Personally, I think sites that play music "on load" are a bit annoying. Consider letting users to click the play button to start...... or at least put the control buttons prominently.

Some startled office surfers may frantically look for the mute button or close your site immediately. Also some users may already have their own music playing.

Just my 2 sen. Best wishes for your quest.

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