Headlining Acts include Alesso, DEV, 3Lau, and KillaGraham.
The University of Central Florida’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) will be taking on its biggest concert project to date, GreenWaves III, on April 11, 2012. New and exclusive “green” technologies will be used to produce the most intense concert experience from a student run show at UCF.
“GreenWaves III is taking concerts to the next level,” said Christian Damon, Director of Concerts for the UCF Campus Activities Board. “Not only are we bringing top tier talent to UCF’s campus for free, but we are also pairing it with the most intense production and special effects ever used in a CAB show.”
With this, CAB has acquired a “Piezo” dance floor that converts dancing from the crowd into electricity that will bring the lighting and special effects to life. The “Piezo” flooring technology has gained attention in Europe, and GreenWaves III will be one of the first applications of this technology in the United States.
“We will be using the electricity created by the audience to fill up a battery, when this battery is full, you can be sure to expect some surprises,” said Damon.
Along with the increase in production quality and the “Piezo” flooring technology, CAB has attained headlining acts that top both the electronic and radio charts. These acts will include:
Alesso, a Swedish DJ and electronic dance music producer, most known for his collaboration “Calling” with Sebastian Ingrosso, will be headlining the show. Other acts include Dev, known mostly for her work with the Cataracs, released her debut album The Night the Sun Came Up on March 27, 2012; 3Lau, a house/bootleg/remix producer from Las Vegas, has gained notable popularity among the electronic dance music (EDM) scene for his remix of Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger”; and KillaGraham, an Orlando native who broke into the local music scene with his dubstep remix of Drake’s “I’m on One.”
GreenWaves III will follow the outdoor GreenWaves festival, which will feature “green” initiatives, activities, vendors and organizations that focus on the implementation, education, and awareness of the “green” movement towards sustainability. This festival is being organized through UCF’s Student Government Association’s Environmental Coalition (E.Co).
“We are excited to continue this collaboration with CAB and have brought this festival to a whole new level with the purchase of the ‘Piezo’ floor,” said Julian Belilty, SGA Sustainability Specialist. “The floor will be unveiled at the GreenWaves III concert and will then be permanently installed in our student union, thus reducing the amount of electricity used by the Student Union.”
Students will be able to get a sneak preview of GreenWaves III’s production at CAB’s comedy show, featuring Aziz Ansari, taking place on April 10, 2012, at 7 p.m. Doors for the GreenWaves III concert open at 6 p.m. and tickets are free for students. General admission tickets are $20 and can be purchased at all ticketmaster locations and online at ticketmaster.com.
