Help playing local tracks in Spotify playlists

I am trying to get my local tracks to play to my Bose Soundtouch 20 and I have had no success. I am using the Spotify app on a Macbook Pro with OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 and Spotify app 1.0.9.133.gcedeee38. Is there anyway to get them to play?

Hey there! Sorry to hear about that.
Spotify Connect only works when:
All devices are on the same WiFi.
If you're playing to a speaker or TV, your phone or tablet is logged into the newest version of the Spotify app.
If you're playing to another phone, tablet, or computer, all devices are logged into the same Spotify account on the newest version of the Spotify app.
If you've checked all of those things and you're still having trouble, please let me know:
1. Your device (e.g. iPhone 5C)
2. Your device's OS
3. Your Connect device (Pioneer SMA)
4. The Spotify app version installed
Good luck!

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