Blading Chats

Carter like Jon Lee managed to make his own way of filming with the VX1000. Despite the weather conditions, the Seattle crew is one of the most active in the scene. With Carter we talked about how challenging and sometimes nerve-wracking it is to work with the Sony VX1000 and to film talented bladers like Jeph or Josiah. From how he manages to manage the time between work and sessions with friends to how the desire to make videos is born in him

Who doesn't know 50/50?! and who hasn't been happy to see this legendary brand's products around again?! 50/50 is the brand that has given the skating industry a breakthrough. It didn't just create the grindplates and a system to have frames, of excellent quality, different from the ones that came out with the skate, but it also redefined the game thanks to the Universal Frame Sistem UFS. With Lawrence we talked about how he returned to the scene, how despite being a full-time programmer with a family and two kids he has time to skate, review products and have a youtube channel with 10K of subscribers he managed to bring 50/50 back to life and how he has a team based on professionalism and brand attachment from his skaters.

Abdiel is one of those people who redefined the term style in our world. Who has never dreamed of making a TTS like his? I still remember when I first saw his profile in FOR2. INCREDIBLE. With Abdiel we talked about the scene in Puerto Rico, what it means to grow up skating there, the FP house, living between San Juan and New York City and how he became an established photographer.

guys!!! History lesson today!  This episode is a little longer than average, but guys there's a lot of that knowledge here. Angie Walton was the editor-in-chief and creator of Daily Bread (for those who don't know, the coolest blading newspaper in the world), one of the creators of our sport and an essential figure in our culture.  I think that together with the Jump Street Podcast episode with Jon Julio and Miguel Ramos here we talked about the roots of our sport.

jara is a key figure on the scene in the czech republic.We talked to him about his career from how he joined the roces team to how he won the imyta in Amsterdam in 2005, from how despite a very bad accident he managed to come back stronger than before to how he sees skating now until the famous master of rsc probably the street contest with the highest prize money at the moment.

Jon experienced the covid19 emergency firsthand. He has experienced first-hand the corona virus experience having been affected by it. But thanks to the readiness of the NHS and its sense of responsibility after two and a half weeks of quarantine the virus disappeared and Jon was able to return to everyday life.  With him we talked about the London scene, what it means to skate in a city like London, the choice to film with vx and his latest project Devotion. Leon's 18-minute profile. If you haven't seen it yet, you'd better do it now!!!

Scott is one of the key figures on the English scene. Grown up with legends like Chaz or Chris, Quinny has managed to take the best of the Scottish scene and turn it into something unique. Able to skate on any terrain, from street to bowl through the half pipe, Quinny has managed not to get a promodel but to become a staple of the English scene.  Yesterday he decided to start a new career and we wish him all the luck in the world!!

Mike is currently one of the most active filmmakers. He has made some of the coolest and most entertaining videos on the scene. From Ellos to Seconds from Nights & Weekends to Powder his collaboration with Them skates grows project after project motivating a lot of bladers and creating his own defined style. With him we talked about his collaboration with Alex Broskow, about how in a project like Ellos there isn't a single figure who takes care of everything but a team of people who collaborated to create a masterpiece and what it means to be a filmmaker during the corona virus situation.

Michael is one of the most active bladers in the scene. He is not only a videomaker and photographer, but also studies to become a nurse. Which is of vital importance at this time. We talked to him about his school career, how he joined the Remz team and the Red Eye team and his future projects.

Erick is one of the most active filmmakers in the scene. With multiple video projects behind him, he was able to take the legacy of Joe Navran and Rachard Johnson and elevate it. We talked to him from how a kid who was passionate about blading started attending the best pros by skipping class and taking a 3/4 hour bus ride to reach them and skate an hour with them until he created video projects with the biggest names in the scene. From Montre Livingstone to Chris Farmer, from Abdiel Colberg to Nick Lomax. We also talked about BladerGang's philosophy, how they run a team of athletes for the Runtz brand and how they are creating new video projects in the meantime.