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Brain Drain Episode 50 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfiel🧠Prepare yourself for nearly 3 hours of skateboarding, art & death metal geekery with the incredible Funeral French!In this episode we discuss everything from his intensive back catalog of artwork, designing boards for  @heroinskateboarding ,  @CreatureFiends ,  @zeroskateboards ,  @blacklabelskates , the birth of Witchcraft Hardware, 1939 and Dungeon Gateway, insane art commissions, being the driver for  @ThrasherMag U.K. vacation, the brilliant P-Stone, working for  @ShinerPixels , favourite thrash & death metal bands, sketchy Belgium tours, german sausages, growing up in Aldershot, designing pro boards for Eric Dressen and a whole load more!00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro03:38 - Favorite pastys & the legend of Pin of Werrytown.07:52 - Skating with Colin Fiske and Dave Vey's fur coat...11:39 - Where is French from, getting into skateboarding and his first proper set up!16:20 - Working at Shiner Distribution and the change in board shapes and graphics21:50 - Truck geekery, the decline of professional skateboarders and the first NFT skateboarding brand?30:22 - French's early skate crew and venturing out to new cities...36:00 - When did French start getting into art and his school years.39:58 - French's distinctive art style, using mixed media and his early graphics for Heroin Skateboards...49:24 - What was the first commission French ever got and getting hints from James Jarvis & Mark Foster.1:01:23 - What's the biggest commission French has ever had and working alongside his wife on collaborations...1:09:39 - Who were some of French's biggest clients and obscure commissions! 1:18:39 - What other big brands has French worked for? (Adio, Nike, Adidas, Emerica, Vans, Etnies, Planet Earth, Kr3w, Volcom, Altamont, etc.)1:27:45 - Does French keep one of everything with brands he's collaborated with and getting commissions from Zero Skateboards, Black Label Skateboards, Creature Skateboards, Santa Cruz & more!1:36:49 - Doing artwork for Thrasher and Metal bands, his current favourite bands and where did the name "Funeral French" come from?1:42:28 - The history of Witchcraft Hardware, creating his own shapes and guests artists!1:57:11 - Designing graphics for Black Label Skateboards, talking with John Lucero over the phone and giving away decks and clothing to his friends and family.2:04:03 - 1939 Skates and making graphics for Sleep, Witch, Dinosaur Jr., Earthless, High on Fire & Graveyard!2:11:39 - Car13 Wheels...2:15:13 - Being the driver for Thrasher Magazines 2014 Vacation in England and Phelps being an absolute cock.2:23:49 - Who's got the best Frontside Grinds and Mark Munson impersonations...2:33:09 - What lead up to French and the Witchcraft Hardware team getting arrested in Belgium?2:37:45 - If the world ran out of beans, what would French out on his toast and some absolutely incredible German impersonations!2:42:36 - The origins of the "French" nickname...2:44:36 - Farewells and credits!Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Handsome Ed (@edward._.pratt)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #funeralfrench #dungeongateway #witchcrafthardware
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Brain Drain Episode 50 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfiel🧠Prepare yourself for nearly 3 hours of skateboarding, art & death metal geekery with the incredible Funeral French!In this episode we discuss everything from his intensive back catalog of artwork, designing boards for  @heroinskateboarding ,  @CreatureFiends ,  @zeroskateboards ,  @blacklabelskates , the birth of Witchcraft Hardware, 1939 and Dungeon Gateway, insane art commissions, being the driver for  @ThrasherMag U.K. vacation, the brilliant P-Stone, working for  @ShinerPixels , favourite thrash & death metal bands, sketchy Belgium tours, german sausages, growing up in Aldershot, designing pro boards for Eric Dressen and a whole load more!00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro03:38 - Favorite pastys & the legend of Pin of Werrytown.07:52 - Skating with Colin Fiske and Dave Vey's fur coat...11:39 - Where is French from, getting into skateboarding and his first proper set up!16:20 - Working at Shiner Distribution and the change in board shapes and graphics21:50 - Truck geekery, the decline of professional skateboarders and the first NFT skateboarding brand?30:22 - French's early skate crew and venturing out to new cities...36:00 - When did French start getting into art and his school years.39:58 - French's distinctive art style, using mixed media and his early graphics for Heroin Skateboards...49:24 - What was the first commission French ever got and getting hints from James Jarvis & Mark Foster.1:01:23 - What's the biggest commission French has ever had and working alongside his wife on collaborations...1:09:39 - Who were some of French's biggest clients and obscure commissions! 1:18:39 - What other big brands has French worked for? (Adio, Nike, Adidas, Emerica, Vans, Etnies, Planet Earth, Kr3w, Volcom, Altamont, etc.)1:27:45 - Does French keep one of everything with brands he's collaborated with and getting commissions from Zero Skateboards, Black Label Skateboards, Creature Skateboards, Santa Cruz & more!1:36:49 - Doing artwork for Thrasher and Metal bands, his current favourite bands and where did the name "Funeral French" come from?1:42:28 - The history of Witchcraft Hardware, creating his own shapes and guests artists!1:57:11 - Designing graphics for Black Label Skateboards, talking with John Lucero over the phone and giving away decks and clothing to his friends and family.2:04:03 - 1939 Skates and making graphics for Sleep, Witch, Dinosaur Jr., Earthless, High on Fire & Graveyard!2:11:39 - Car13 Wheels...2:15:13 - Being the driver for Thrasher Magazines 2014 Vacation in England and Phelps being an absolute cock.2:23:49 - Who's got the best Frontside Grinds and Mark Munson impersonations...2:33:09 - What lead up to French and the Witchcraft Hardware team getting arrested in Belgium?2:37:45 - If the world ran out of beans, what would French out on his toast and some absolutely incredible German impersonations!2:42:36 - The origins of the "French" nickname...2:44:36 - Farewells and credits!Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube.https://linkin.bio/rollersnakesSupport The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvSupport us by checking out our sponsors:Rollersnakes:www.rollersnakes.co.ukPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Handsome Ed (@edward._.pratt)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #funeralfrench #dungeongateway #witchcrafthardware
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