{"id":36870,"date":"2021-05-10T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36870"},"modified":"2021-05-09T09:19:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T13:19:24","slug":"radiohead-dinosaur-jr-foo-fighters-more-design-custom-bikes-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36870","title":{"rendered":"Radiohead, Dinosaur Jr., Foo Fighters + more design custom bikes for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A selection of the world\u2019s top music artists are turning bike designers to create one-of-a-kind bikes from\u00a0Brompton, the London-based manufacturer of the iconic Brompton folding bike, to be offered through\u00a0Greenhouse Auctions\u00a0to raise money for\u00a0Crew Nation, a global relief fund launched by\u00a0Live Nation\u00a0to support music crews affected by the near-total pause on concerts during COVID-19.

The star line-up involved in the project includes:\u00a0Foo Fighters, Rise Against, Radiohead (art director), Phoebe Bridgers,\u00a0 LCD Soundsystem, Khruangbin, Nathan East, Dinosaur Jr, Oh Wonder, Underworld, Sub Pop (label), Enrique Iglesias, Neko Case.

Each group added their own unique design to the bikes, which will be offered for live bidding\u00a0May 28 through June 12, 2021, by Greenhouse Auctions, an online auction platform designed to empower artists and promote diversity, with 100% percent of the proceeds going to benefit Crew Nation

The campaign released details of the Radiohead, Oh Wonder, Rise Against, and Dinosaur Jr. Brompton designs at\u00a0www.brompton.com\/crewnation<\/a>, with the rest of the bike line-up being revealed at\u00a0@bromptonbicycle<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram and Facebook in the weeks leading up to the auction.

“I’m ridiculously happy to have been asked to design a Brompton bike that’ll be auctioned to raise money and awareness for Crew Nation,\u201d<\/em> said\u00a0Stanley Donwood, the artist who has created Radiohead’s record artwork since the ’90s\u00a0and designed the custom Brompton M6L for auction.

\u201cWe\u2019re lucky to count a number of musicians and their crews as dear friends, and over the years Brompton bikes have found a moving home on tour buses and been ridden by crews while out on the road,<\/em>\u201d said\u00a0Tevis Jory, Music Project Lead and North American Sales Manager, Brompton. \u201cWhile artists, crews and the people who bring music to life have seen their livelihoods disappear, the bike industry has been booming, which led us to ask, \u2018How can Brompton help?\u2019\u201d<\/em>

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have the support of these incredible artists and our friends at Brompton Bike. Their creativity will go a long way towards helping out crew members who have long been out of work and are in need of a lifeline<\/em>,\u201d said\u00a0Nurit Smith, Executive Director, Music Forward Foundation. \u201cCrew Nation is endlessly grateful to be chosen as the charity partner for this campaign.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is an honour for Greenhouse Auctions to host the sale of unique Brompton bikes to benefit Crew Nation. Both entities must be commended for coming together to benefit the music community, combining the power of sound with environmentally conscious transportation to create this exciting charitable event. At Greenhouse, we share their values of empowerment and nurturing, particularly within vulnerable communities.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Shlomi Rabi, Founder of Greenhouse Auctions.\u00a0
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“Thank you to Brompton for asking us to be a part of their campaign to raise funds for Crew Nation\u2026 We love our crew and we love our Brompton bikes\u2026”<\/em>\u00a0Ed O’Brien – Radiohead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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