Raina Music

We reworked the streaming backend for many venues at once, built the smart mix and connected the players to the backend in real time.

Business context

What the client needed

Raina streams music curated by DJs to hospitality venues: a compact player on site, every zone managed from the phone, and songs that blend into each other the way a DJ mixes them.

Raina gives restaurants, hotels and retail brands ready-to-use music boxes that stream playlists tailored to the brand, the vibe and the audience. Owners control and change the music in real time, and the service keeps them legally compliant.

User stories

What people do with it

• As a restaurant manager, I want to change the music in each zone from my phone, so that the room always sounds right.
• As a guest, I want songs to blend into each other, so that the evening never hits a silent gap.
• As Raina's team, we want streaming smooth as venues join, so that growth never costs a dropout.

Key challenges

What made it hard

• 01
  Many venues, no gaps. Real-time streaming had to stay smooth as the number of connected venues and listeners grew.
• 02
  A mix, not a playlist. A smart engine had to blend each song into the next without a break.
• 03
  Players that answer at once. The music boxes, the app and the backend talk to each other in real time.

Results

What we delivered

Technology