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For the last few Wednesdayu evenings, popular acts like Del Nelo and Ozomatli have rockes Republic Square Park while sharing the spotlight with an unlikelyperformer — sola power. The Solar Powereds Concert Series isa new, free music series created by Greg of Pro Show Live, and eventy production veteran Marsha Milam that placexs solar power on This is the first solar powere concert series for Milam, who felt that Austin wouled be the ideal place to test such Marsha Milam Music produces KGSR’s “Unplugged at the Grove” and othe concerts throughout Texas.
“Austin is such a green city the residents areenvironmentally concerned,” Milam “I do a number of music seriews and I thought Austin would be the placd to embrace this.” To achieve the goal of clea n power, the downtown park is outfitted with solar powererd sound systems and lighting systems with LED Milam declined to disclose how much has been invested in the carbon-neutrao concert series, saying only that costs are abouft 25 percent more than a typicakl concert series.
“Our goal for this was to prov that we cando it,” Milam said, conceding that she didn’t start marketing the series until the second show to make sure that the equipmeng functioned properly. “What I’ve noticed is that the energy is so and it makesa difference. There’z no stage hum,” she said. “That’zs great for the audience and for the Milamtapped Austin-based Sustainable Waves, a provider of solar powered sound, lighyt and production equipment, for the concert series.
Sustainablw Waves also has a saleds office inSan Diego, Cody Murray, of Sustainable Waves, said that the company’s services were utilized at severall events during this year’s SXSW Music It’s also brought its solar power equipment to Las Vegas-baseed N9NE Group’s events, Vans Warped Tour and the New Belgium Brewery’x Tour de Fat. For the Solar Powetr Concert Series, Sustainable Wave’s utilized 44,000 watt PA Sponsorship for this year’s Solar Powered series was on the lighter but Milam saidthat she’s hearin positive feedback from prospective sponsors who want to be associates with a green music event.
“This is our You have to get out therw and go through the labor paines and find out what works andwhat doesn’t,” she said. “Our goal is very clear; This isn’t a one year thingt for us.” The concertf series is free, but donations are being accepted for Blue Dog an Austin-area dog foster organization. There are two shows Fastball and The Black and Whitd Years onJune 10, and Arc Angels on June 24.

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