Make a wish
A music video mixtape for a birthday party
Type a line about the birthday person, like "Sam's 30th, lots of 2000s pop", and you'll get a tape of music videos they'd have picked themselves. You can put their name on the screen before the first song.
When to put it on
01
Before anyone shows up
Put it on while you're still blowing up balloons, so it's already playing when the first guests walk in.
02
Cake time
The last song is a big one, and it plays all the way through. That's your cue to bring out the cake.
03
The next morning
Send the link to the group chat. Anyone can watch it again for free, and it'll still be there next year.
Ideas to record
Tap one to record it as it is, or change a few words to make it yours.
On the day
What else comes with a tape
Make it theirs
Name the tape, pick its color and opening, and add a dedication. Their name shows up before the first song.
MorePhones join in
Anyone can join from their phone to send reactions to the TV, guess what year each song came out and vote for Song of the Night, and nobody needs an app or an account.
MoreTape Bingo
Everyone gets their own card of things to spot in the videos, like rain or a big group dance. Five in a row wins. You can also print a stack of cards for the tables.
MoreOn the big screen
Tapes play on any TV, laptop or phone. Cast it, plug in a laptop, or open the short link in the TV's browser.
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Free to watch
Tapes you can play right now
Audiotape Originals we made that would fit right in. Free to watch on any screen, no account needed.
01 / 04
The One With All the Hits (1990s)
“The biggest hits of the 90s”
C-120 · 2 hrs Play02 / 04
Y2Play (2000s)
“The biggest hits of the 2000s”
C-120 · 2 hrs Play03 / 04
Rewind to the Future (1980s)
“The biggest hits of the 80s”
C-120 · 2 hrs Play04 / 04
Only Bangers in the Building (2020s)
“The biggest hits of the 2020s so far”
C-120 · 2 hrs Play
Music videos from YouTube
Questions
- What music should I play at a birthday party?
- Play whatever the birthday person would put on themselves. Start with the songs from their high school years (that's where most people's favorites come from), add the artists they never skip, then a few songs the whole room knows. Type that into Audiotape in a line, like "Sam's 30th, lots of 2000s pop", and you get a tape of the official music videos.
- Can I put their name on the tape?
- Yes. Give the tape a name, pick a cassette color and an opening, and write a dedication like "For Sam's 30th". It's the first thing on the screen.
- Does it work for kids' birthdays?
- Yes. Put "kids" in your idea, like "A 7th birthday dance party". Tapes are clean unless you choose Explicit, so you get the clean version of each video. For a game, print Tape Bingo cards. Kids look for things in the videos, and the first to get five in a row wins.
Make a tape of your own
Type any idea, like a decade, a band or a friend's birthday, and we'll record the tape in about five minutes.