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Do you need to pay a licence fee if you play music in your spa?

With most spas and salons now using streaming services for their music in their spas, we have forgotten that we will have to pay licensing fees when streaming it in public areas
such as your spa, salon, showroom, or office.

Here is the break down of how it works.
You will need to pay two licences:

1. SAMPRA (South African Music Performance Rights Association)

Function: SAMPRA administers and collects public performance rights for sound recordings. This means they collect fees from businesses that play recorded music in public, such as restaurants, and distribute these fees to the artists and record companies.

Scope: Focuses on sound recordings and music videos. When you play a song from a CD, radio, or digital file in a public space, SAMPRA ensures that the performing
artist and record label are compensated.

2. SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organization)

Function: SAMRO manages the performance rights of composers, authors, and
publishers. This includes the rights to musical works (lyrics and compositions). They collect royalties whenever a musical work is performed in public, broadcasted, or reproduced.

Scope: Deals with the underlying musical compositions and lyrics. When you play any version of a song, SAMRO ensures that the songwriter and publisher are compensated.

Further clarification:

Differences Between SAMPRA and SAMRO

SAMPRA: Collects royalties for the public performance of recorded music (the actual sound recording).
SAMRO: Collects royalties for the public performance of musical works (the composition and lyrics).

Legal Obligation to Pay Both

Yes, you are legally bound to pay both organizations if you play music in a public space like a restaurant or a spa. This is because two separate rights are involved: The right to the recording (handled by SAMPRA) and the right to the composition and lyrics (handled by SAMRO).

Consequences of Not Paying

Legal Action: Both organizations can take legal action against businesses that do not comply, which can result in fines and penalties.
Reputational Damage: Non-compliance can damage the reputation of your business, especially in industries that heavily rely on ambiance and customer satisfaction, such as the restaurant and spa sector.

Why You Need to Pay Even When Subscribing to Music Streaming Platforms

Music Streaming Platforms: Services like Spotify, Apple Music, and others pay royalties for personal and private use of music. This license does not cover public performance rights.
Public Performance: Playing music in a restaurant is considered a public performance, which requires separate licensing. The fees collected by SAMPRA and SAMRO are specifically for the public use of music, ensuring that all parties involved in the creation and production of the music are compensated fairly.

Difference Between Streaming Music at Home vs. in a Spa or Salon

Private Use at Home: When you stream music at home, it's considered personal and private use. Streaming services have already paid for the rights to allow this type of use.
Public Use in a Spa or Salon: Streaming music in a restaurant is a public performance. Even though you are using a streaming service, the public nature of the performance requires additional licensing to ensure that creators are compensated for this broader use of their work.

Summary:

SAMPRA and SAMRO are crucial for protecting the rights of musicians and songwriters, ensuring they receive fair compensation when their work is used publicly.

Legal Compliance: It’s essential to comply with both to avoid legal issues and support the music industry.

Public vs. Private Use: Recognize the difference between personal use and public performance to understand the need for these licenses.

For more information, please refer to the following websites:
www.sampra.org.za
www.samro.org.za

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Fynbos Spa Product Collection

Cashmere & Co is a proudly South African lifestyle product brand that will leave your skin as soft as cashmere. Cashmere & Co is a fusion of historic knowledge, quality ingredients and modern sustainable practices coming together in a luxurious lifestyle collection suitable to use in your spa or at home. The concept was created by Miss Jacoline Wentzel, one of the leading spa consultants & designers in South Africa and owner of The Spa Warehouse.

“Being a spa consultant and qualified spa therapist with more than 30 years of experience in the spa and beauty industry, I designed a range that is suitable to use in any type of spa. It will envelop all five your senses, while leaving your skin as soft as Cashmere and your mind calm and rested. Cashmere & Co is a spa range designed by a spa professional for a spa professional
We have great local ingredients growing right on our doorstep, which are not only therapeutic to the body but are sustainable. So we created 3 signature fragrance blends by using fynbos essential oils that grow only in the Western Cape region. Our first fragrance called “Cashmere” is the true signature of the brand. A soft subtle fragrance that soothes the mind while inducing relaxation. By combining the cashmere fragrance great products formulas, we have created a product that not only smells glorious, and creates a sense of relaxation, but also leaves the skin as soft as cashmere. But cashmere has company…. our other two signature fragrances, called Velvet and Silk Touch are both fragrances that also induce a sense of wellbeing, relaxation and hormonal balance. Our commitment is to continue to develop effective products that will improve the way your skin looks and feels.” For use during massage, body wraps, spa foot treatments and spa hand treatments.

Ask us for a pricelist.

Regards.
Jacoline

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Seasons

Its cold outside and the temperatures are dropping rapidly and your body is screaming…I’m tired! Well actually that’s what mine is saying after a very busy summer season. So it’s actually time for a holiday! But any small business owner will tell you, it is always difficult to step away from

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Introducing Advanced Aesthetics to your Spa

This month I had the privilege to write an article for the Les Nouvelles Estetiques Spa magazine.

 

Advanced Aesthetics has become an intricate part of our offerings in our spa and beauty industry, and advanced anti-ageing treatments specifically is now one of the biggest beauty trends world-wide and a billion  dollar industry. But when we hear the words medi-spa, advanced aesthetics or advance aesthetic equipment, it often conjures up a stark white, cold and impersonal atmosphere or service, which is exactly the opposite of what we are trying to achieve in our spas.

So how do you incorporate this popular trend into your spa without losing the essence of what your spa stands for or without losing the essence of what your spa client is accustomed to?

1. Plan Plan Plan

Befor turning a part of your spa into an advanced aesthetic area, it will be advisable to plan your treatment offerings first. First determin what type of treatment you will be offering. Choose your product lines and your advanced aesthetic equipemtn wisely and design your treatment menu according to what you have chosen. Make sure that your treatment offerings suit your clientelle and is on par with offerings around your area. My suggestion would be that you have a seperate advanced aesthetic treatment menu from your normal spa menu. Once you have determined your treatment menu, you can start to design the area according to suit your offering.

2. Waiting Area

The perfect solution for and advnaced aesthetic area would be to have a seperate entrance for your customers to enter and exit from. Privacy is key in such a space and it would be preferable for customers not to wait and pay in the same areas as your regular spa clientelle. Most customers who frequent medi-spas prefer that they are not seen after invasive treatments as the skin might be red, blotchy and make-up free. If this is not possible to do, have a seperate reception desk and waiting area for the advanced aesthetic client in your spa waiting area if possible.

3. Consultation Area

A diagnostic consultation will be needed on every client before their treatment program can be tailored to suit their needs. This area should be a private areas, where a full assessment can be done by a medical practitioned or qualified therapist. Carpeted flooring is a great optionm in this areas as it helps to dampen any noise and private conversations. Comfort is key in this area, as you would want your client to feel comfortable from the get go.

There are various diagnostic tools on the market that could be of help to assess the skin effectively. Look out for photographic technology, hydration meters and skin scanners to help you make and accurate assessment of your client’s skin and to assess wrinkle depth, sunspots, hydration levels and other skin damage. Various advanced aesthetic brands will also offer you diagnostic tools to use when administering their treatments. This will be worth investing in as it shows professionalism and enhances your effectiveness in treating your client.

You will also need a comprehensive consultation card to keep records of the clients medical, health and treatment history.

 

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