Volleyball DJ uses solar to party on beach
Jeff Murrell, owner of Focus Entertainment, specializes in all green events powered by solar energy. Photo by John D. Russell Former AVP volleyball player Jeff Murrell likes to party. And he’s found a way to do it green. On last Fourth of July, the Manhattan Beach resident drew curious stares when beach-goers noticed a 6-foot-2 volleyball player blasting Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” from an eight-foot-tall mobile DJ booth being towed down The Strand by a bike. The booth was complete with turntables, speakers and blaring music, and soon puzzled stares turned to bobbing heads. But most partiers had no idea that the set-up was powered entirely by the sun. “I never have to plug into a wall,” Murrell said. A flat, white solar panel sitting atop Murrell’s “green DJ booth” charges the batteries on which the booth runs, making blasting music at the beach — where nary an electric outlet is to be found — possible and environmentally sustainable. Energy efficient LED club lights also flash from the booth. A latch that hooks onto a bike for transportation makes the carbon footprint of the entire set-up virtually non-existent. And on a sunny day, it can charge while in use. The green…
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