Silent discos: and the wireless headphones behind them
You know you’re getting old when someone mentions clubbing and you wince because it’s “soooo loud” and you always get chatted up by drunkards.
This cult solution may just make me ditch my hot chocolate, cosy slippers and “beauty” sleep. A genius concept and utterly hilarious, the Silent Disco is becoming one of the most talked about events to grace festivals worldwide. Instead of massive speakers giving you arrhythmia every time you walk past, you put on a pair of wireless headphones that pick up the frequency the djs are broadcasting on so that everybody in the disco is (pun alert!) on the same wavelength…see what I did there?
There’s even a volume control for those of us who’d like our eardrums intact. Cue lots of miming, silly dancing and out of tune singing, it’s an onlooker’s dream and an exhibitionist’s idea of a good time. It’s evolving already with discos that have 2 different channels and djs, both creating a silent disco ‘dance off’, prompting friends to sneak up on you and flick the channel on your headphones before you realise.
Whilst it’s been around for a few years, it’s still been a well kept secret of music festival goers and Eco-ravers keen not to frighten wildlife, but now it’s making its way into the mainstream and the chunky headphones bring a little ‘builder chic’ to the whole affair. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye on the website; www.silentdisco.com; for future events.
By Genevieve Sibayan
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As a promoter the idea of running a silent disco of our own presents more than a few headaches. Just stumbled across this guide to buying and hiring wireless headphone disco equipment – http://www.wirefreeaudio.com/blog/2010/06/17/wireless-silent-disco-headphones-%E2%80%93-a-buying-guide/
I hope it helps others thinking of running a headphone disco.
As a promoter the idea of running a silent disco of our own has more than a few headaches. Just stumbled across this guide to buying and hiring wireless headphone disco equipment – http://www.wirefreeaudio.com/blog/2010/06/17/wireless-silent-disco-headphones-%E2%80%93-a-buying-guide/
I hope it helps other promoters.
Spent a few hazy hours in the silent disco tent at Glastonbury, and it was an incredible experience. To lift of your earphones, and hear half of the room singing Whitney Houston and the other half rocking out to Metallica is a surreal experience.
Beware: there’s a couple of copycats around who use the term ‘Silent Disco’ as well, and those suck.
Silentdisco.com is unbeatable. They also work with *two* channels, so you can switch if you don’t like it. And they don’t just play monotonous ravey house music but an incredibly varied bunch of styles. And the audience goes insane. Absolutely love them.
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