HumanPlaylistr pricing - hire a music consultant and playlist designer for cafes, restaurants, car dealers, boutiques, restaurants, retail, hospitality

Pricing & plans.

All pricing is indicative and will be discussed and agreed at the first consultation. The initial consultation is £100 whatever your requirements but pricing can be flexible depending on your requirements.

All customers will follow the HumanPlaylistr Customer Journey.

All pricing is inclusive of any fees and taxes. Payment is due within 14 days of each step. Once the cost of your journey is established, it will be split in the following manner:

Free, no-obligation, chat where we establish your requirements and I provide an initial quote.
Step 1 – £100 – if you proceed with your customer journey, the £100 is split as £50 cash directly back to you, and a £50 donation to Brain Tumour Support at the end of the journey.
Step 2 – 20% of final cost.
Step 3 – 40% of final cost.
Step 4 – 25% of final cost.
Step 5 – 15% of final cost.
Additional charges – on-site presence, mileage etc are due within 14 days of the activity/event.

For repeat/long-term work there will be a discount according to length of contract.

Events pricing.

For a single event such as a private party or a wedding the following pricing is indicative. There is flexibility during consultation. This pricing is intended to give you a rough estimation of the likely cost. Curation and delivery will be via Spotify unless there are specific licence restrictions, in which case I can work with your intended venue (additional charges may apply).

3 hours of playlists

£450

Minimum charge for events
Small private party
Anniversary
Celebration
Birthday
Any small gathering

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3 - 5 hours of playlists

£720

Suitable for half-day events
Corporate event
Sale preview
Product launch
Evening reception
Part of a wedding day

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5 - 7 hours of playlists

£960

Suitable for a full-day event
Wedding
Corporate event
Conference in multiple rooms
Exhibition
Trade show

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7 - 12 hours of playlists

£1,485

Suitable for extended events
Additional evening reception
Conference dinner
Multiple venue short event

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Over 12 hours of playlists

£POA

Suitable if your event is running over multiple days such as a conference or trade show, or you have multiple rooms at your event, or you have multiple venues. Get a quote for your unique requirements and a pre-agreed price for delivery.

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On-site presence at event

£145

Chargeable for event on-site presence. I can attend in smart branded workwear, casual branded workwear or to fit in with your event staff. Within a 15 mile radius of Crewe, mileage is free (30 mile round trip). £0.40 per mile thereafter.

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Events pricing matrix.

Indicative pricing matrix for Events. The first 3 hours are charged as a base at £150 per hour (minimum charge) followed by an increasing discount per hour for subsequent hours of playlist. Blocks can be split e.g. 6 hours of playlists would cost (£150 x 3) + (£135 x 2) + (£120 x 1) = £840.

HOURS OF PLAYLIST	RATE PER HOUR OF PLAYLIST	INDICATIVE TOTAL COST
First 3 hours	£150	£450 for 3 hours
3 to 5 hours	£135	£720 for 5 hours
5 to 7 hours	£120	£960 for 7 hours
7 to 12 hours	£105	£1,485 for 12 hours
12+ hours	POA	POA

Venues pricing.

For a venue such as a bar, café, retail or hospitality environment, or wedding venue stock offering. Playlist curation and auditioning will be in Spotify, deployment will be using Soundtrack Your Brand if your premises are commercial trading spaces (exclusive wedding venues are permitted to use Spotify) or existing music library solution, the cost of which will be borne by the customer.

Indicative pricing is for a single venue site. Enquire for pricing for multiple venue sites.

There is no extra charge for on-site presence for venues except for mileage: within a 15 mile radius of Crewe, mileage is free (30 mile round trip). £0.40 per mile thereafter.

Single venue, up to 8 hours of playlists

£1,200

Minimum charge for venues
Suitable where some repetition is acceptable
Can be split over days e.g. 4 playlists of 2 hours length

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Single venue, week-long playlists

£5,480

40 hours of playlists as a minimum
Covers multiple genres customised to your venue
Longer playlists available on request. Get in touch for a quote.

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Multiple venues, rotating playlists

£POA

Curation of multiple playlists that rotate e.g. monthly, covering trading hours (to be agreed)
Free multiple on-site visits
Full consultancy

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Venues pricing matrix.

Indicative pricing matrix for Venues. The first 8 hours are charged as a base at £150 per hour (minimum charge) followed by an increasing discount per hour for subsequent hours of playlist.

HOURS OF PLAYLIST	RATE PER HOUR OF PLAYLIST	INDICATIVE TOTAL COST
First 8 hours	£150	£1,200 for 8 hours
8 to 20 hours	£140	£2,680 for 20 hours
20 to 40 hours	£130	£5,480 for 40 hours
40+ hours	POA	POA

Remote licensing costs.

Spotify is used to determine the playlists as they are conducted in private meetings. It’s helpful if you have a Premium account but one can be provided for the duration of your journey if required.

Trello is free of charge to use as all boards are one-to-one private boards with no integration to any other board.

Zoom is free of charge to use for one-to-one meetings. If there are 3+ participants, meetings will be restricted to 40 minute sessions, whereby a break will be taken and a further session can be joined.

MS Teams free version is the only version supported.

More information about remote collaboration software is available by clicking here.

Playback licensing costs.

Spotify can be used in ‘domestic’ settings. This means a private party, by invitation only. An exclusive-use venue falls into this category. If your venue isn’t exclusive use, then only the function room you have hired is covered. Weddings are generally covered by this agreement, as are private parties, house parties etc.

If you have a commercial venue, streaming can be complex. You will need the appropriate PRS licenses in any case. I can work with you to introduce Soundtrack Your Brand. Using Spotify to build the playlists, they can be converted to Soundtrack Your Brand playlists. Soundtrack Your Brand is a complex but powerful tool for managing sound playback in single or multiple ‘zones’. Or you can purchase the tracks outright and your PRS license should cover the playback as you have paid the mechanical copyright.

Apple Music for Business is currently (2021) only available for large enterprises.

There is a dedicated page for Delivery and Playback here.

On-site presence.

There is an additional charge for events only if you require me at your event which can be discussed and agreed. There is no additional charge for attending a venue.

Presence on-site is within 100 miles of Crewe (daytime) and 50 miles of Crewe (evenings) unless your have very specific requirements. The cost of this is discussed at outset, indicative pricing is £145.

I can attend in formal or casual branded workwear to fit a range of occasions to operate professionally and discreetly at your venue. There is no requirement to provide me with anything at your venue other than somewhere to sit!

Mileage.

Mileage is free of charge for any meeting within a round trip of 30 miles of Crewe. Beyond this radius, mileage is charged as a roundtrip at 40p per mile. If for example your venue is 40 miles from Crewe, the roundtrip would be 80 miles, 50 miles beyond the free-of-charge radius. The charge would be 50 x £0.40 = £20.00.

Mileage is chargeable for events and venues.

Can't find what you're looking for?

If you can’t see what you’re looking for, or have a unique requirement then please do get in touch with me. I’d be very pleased to hear from you and create something that fits your requirements, small or large.

Independence assurance.

As a sole trader, company owner and music consultant, you have the benefit of speaking directly with me to create playlists for you. Whilst I have professional musician friends and contacts, I have no affiliation with particular artists or labels, and receive zero commission for any particular track selection. Some of their music is awesome so I may recommend it for your event/venue. I will highlight where those tracks are included in playlists and you will have the opportunity to remove them if you so wish.

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