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Viability’s “Power From The People V-Bike” A Huge Success At Rothbury

on Jul 15 in Viability in the News

At this year’s Rothbury Music Festival, Viability, LLC offered all festival attendees the chance to produce the power for “carbon neutral music” and musicians to record it. Individuals were able to climb on the custom “V” Bike to generate electricity for an on site recording studio and also earn a free download of the compilation, “Power From the People.”

Chris Byrnes, President of Viability, expressed his excitement over the “V” Bike. “This was a great way to continue the spirit of the environmentally conscious fun at Rothbury!” shared Byrnes. “We believe that this was the first people powered recording studio of its kind.” The eight-person capacity “V” Bike allowed participants to make their mark on the festival without leaving a carbon footprint. Additionally, tweeters, texters and talkers could recharge their cell phones off the “V” Bike in exchange for pedal power.

Professional artists, like Jason Haan of “The String Cheese Incident”, and amateur artists alike were able to record their song, poem, or spoken words expressing the Rothbury spirit.

Recordings from the V-Bike are available on the open source audio site www.archive.org. You can listen to the tracks on their player or download the songs for free on the left side of the screen.

Check out MTV’s interview with Viability’s Greg Lam about the V-Bike below (or this link) and our photos from the festival on Photobucket.

Rothbury Photobucket Slideshow