How to be unsilent!

Phil Kline's public sound sculpture Unsilent Night is created when many individuals simultaneously play one of four tracks on cassette or mobile devices. The tracks blast through a roving swarm of boomboxes and speakers carried through city streets, creating “a shimmering mass of music that may thaw even the most frozen holiday hearts” (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL).


Below are guidelines on how to participate in your local performance.

Check out the ever-evolving 2024 schedule to see if one is planned in your area. If you want to start your own, contact us!

Step 1:

Choose Your Instrument

Grab your favorite bluetooth speaker, or an old boombox.

(Remember to charge your speaker, or check those batteries.)

If you really want to go all out, we highly encourage making your own sound rig like these guys below. We love it when you get creative!

Step 2:

DOWNLOAD THE FREE APP

Get the app on your mobile device and let it choose a track for you.

You can also stream or download a track.

Some city organizers may also hand out a limited number of cassettes for boomboxes. Contact your local organizer for more details.

Step 3:

SHARE YOUR PHOTOS & VIDEOS!

#UNSILENTNIGHT

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Unsilentnighters showcase their homemade rigs.