LocoSkates introduces Stephanie Richer to the team. Edited by Ed Inglis & Jake Eley.
Stephanie Richer is 19 and from France. She is a straight talking perfectionist who knows exactly what she wants. She is part of a male dominated sport and she is NOT intimidated.
As technical as she is fun, I’d like to welcome her to the Loco Team as an undeniable future prospect for female Rollerblading. Steph may be a new name to you so here’s a short interview to go along with her intro video. – Jake Eley.
One Magazine @ Oakland Blade Jam
Song: Zion I and The Grouch – Hit Em (Instrumental).
Success in Oakland. Brian Freeman and his crew launched what is sure to become an annual tradition with this weekend’s inaugural Oakland Blade Jam. Bringing together a gritty city skateboard park, the local hardware store and countless volunteers and contributions, the OBJ went down without any visible hitches showing that with the right mix of perseverance and vision bladers can rally their communities to achieve blade-friendly goals.
With Shredweiser and the Bay Area locals repping hard, the We Are One crew rolled in from SLC, Erick Rodriguez and Mike Obedoza popped up from Long Beach, and pieces of the Valo posse came through from Santa Ana. Even Carson Starnes and Chris Smith from Georgia. We’re happy to report the travel was not in vain as BFree & Co’s hard work paid off.
The contest showed the crowd great blading and ended with David Sizemore displaying his eye for the seemingly impossible. Along the way many sweet maneuvers were put down, and we managed to catch a couple. Check out ONE @ Oakland Blade Jam.
Today proVoke is proud to introduce Levi van Rijn from Katwijk, The Netherlands as the newest member of the proVoke team.
This introduction edit was shot over the span of three days in the spot paradise that is his hometown. Levi is also an Am Rider for Razors and a member of the Thisissoul junior team.
Update: behind the scenes #2 added (the video was featured on Vibe.com). Stay tuned for the VEVO premiere (June 25).
Behind the scenes with Brazillionaire. Featured skaters: Dre Powell, Franky Morales, Colin McLeod, Iain Mcleod, Erick Rodriguez, Rachard Johnson, Steve Matiasek, Dave Johns & Michael Collins.
I was invited to Moscow for a street contest last summer. While i was there i was blessed to meet the man, the myth, the legend Andrey Zaytsev!
Skating with Z was so sick. He was always super motivated and always energized for skating! His trick selection and style is untouchable. He skates big stuff, he skates very fast, and he is always in control. Such a G!
My opinion he is easily one of the most talented people to every put on a pair or rollerblades. Thank you Andrey, even in your passing you continue to inspire the world! Miss you my friend, still can’t believe your gone, were doing this for you now! – Josh Glowicki.
This is Amsterdam‘s Golden Boy: Daan Hegt. Not only does he make skating look super nice, he has also created the soundtrack to this profile.
Even though Daan Hegt is hardly skating these days, he still manages to kill it on the streets of Amsterdam.
This lack of bladetime is mostly due to his efforts as a producer: together with his buddy Joel they are known to Amsterdam as Flash Grimey. Go get their album (free download + stream).
Filmed & edited by Jeremie “Blackburst” Manequin.Songs:SCRVTCHY – Fire Dawn, Rock Da Club – DJ Contest 2013 Finale, Banana Split Feat. Lydia D – Moombanana, Zee Reach – Big Thing Vibes.
Just like VHS, DVDs are coming to an end which I think is a sad truth but it is a truth all the same. The amount of online content you get to see in skating is astronomical but there is very little that lives on that you watch over and over like you did when Brain Fear Gone came out.
In my opinion when looking at skating in general, the danger level and difficulty level has declined majorly. I still like a lot of peoples skating but just speaking in general.
But if you look at the best bladers in the world they don’t fall into that general population. Iain Mcleod and myself discussed making a section that we would put out that people would always remember, and truly respect which is a bit harder to do now because of the fast speed of content via the internet.
1 year ago we put together a list of tricks and spots that we both thought was close to impossible. I put the word “close” there because it gives skaters like Iain enough wiggle room to make it happen. I explained to Iain that if we were going to do this together that I would have to be able to shoot it the way I wanted without any interference. He agreed.