My name is Joel Ruiz. I run and operate the Do You Validate podcast and recording studio. We are an indie network that is working to build a place for creatives in the Atlanta area with a focus on comedy and tabletop role-playing games.

We've been recording our shows for the past 1-1/2 years since we opened the studio, but recently the 4TB HDD we had with most of the video recordings of our shows Oddity Roadshow and SS Bad Ship crashed. To be able to recover the data, it'll be $1600. Although we are grateful it can be recovered, this is a huge expense that we, as an independent studio, can't shell out currently. So, we are asking for help to recover the footage so we can continue to reach newer audiences and work on building out the studio and network.

We have already sent off the drive for a quote and been assured it's recoverable. Once we can make the down payment of $500, we'll have 30 days to pay off the remaining $1100 for the job. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.