ResidentDJ
Want to be kept up to date with the best new music without the hassle, stress and cost?
Look no further than our ResidentDJ music download service giving you access to thousands of tracks within minutes, perfectly playlisted to suit your venue.
Open Ear has it all, from classics artists such as Candi Staton, Rolling Stones, James Brown, Miles Davis, Chet Baker and The Beatles to current stars like Hot Chip, La Roux, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Florence and The Machine and pioneering underground artists such as Sebastien Tellier, Floating Points, The XX, Linkwood and Hudson Mohawke.
- Free no-obligation trial for 2-4 weeks
- Download up to 1250 tracks to your PC within minutes
- No Hardware costs - our software can be installed on any Windows PC machine
- Receive regular updates with 50-200 new tracks per month - your music always sounds fresh
- Select the playlists that suit different times of day in your venue or work with us to create your own
- Skip, delete, request track functionality
- All tracks are recorded at the same volume
- MP3 quality recordings
- No Internet? No problem - our software doesn't need to be online all the time!
Playlists
Mix and match from our ReadyMade Playlists listed below to give you an idea of what music you require. To make things easier, we've split up these playlists into packages listed on the right of this page, so select the venue description that best fits you, then contact us to get set up with your free trial. Alternatively, you can contact us to help us build your own!1. Lady Sings the Blues
A selection of the finest female voices, across the worlds of jazz, blues and soul from the 1930s to today. Perfect for creating a timeless, sophisticated atmosphere, this is beautiful music that won't impose upon your customers.
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2. Out of Sight!
Dancefloor funk (and some of the funkiest soul) that should get your customers' toes tapping, if not dancing! Lots of recognizable classics and a few lots gems that probably should be classics! A perfect way to see yourself into the evening or weekend.
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3. Original Rock n' Rollers
Taking you back to the fifties, and the dawn of rock n' roll- there surely isn't a person alive who doesn't appreciate a bit of Elvis, Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. We thought it strange that not many places play these classic tracks, so addressed that problem with a healthy selection of rock n' roll from 1954 to 1965!
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4. Roots of Rock n' Roll
Before there was Elvis, there was the blues. We've compiled a massive selection of music by the pioneering bluesmen and women who wrote the blueprint for modern music back in the first few decades of the 20th Century. By no means was blues music always 'blue', thanks to the gospel influence and the humour exhibited by the songwriters.
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5. Moonlight and Music
For your listening pleasure, we return to the classics, and the golden age of the crooners. Creating an atmosphere of romantic nostalgia, the sophisticated selection features all the greats and more, and should transform your space into somewhere reminiscent of a Broadway theatre in 1930s America.
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6. Daily Records
Everybody's favourite records (and a few guilty pleasures) from over the years. From sixties America rock classics to modern British indie hits via Motown, this massive selection is the perfect daytime playlist, and has something for everybody.
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7. Chart Party
The good health of the charts for the last couple of years demands that we compile all the best tracks in one playlist. You'll get to hear all the great songs songs that had you humming along, and you're able to avoid all the terrible ones that got stuck in your head for days!
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8. Beats After Dark
Modern music for a discerning clientele. Moving from dubstep to kraut rock, funk to hip-hop, these tracks will please even the most fussy of music snobs, yet not alienate those who couldn't care less about it. Quality music whatever way you look at it (or listen to it).
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9. From Bebop to Hip-Hop
Charting a musical (r)evolution from early jazz to modern hip-hop, these tracks are as likely to inform and inspire as they are to entertain. It's fantastic how a 1950s jazz record can sound so appropriate next to a modern hip-hop record, and this playlist serves to illustare the relationship between these diverse styles of music.
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10. Birth of the Cool
Even if you don't consider yourself an expert on jazz, it's quite likely that you know more jazz music than you might think! It's just as likely that you'll find the tracks you know here, amongst a great many others that you'll grow to love. All the greats of the genre are featured and this playlist is perfect for creating a sophisticated vibe in any type of space.
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11. The Swing Years
Taking you waaay back, to the age of swing. Hot rhythms and daring arrangements made this music the first to upset the establishment (1930s America) and signalled the beginning of the evolution of jazz as we now know it. Eighty years on, and this music is just as fresh and exciting as it would have been when your granny first heard it!
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12. World Sound
With so much fantastic music being produced by African and South American musicians, it would be absurb not to compile the best of it in a playlist. Distinctive rhythms, unique vocal styles and ofter adventurous melodies will transport you to wonderful, fascinating far-away-places.
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13. Soul Brother, Testify!
The true greats of soul, from its glory days of the sixties and early seventies. If dancing doesn't break out when you play these tracks, they obviously aren't loud enough! A huge amount of classics and lost gems.
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14. Shine On
A history of independent guitar music, from it's very beginning around 1980 right up to the present time, and featuring all the best indie from the UK and the States. Lots you'll know, some you might have forgotten, and some might even be an introduction to a new band for you! Either way, every track here is a classic in it's own right.
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15. Piano Bar
Classy sounds, for classy people! Re-create the feel of an old-style piano bar with the melodies of the greatest pianists the world has known, from contemporary talent all the way back to the originators of the modern style at the beginning of the 1950s.
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16. The Independent Electronic Underground
A variety of tracks from some of our favourite new labels. Nothing you'd dance too, but the perfect modern, ambient electronic soundtrack to a forward-thinking modern space.
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17. Get Down Tonight
A groovey mixture of original seventies disco and the current new-wave of disco. Some tracks you'll recognize and some you'll wonder why you never heard. Regardless, this is a non-stop disco party, perfect for a busy bar any time of the week.
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18. Folk Night
A mixture of modern folk music, folk-tronica, lo-fi and traditional. Folk music with a sprinkling of electronics. Every track here sounds absolutely vital, whether from 2010 or 1965.
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19. Digital Love
Stylish electro that will suit the connoisseur and the casual listener. Up to the minute electro house, jackin' beats and deep house to give your space the edge.
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20. After Work Social
Only the grooviest soul, funk, disco and indie to keep the after-work crowd entertained. The perfect segue from afternoon to evening.
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Setting Up
To get started, please contact us. We will consult with you to help you build playlists that fit your venue, setting the schedules to work for different times of day and fit in with your brand identity and customer demographic. The player software and music selection is then downloaded and stored locally on any designated PC. We then update and manage the music every month so that you stay fresh and up to date.
- You can use your own PC and your existing music system. A secure login allows you to choose your music from any Internet PC.
- ResdientDJ software licence costs £45 per month + VAT (12 month contract) - No new hardware equipment is required and we don't charge any set up costs.
- In addition, Open Ear provides monthly updates and playlist management services so your music is up-to-date and on-brand.
- We work in tandem with you so you continue to receive the best music for the duration of our contract.
Please contact us to find out more. We'd be happy to draft a proposal and offer a quotation by email or in person.