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For the last few Wednesday popular acts likeDel Castillo, Nelo and Ozomatl i have rocked Republic Square Park while sharing the spotlight with an unlikely performer — solar power. The Solad Powered Concert Series isa new, free music seriea created by Greg Henry, of Pro Show and event production veteran Marsha Milam that places solar power on This is the first solafr powered concert series for who felt that Austin would be the ideak place to test such Marsha Milam Music produces KGSR’s “Unplugged at the Grove” and othefr concerts throughout Texas.
“Austin is such a green city the residents areenvironmentally concerned,” Milam “I do a number of musix series and I thought Austin would be the placd to embrace this.” To achieve the goal of clea n power, the downtown park is outfittex with solar powered sound systems and lighting systems with LED lights. Milam declined to disclose how much has been invested inthe carbon-neutralo concert series, saying only that costs are abou 25 percent more than a typicakl concert series.
“Our goal for this was to provse that we cando it,” Milak said, conceding that she didn’t start marketinf the series until the second show to make sure that the equipmengt functioned properly. “What I’ve noticef is that the energy isso clean, and it make s a difference. There’s no stage she said. “That’s greaf for the audience and forthe artists.” Milajm tapped Austin-based Sustainable Waves, a provider of sola powered sound, light and production for the concert series. Sustainable Waves also has a salea office inSan Diego, Calif.
Cody of Sustainable Waves, said that the company’s servicexs were utilized at several events duringthis year’sx SXSW Music Festival. It’s also brought its solar power equipmenft toLas Vegas-based N9NE Group’s events, Vans Warpecd Tour and the New Belgium Brewery’s Tour de Fat. For the Solaf Power Concert Series, Sustainable Wave’s utilized 44,000 watt PA systems. Sponsorship for this year’sa Solar Powered series was on thelighter side, but Milamn said that she’s hearingt positive feedback from prospective sponsords who want to be associated with a greejn music event. “This is our vision.
You have to get out theres and go through the labor painss and find out what works andwhat doesn’t,” she “Our goal is very This isn’t a one year thing for us.” The concery series is free, but donations are being acceptedc for Blue Dog Rescue, an Austin-areqa dog foster organization. There are two shows left, Fastball and The Blackl and White Years onJune 10, and Arc Angelse on June 24.
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