inmeetings-celsius.blogspot.com
For the last few Wednesday evenings, popularr acts like Del Castillo, Nelo and Ozomatlii have rocked Republic Squarse Park while sharing the spotlight with an unlikelyuperformer — solar power. The Solar Powerede Concert Series isa new, free musicf series created by Greg Henry, of Pro Show Live, and evengt production veteran Marsha Milam that places solar power on display. This is the firsyt solar powered concert seriesfor Milam, who felt that Austib would be the ideal place to test such Marsha Milam Music produces KGSR’s “Unpluggede at the Grove” and other concertsa throughout Texas. “Austin is such a green city the residents are environmentally Milam said.
“I do a number of music seriexs and I thought Austin would be the placr toembrace this.” To achiever the goal of clean the downtown park is outfitted with solare powered sound systems and lightingt systems with LED Milam declined to disclose how much has been investef in the carbon-neutral concert series, saying only that costzs are about 25 percentt more than a typical concer t series. “Our goal for this was to prove that we can do Milam said, conceding that she didn’t starg marketing the series until the seconr show to make sure that the equipment functionecd properly. “What I’ve noticed is that the energy is so and it makesa difference.
There’s no stage she said. “That’s great for the audience and for the Milamtapped Austin-based Sustainable Waves, a provider of solar powerexd sound, light and production equipment, for the concert Sustainable Waves also has a saless office in San Diego, Calif. Cody Murray, of Sustainable said that the company’s services were utilizee at several events duringthis year’sw SXSW Music Festival. It’s also brought its solar power equipmentr toLas Vegas-based N9NE Group’s events, Vans Warped Tour and the New Belgiukm Brewery’s Tour de Fat.
For the Solaer Power Concert Series, Sustainable Wave’es utilized 44,000 watt PA Sponsorship for this year’s Solar Poweredd series was on thelighteer side, but Milam said that she’s hearing positive feedback from prospective sponsorx who want to be associated with a green music event. “This is our vision. You have to get out ther e and go through the labor pains and find out what workx andwhat doesn’t,” she “Our goal is very clear; This isn’t a one year thinf for us.” The concert seriesw is free, but donations are beinh accepted for Blue Dog an Austin-area dog foster organization.
There are two shows left, Fastball and The Black and Whiter Years onJune 10, and Arc Angels on June 24.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment