activities in the first 6 months of the calendar year, you are entitled to a refund of 50% of the fee paid for that year. Be sure to apply for this refund via our contact form or at company@unisono.be.

Are you unable to provide us with proof? Then we will only terminate your licence on 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year will still be due in full.
 

Liberal profession: do I have to pay copyright royalties and the Fair Remuneration when I play music in the waiting room of my practice?

Liberal profession: do I have to pay copyright royalties and the Fair Remuneration when I play music in the waiting room of my practice?

You don’t have to pay the Fair Remuneration for playing music in your waiting room if you meet the following conditions:

  1. You practise a liberal profession*;
  2. The music can be heard through your intervention;
  3. There is a relatively fixed patient or client base;
  4. There are only a limited number of clients/patients present at the same time in the practice or waiting room;
  5. You do not intend to make a profit by playing music.

If you meet all of these conditions, you are exempt from paying the Fair Remuneration. You will however always have to pay copyright royalties for playing music in your waiting room.

If you sell goods, there is no exemption. This means pharmacists, opticians, etc. do have to pay the Fair Remuneration for playing music.

* Definition of a liberal profession: The practitioner of a liberal profession is any company that carries out a professional activity in an intellectually independent manner that mainly consists of intellectual services, has received the required training, and is subject to a disciplinary body established by law, including dentists and physiotherapists.

I only use the TV in my business for sports and news broadcasts. Why do I receive an invoice from Unisono?

Broadcasters such as CNN and Sporza also play advertising, reports and music during, before or after their sports or news broadcasts, so these include works that are represented by Unisono.

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