Idele Hands’ owner ‘overwhelmed’ for support after announcing closure [Video]

The store has been in the center of the prosperous scene of the city’s dance music, supporting local artists, labels and DJs
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The owner of Bristol ’S Idle Hands says that he is” overwhelmed “for the support he received since he announced the closure of the specialized dance music store. Chris Farrell launched Idle Hands in 2011 in the old records rooted in Gloucester Road before moving to City Road in St Pauls in 2017. But Chris has decided not to renew the lease at the City Road facilities and the store will close at the end of this month. He hopes to find a new site, but until then the business will continue online. DJ Chris began inactive hands as a record label in 2009, but gradually became a record store specialized in dance music. Chris says that the target of the store was always to represent the prosperous scene of dance music in the city supporting local artists, stamps and DJ, while also had an international perspective to store and reach musical producers around the world. We tried the pizza in Vincenzo that could be lost forever

He has established a Crowdfunder to relieve some of the costs of closing the physical store. The support has been so strong that the original objective of £ 10,000 was achieved in a few hours, with individual promises between £ 10 and £ 500. Chris says: “The support our Crowdfunder has received in recent days has been overwhelming. He hit the original objective in a day, is incredible. “I established a modest objective that I thought could be achieved for a period of six weeks, so to see him continue to go up with donations of friends and clients, in Bristol and around the world he has been encouraging. I have felt quite depressed by the store in recent months, but this has stimulated me and I have had many people in the suggestions and fundraising ideas. ” Bristol Hippodrome relaps your popular guided tours – How to get tickets

Chris says that the store has had problems since the pandemic, especially since Omicron the last Christmas. He says that there has been a reduced footprint in the area that has made it unfeasible for a small business like yours. He says: “These are complicated times, but I think Ing Hands still has a future. A future that involves a more located place in the center, an update and a new strategy to make the business more sustainable. “When I decided not to renew our lease contract, I hoped to make a transition without problems to a new location, although there have been options that I have been chasing, the retail rental market is also in a state and is in a state and is in a state And it is in a state and is in a state and is in a state and is in a state and is in a state and is in a state and is in a state and is in a state and is in a state and is in a state And it is in a state and is in a state and is in a little state and