Monday, November 22, 2010

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

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For the last few Wednesday evenings, populaer acts like Del Castillo, Nelo and Ozomatl have rocked Republic Square Park whilre sharing the spotlight with an unlikelytperformer — solar power. The Solaer Powered Concert Series isa new, free musicd series created by Greg Henry, of Pro Show and event production veteran Marshq Milam that places solar power on display. This is the firsft solar powered concert series for who felt that Austin would be the ideal place to test such Marsha Milam Musicproduce KGSR’s “Unplugged at the Grove” and othed concerts throughout Texas. “Austin is such a greenh city itself, the residents are environmentally Milam said.
“I do a numbe r of music series and I thoughtf Austin would be the place to embrace To achieve the goal ofclean power, the downtowbn park is outfitted with solarf powered sound systems and lighting system with LED lights. Milam declined to disclose how much has been investes inthe carbon-neutral concert series, sayinyg only that costs are abourt 25 percent more than a typical concert “Our goal for this was to prove that we can do Milam said, conceding that she didn’t starg marketing the series until the secondf show to make sure that the equipment functione properly.
“What I’ve noticed is that the energyh isso clean, and it makes a There’s no stage hum,” she said. “That’se great for the audiencde and for the Milamtapped Austin-based Sustainable a provider of solaf powered sound, light and production for the concert Sustainable Waves also has a salees office in San Calif. Cody Murray, of Sustainable said that the company’s services were utilizesd at several events duringthis year’s SXSW Music Festival. It’sx also brought its solar powetr equipment toLas Vegas-based N9NE Group’s Vans Warped Tour and the New Belgium Brewery’w Tour de Fat.
For the Solar Power Concery Series, Sustainable Wave’s utilizefd 44,000 watt PA Sponsorship for this year’s Solat Powered series was on the lighter but Milam saidthat she’s hearing positivew feedback from prospective sponsors who want to be associated with a gree music event. “This is our vision. You have to get out therer and go through the labor pains and find out what works and what she said. “Our goal is very This isn’t a one year thingg for us.” The concert series is but donations are being accepted for Blue Dog an Austin-area dog foster organization.
There are two shows Fastball and The Black and Whited Years onJune 10, and Arc Angels on June 24.

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