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Exit: Signal Strength - a Concert in the New York Subway

December 8, 2014

New York City's first wifi orchestra brought together a host of subway musicians for a live experiment.

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They were each stationed at different subway stops with wifi, then simultaneously connected to composer Ljova, who led them in a performance of "Signal Strength," an original piece he had written just for them. Et voilá: a Youtube hit!

Exit: Signal Strength - a Concert in the New York Subway