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# Booka Shade Turns 600 Fan Smartphones Into An Orchestra [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/booka-shade-turns-600-fan-smartphones-into-an-orchestra-video/
- Published: 2014-05-13T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-05-13T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: You can't blame artists for being miffed that fans often spend more time text and shooting seflies than they do watching the show. With a little help from Vodafone, dance. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/05/booka-shade-turns-600-fan-smartphones-into-an-orchestra-video.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, DIY Advice & Tips, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

[![BOOKA SHADE](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a73dc29fe9970d-120wi "BOOKA SHADE")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a73dc29fe9970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

You can't blame artists for being miffed that fans often spend more time text and shooting seflies than they do watching the show. With a little help from Vodafone, dance music duo [Booka Shade](http://bookashade.com/?ref=hypebot.com) solved the problem by creating a participatory orchestra of phones at a Berlin show last week. Watch and listen as 600 fans hold their smartphones in the air throughout the 45-minute performance.

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