Mat The Alien Embarks On Inspirational Comeback Tour After Paralysis
When information broke about Mat the Alien’s horrific mountain biking accident in 2020, stories about his survival have been grim. It appeared unbelievable that Mat, an influential and beloved DJ within the western Canadian pageant scene together with his heavy bass traces and goofy charisma, was combating for his life.
After six months within the hospital, he emerged a quadriplegic with a everlasting spinal damage. The large who used to tower at a top of 6’5 was now confined to a wheelchair with nerves solely remaining in his higher torso and arms.
Mat’s greatest pal, The Librarian, was always by his aspect and helped him alter to his new life at dwelling. Followers from the world over raised cash to fund his accessibility wants, together with wheelchair ramps and lowered studio tables.
The donations enabled him to return to the stage at this yr’s Bass Coast pageant to carry out alongside The Librarian. Accessibility changes made for him on the fest, like ramps to phases, have motivated the business at massive to assist him tour once more.
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Now, a GoFundMe marketing campaign has been launched to boost funds for transferring prices, an electrical wheelchair and an tailored van. The aim is to achieve $100,000.
“Since transferring dwelling from the hospital and spinal rehab clinic in 2020, Mat has been very busy producing music from his dwelling studio,” writes the marketing campaign’s organizers. “He’s busy recording quite a few totally different initiatives that might be out subsequent yr whereas additionally managing his personal file label Actually Good Data. With out the earnings from touring often as a DJ, Mat wants our assist.”
The Funk Hunters, Dunks and a slew of Mat’s DJ buddies not too long ago added gas to the marketing campaign by performing throughout a 48-hour fundraiser on Twitch. The Librarian additionally chimed in from her European tour for an interview about Mat’s journey and progress. Over $7,000 was raised earlier than Mat took the decks, exceeding the $5,000 aim of the stream.
You possibly can donate to Mat’s marketing campaign here.
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