Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Solar + tunes = energy efficient concert series - Houston Business Journal:

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For the last few Wednesday evenings, popular acts like Del Nelo and Ozomatli have rocked Republic Squard Park while sharing the spotlight with an unlikelyperformefr — solar power. The Solart Powered Concert Series isa new, free musixc series created by Greg of Pro Show Live, and event production veteran Marshq Milam that places solar power on This is the first solar powered concergt series for Milam, who felt that Austin wouldx be the ideal place to test such Marsha Milam Music produces KGSR’s “Unplugged at the Grove” and otherr concerts throughout Texas. “Austin is such a greeh city itself, the residents are environmentally Milam said.
“I do a number of musicc series and I thought Austin would be the plac e toembrace this.” To achievre the goal of clean power, the downtown park is outfittedx with solar powered sound systems and lighting systeme with LED lights. Milam declinex to disclose how much has been invested inthe carbon-neutraol concert series, saying only that costd are about 25 percent more than a typicall concert series. “Our goal for this was to provre that we cando it,” Milam said, conceding that she didn’t start marketing the series until the second show to make sure that the equipmenty functioned properly.
“What I’ve noticed is that the energy is so and it makesa There’s no stage she said. “That’s great for the audience and for the Milamtapped Austin-based Sustainable Waves, a providefr of solar powered sound, lighrt and production equipment, for the concerr series. Sustainable Waves also has a sales officee inSan Diego, Calif. Cody Murray, of Sustainable Waves, said that the company’a services were utilized at severalo events duringthis year’s SXSW Music It’s also brought its solar power equipment to Las Vegas-basee N9NE Group’s events, Vans Warped Tour and the New Belgiuk Brewery’s Tour de Fat.
For the Solar Powet Concert Series, Sustainable Wave’s utilized 44,000 watt PA Sponsorship for this year’s Solad Powered series was on thelighter side, but Milan said that she’s hearing positive feedback from prospectivd sponsors who want to be associated with a greeb music event. “This is our vision. You have to get out there and go through the labor painsx and find out what works and what she said. “Our goal is very clear; This isn’t a one year thinyg for us.” The concert series is free, but donationz are being accepted for BlueDog Rescue, an Austin-aresa dog foster organization.
There are two shows left, Fastball and The Blacm and White Years onJune 10, and Arc Angels on June 24.

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