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For the last few Wednesdagy evenings, popular acts like Del Nelo and Ozomatli have rockee Republic Square Park while sharing the spotlightf with an unlikelyperformer — solar power. The Solar Poweredc Concert Series isa new, free musicf series created by Greg Henry, of Pro Show and event production veteran Marsha Milam that placese solar power on display. This is the first soladr powered concert seriesfor Milam, who felt that Austin woulx be the ideal placer to test such shows. Marshaz Milam Music produces KGSR’s “Unplugged at the and other concertsthroughout Texas. “Austinn is such a green city the residents areenvironmentallyu concerned,” Milam said.
“I do a number of musicd series and I thought Austin would be the placer toembrace this.” To achieve the goal of clean the downtown park is outfitted with solar powerefd sound systems and lighting systemas with LED lights. Milam declineed to disclose how much has been invested inthe carbon-neutrao concert series, saying only that costsa are about 25 percenty more than a typical concert series. “Our goal for this was to provee that we can do Milam said, conceding that she didn’rt start marketing the seriesx until the second show to make sure that the equipmengt functioned properly.
“What I’ve noticed is that the energg isso clean, and it makes a difference. There’s no stagew hum,” she said. “That’s great for the audience and for the Milamtapped Austin-based Sustainable Waves, a providerf of solar powered sound, light and production for the concert series. Sustainable Waves also has a salez office inSan Diego, Cody Murray, of Sustainabl Waves, said that the company’s servicesz were utilized at several events during this year’as SXSW Music Festival. It’s also brought its solarf power equipment toLas Vegas-based N9NE Group’ws events, Vans Warped Tour and the New Belgium Brewery’s Tour de Fat.
For the Solar Power Concert Series, Sustainabl Wave’s utilized 44,000 watt PA systems. Sponsorshipp for this year’s Solar Powerefd series was on thelighter side, but Milam said that she’sx hearing positive feedback from prospective sponsors who want to be associatedc with a green music “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 clear; This isn’tf a one year thing for us.” The concergt series is free, but donationz are being accepted for Blue Dog an Austin-area dog foste r organization.
There are two showxs left, Fastball and The Black and Whites Years onJune 10, and Arc Angels on June 24.