VIRUS SOUND SYSTEM
Donation protected
As many of you will already know, for the last couple of years Chris has been working tirelessly alongside awesome mates to hand build Australia’s VIRUS sound system. The resurgence of such a rig is no mean feat on limited funds, minimal time and plenty of family commitments.
And Chris being Chris, has carefully crafted his bespoke sound system while pledging always to put it to good cause, supporting community.
His first gig was a warehouse party to raise funds and awareness for the Arabunna elders to help protect their country from an expansion of the Olympic Dam and to stop mining threats at Lake Eyre. The second gig was a small festival held on a micro farm near Warrnambool. It stops there. After the long journey home Chris dropped into his west side Melbourne residence for a quick bite to eat and a short rest before the final step of putting the rig into its lock up. This was enough time for a lousy thief to steal the majority of the rig by cutting open the ratchet straps and breaking into the cab of his vehicle.
The loss is $15 000 and countless hours (actually 2 years of work) and sadly insurance won’t cover it (it’s complicated). We can’t say how guttered we are.
So we’re hoping you’ll join us in rebuilding the resurrection and chip in what you can to fund the replacement of the VIRUS rig and bring it back to the people! If 150 people chip in $100 Chris will have his rig back - but we know it’s not going to be that easy, right.
Please friends, dig deep, keep an eye out for our fundraising efforts and even make suggestions on how you can help. Let’s do this!
And Chris being Chris, has carefully crafted his bespoke sound system while pledging always to put it to good cause, supporting community.
His first gig was a warehouse party to raise funds and awareness for the Arabunna elders to help protect their country from an expansion of the Olympic Dam and to stop mining threats at Lake Eyre. The second gig was a small festival held on a micro farm near Warrnambool. It stops there. After the long journey home Chris dropped into his west side Melbourne residence for a quick bite to eat and a short rest before the final step of putting the rig into its lock up. This was enough time for a lousy thief to steal the majority of the rig by cutting open the ratchet straps and breaking into the cab of his vehicle.
The loss is $15 000 and countless hours (actually 2 years of work) and sadly insurance won’t cover it (it’s complicated). We can’t say how guttered we are.
So we’re hoping you’ll join us in rebuilding the resurrection and chip in what you can to fund the replacement of the VIRUS rig and bring it back to the people! If 150 people chip in $100 Chris will have his rig back - but we know it’s not going to be that easy, right.
Please friends, dig deep, keep an eye out for our fundraising efforts and even make suggestions on how you can help. Let’s do this!
Organizer and beneficiary
Colette Tatts
Organizer
Christopher Edwards
Beneficiary