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Holds are the means by which A & R reps, record producers, artist managers, and artists buy time while they wait to learn whether the additional decision-makers are on board with the song choice.

Music on hold (MOH) is the business practice of playing recorded music to fill the silence that would be heard by telephone callers who have been placed on hold.

Music Serves the Message The whole purpose of playing music for someone on hold was originally to give a few moments between messages for the caller to absorb the message they just heard, for maximum recall later. Music serves the message, while also helping to pass the time.

An industry legend is that Alfred Levy, a factory owner, discovered the potential of hold music accidentally when an exposed wire in his telephone system was picking up the broadcast of a radio next door.

noun. the act or method of holding fast or grasping, as with the hands. something to hold onto, as for support or control.

[transitive] to have somebody/something in your hand, arms, etc. hold somebody/something She was holding a large box. They were holding hands (= the right hand of one person holding the left hand of the other). hold somebody/something + adv./prep.

On hold music, also known as hold music or hold tone, is a feature of telephone systems that plays music or other recorded announcements to callers who are placed on hold. On hold music is often used to provide entertainment or advertising to callers who are placed on hold. What is the purpose of on-hold music?

Where to find hold music

• Spectrio | Listen to fully licensed music samples as well as voice samples for a friendly and professional on hold message.
• Melody Loop | All of the music on Melody Loop can be licensed for on hold usage, but they have a set of tunes ideal for this very case.

"It modulates levels of dopamine, as well as opioids in the brain. Your brain makes opioids," he says. Neurons in the brain even fire with the beat of the music, which helps people feel connected to one another by literally synchronizing their brain waves when they listen to the same song.

Why does hold music sound so terrible over the phone? According to a Tom Scott video, compression. Telephone networks compress alot of phone calls into a tiny space by cutting out the high and low frequencies.

I held the mouse by its tail. The girl held her father's hand tightly. He was holding the baby in his arms. The winning captain held the trophy in the air.

CLIMB right into the different holds;

• CRIMPS.
• JUGS.
• PINCHES.
• POCKETS.
• SLOPERS.