Secret Headphone Instructions in Public: The Mp3 Experiment 17

A huge mob of people listening to synchronized instructions on the streets of Manhattan in our annual audio adventure.
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For our latest mission, thousands of people followed secret, synchronized instructions delivered via headphones in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. The crowd of around 2,000 people blended in on the sidewalks surrounding West 13th and Gansevoort Streets. The app-powered audio started playing at exactly 8:30 PM, just as the sun was setting.
After surprising random strangers in the area with their synchronized movements, participants took over the car-free Open Streets for games like freeze tag and Human Frogger. The two groups eventually converged on the Little West 12th Open Street for a massive game of dodgeball and an epic dance party finale.
This was all part of our seventeenth annual Mp3 Experiment event, returning for the first time since 2019.
The Mp3 Experiment is created each year by Charlie Todd and Tyler Walker. All music is by Tyler Walker. (tylerwalkermus...)
A huge thanks to the amazing community of people that come out to be a part of this event every year. We’re so proud of what a diverse, joyful celebration the Mp3 Experiment has become. As silly as the project is, it’s life-affirming to be in a crowd of strangers, all smiling, laughing, and supporting each other, especially after the past couple of years.
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Produced by Improv Everywhere
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Created by: Charlie Todd and Tyler Walker
Directed by: Charlie Todd
Music: Tyler Walker
Camera Operators: Justin Gonçalves, Keith Haskel, Will Pinke, Vladimir Efros
Editor: Keith Haskel
Still Photography: Ari Scott
Special Thanks: Justin Ayers and Andrew Soltys at Deverge; James Burke and Aaron Friedman at Make Music New York; Jeffrey C. LeFrancois, Julia Bailey, Kevin Capuno, and Evan Sweet at Meatpacking BID
This is one of over 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past 20 years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit our website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
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